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Statute Law Revision Act 2012
 
No. 136, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
An Act to make various amendments of the statute law of the Commonwealth, to repeal certain obsolete Acts, and for related purposes
  
  
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 5
Schedule 1—Amendment of principal Acts                                                           7
Part 1—Amendments commencing on Royal Assent                                   7
Aged Care Act 1997                                                                                                    7
Aged Care (Bond Security) Act 2006                                                                       8
Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Collection) Act 2001                                                  8
Airports Act 1996                                                                                                        8
Air Services Act 1995                                                                                                  8
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983                                                  8
Australian Crime Commission Act 2002                                                                 9
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986                                                  9
Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996                                                      9
Australian National Preventive Health Agency Act 2010                                   9
Broadcasting Services Act 1992                                                                             10
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011                                     10
Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1959                                                       11
Competition and Consumer Act 2010                                                                   11
Copyright Act 1968                                                                                                   12
Crimes Act 1914                                                                                                         12
Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                          12
Customs Act 1901                                                                                                      13
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999                 14
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009                                                 14
Family Law Act 1975                                                                                                15
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976                                                                     15
First Home Saver Accounts Act 2008                                                                    15
Freedom of Information Act 1982                                                                          15
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975                                                            16
Health Insurance Act 1973                                                                                      16
Higher Education Support Act 2003                                                                     16
Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011                                             17
Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973                                                                   17
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989                        17
Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986                                 19
Insurance Act 1973                                                                                                   19
Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006                                          19
Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976                              20
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987                                               20
National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011                                          20
National Health Act 1953                                                                                        21
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006                            21
Parliamentary Superannuation Act 2004                                                            21
Private Health Insurance Act 2007                                                                        22
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002                                                                                    22
Product Grants and Benefits Administration Act 2000                                     23
Product Stewardship Act 2011                                                                               23
Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986                                           23
Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993            23
Public Works Committee Act 1969                                                                         23
Radiocommunications Act 1992                                                                             23
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973                                                                           24
Social Security Act 1991                                                                                          24
Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991                                                                25
Superannuation Act 1990                                                                                        25
Telecommunications Act 1997                                                                                25
Part 2—Amendments commencing on 1 August 2011                              26
Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   26
Part 3—Other amendments                                                                                      27
Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   27
Judges’ Pensions Act 1968                                                                                      27
Schedule 2—Amendment of amending Acts                                                       28
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011                                                                                                                             28
Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011     28
Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011                                      28
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2011                                                28
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Act 2012                   29
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004         30
Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009             30
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Prudential Refinements and Other Measures) Act 2010             30
Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010                                   30
Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Act 2010  31
Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011                                             31
Marriage Amendment Act 2002                                                                              32
Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Amendment Act 2011                                          32
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Act 2010                                       32
Statute Law Revision Act 2010                                                                               33
Statute Law Revision Act 2011                                                                               33
Statute Stocktake (Regulatory and Other Laws) Act 2009                                33
Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2011              34
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Act 2010               34
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Act 2011                                                                                                                                       34
Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Act 2005                                  35
Territories Law Reform Act 2010                                                                           35
Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010  35
Trans‑Tasman Proceedings (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2010        35
Schedule 3—Amendments relating to specific references to regulations 36
Crimes (Hostages) Act 1989                                                                                    36
Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons) Act 1976                                       36
Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990 36
Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                          36
Radiocommunications Act 1992                                                                             37
Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984                                                              37
South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Act 1986                                             37
Sydney Airport Demand Management Act 1997                                                 37
Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003                                                              37
Schedule 4—Amendments relating to the Acts Interpretation Act 1901  38
Part 1—Acting appointments                                                                                  38
Age Discrimination Act 2004                                                                                  38
Australian National Preventive Health Agency Act 2010                                 38
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011                                     39
ComSuper Act 2011                                                                                                  39
Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011 39
Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997                                                                 40
Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973                                                                   40
National Health Reform Act 2011                                                                          40
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011               42
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006                            42
Product Stewardship Act 2011                                                                               42
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011                          43
Part 2—Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments              44
International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995                                                    44
Schedule 5—References to specific Ministers and Departments            45
Part 1—Amendments                                                                                                  45
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991                                             45
Loans Securities Act 1919                                                                                       45
National Health Act 1953                                                                                        45
Part 2—Transitional, saving and application provisions                            47
Schedule 6—Repeal of obsolete provisions                                                           48
Airports (Transitional) Act 1996                                                                            48
AUSSAT Repeal Act 1991                                                                                        48
Australian Airlines (Conversion to Public Company) Act 1988                      48
Australian Antarctic Territory Act 1954                                                               48
Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988  49
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Act 1989                49
Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990                                                  49
Bank Integration Act 1991                                                                                      49
CFM Sale Act 1996                                                                                                   50
Circuit Layouts Act 1989                                                                                         50
Commonwealth Bank Sale Act 1995                                                                      50
Commonwealth Banks Restructuring Act 1990                                                   50
Commonwealth Funds Management Limited Act 1990                                     50
Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991                                                                                     51
Crimes (Currency) Act 1981                                                                                    51
CSL Sale Act 1993                                                                                                     51
Damage by Aircraft Act 1999                                                                                  52
Foreign Judgments Act 1991                                                                                  52
Insurance Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1991                                                52
Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act 1989                                       52
Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976                              52
Marine Navigation Levy Collection Act 1989                                                     53
Native Title Act 1993                                                                                                53
Northern Territory Acceptance Act 1919                                                             53
Parliamentary Service Act 1999                                                                             53
Qantas Sale Act 1992                                                                                               53
Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990                                                              54
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988                                          54
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Limited Sale Act 1993             55
Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991                                                                55
Superannuation Act 1922                                                                                        56
Surplus Revenue Act 1910                                                                                       56
Surveillance Devices Act 2004                                                                               56
Sydney Airport Demand Management Act 1997                                                 56
Taxation Administration Act 1953                                                                         57
Therapeutic Goods Act 1989                                                                                   57
Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992                                                         57
Witness Protection Act 1994                                                                                   58
Schedule 7—Repeal of obsolete Acts                                                                        59
Part 1—Repeal of Acts                                                                                              59
Administrative Arrangements Act 1987                                                                59
Film Licensed Investment Company Act 2005                                                     59
Film Licensed Investment Company (Consequential Provisions) Act 2005   59
Territory Authorities (Financial Provisions) Act 1978                                      59
Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919                                                                     60
Part 2—Amendments consequential on repeal of Acts                             61
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997                                                                            61
 

 
 
Statute Law Revision Act 2012
No. 136, 2012
 
 
 
An Act to make various amendments of the statute law of the Commonwealth, to repeal certain obsolete Acts, and for related purposes
[Assented to 22 September 2012]
 
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1  Short title
                   This Act may be cited as the Statute Law Revision Act 2012.
2  Commencement
             (1)  Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
 
Commencement information

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3

Provision(s)
Commencement
Date/Details

1.  Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
22 September 2012

2.  Schedule 1, Part 1
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
22 September 2012

3.  Schedule 1, Part 2
1 August 2011.
1 August 2011

4.  Schedule 1, item 124
Immediately after the commencement of item 61 of Schedule 1 to the Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Act 2012.
1 July 2012

5.  Schedule 1, item 125
Immediately after the commencement of item 36 of Schedule 1 to the Judges and Governors‑General Legislation Amendment (Family Law) Act 2012.
15 March 2013

6.  Schedule 2, item 1
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
22 September 2012

7.  Schedule 2, item 2
Immediately after the time specified in the Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 for the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to that Act.
20 April 2012

8.  Schedule 2, item 3
Immediately after the time specified in the Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 for the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act.
2 April 2012

9.  Schedule 2, items 4 and 5
Immediately after the time specified in the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2011 for the commencement of item 213 of Schedule 2 to that Act.
1 January 2012

10.  Schedule 2, items 6 to 10
Immediately after the time specified in the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Act 2012 for the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to that Act.
5 April 2012

11.  Schedule 2, item 11
Immediately after the time specified in the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Act 2012 for the commencement of Schedule 3 to that Act.
5 April 2012

12.  Schedule 2, item 12
Immediately after the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Act 2012 received the Royal Assent.
4 April 2012

13.  Schedule 2, item 13
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
22 September 2012

14.  Schedule 2, item 14
Immediately after the time specified in the Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009 for the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 12 to that Act.
1 July 2009

15.  Schedule 2, item 15
Immediately after the time specified in the Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Prudential Refinements and Other Measures) Act 2010 for the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 6 to that Act.
27 July 2010

16.  Schedule 2, item 16
Immediately after the time specified in the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010 for the commencement of item 23 of Schedule 3 to that Act.
1 November 2010

17.  Schedule 2, items 17 and 18
Immediately after the time specified in the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010 for the commencement of Schedule 4 to that Act.
1 November 2010

18.  Schedule 2, items 19 and 20
Immediately after the time specified in the Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Act 2010 for the commencement of item 78 of Schedule 1 to that Act.
13 April 2010

19.  Schedule 2, item 21
Immediately after the time specified in the Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011 for the commencement of Schedule 2 to that Act.
1 July 2011

20.  Schedule 2, items 22 to 24
Immediately after the time specified in the Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011 for the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to that Act.
1 July 2011

21.  Schedule 2, items 25 to 29
Immediately after the time specified in the Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011 for the commencement of Part 3 of Schedule 4 to that Act.
1 July 2011

22.  Schedule 2, item 30
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
22 September 2012

23.  Schedule 2, item 31
Immediately after the time specified in the Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Amendment Act 2011 for the commencement of section 2 of that Act.
14 October 2011

24.  Schedule 2, item 32
Immediately after the time specified in the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Act 2010 for the commencement of item 39 of Schedule 1 to that Act.
1 January 2011

25.  Schedule 2, item 33
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
22 September 2012

26.  Schedule 2, item 34
Immediately after the time specified in the Statute Law Revision Act 2011 for the commencement of item 65 of Schedule 5 to that Act.
19 April 2011

27.  Schedule 2, items 35 and 36
Immediately after the time specified in the Statute Stocktake (Regulatory and Other Laws) Act 2009 for the commencement of that Act.
17 November 2009

28.  Schedule 2, item 37
Immediately after the time specified in the Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2011 for the commencement of Schedule 1 to that Act.
1 July 2011

29.  Schedule 2, item 38
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
22 September 2012

30.  Schedule 2, items 39 and 40
Immediately after the time specified in the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Act 2011 for the commencement of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to that Act.
12 April 2012

31.  Schedule 2, item 41
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
22 September 2012

32.  Schedule 2, item 42
Immediately after the time specified in the Territories Law Reform Act 2010 for the commencement of item 210 of Schedule 1 to that Act.
1 January 2011

33.  Schedule 2, item 43
Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 3 to the Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Act 2011.
1 January 2011

34.  Schedule 2, item 44
The day the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Act 2011 received the Royal Assent.
2 March 2011

35.  Schedules 3 and 4
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
22 September 2012

36.  Schedule 5
The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.
20 October 2012

37.  Schedules 6 and 7
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
22 September 2012

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
             (2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
3  Schedule(s)
                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
 
Schedule 1—Amendment of principal Acts
Part 1—Amendments commencing on Royal Assent
Aged Care Act 1997
1  Paragraph 8‑6(3)(b)
Omit “8‑3A(a)”, substitute “8‑3A(1)(a)”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
2  Subsection 38‑3(3)
Omit “and (c)”, substitute “, (c) and (ca)”.
Note:       This item inserts a cross‑reference that was overlooked in a prior amendment of the Aged Care Act 1997.
3  Section 39‑1 (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
39‑1  Certification ceasing to have effect
4  Subparagraph 95A‑1(2)(d)(ii)
Omit “a support contact”, substitute “an assessment contact”.
Note:       This item removes a reference to a concept that no longer exists and substitutes a reference to the concept that replaced it.
5  Subparagraph 95A‑1(2)(e)(ii)
Omit “support contacts”, substitute “assessment contacts”.
Note:       This item removes a reference to a concept that no longer exists and substitutes a reference to the concept that replaced it.
6  Subparagraph 95A‑12(2)(b)(iii)
Omit “a support contact”, substitute “an assessment contact”.
Note:       This item removes a reference to a concept that no longer exists and substitutes a reference to the concept that replaced it.
7  Section 96‑11
Repeal the section.
Note:       This item repeals a redundant section.
Aged Care (Bond Security) Act 2006
8  Paragraph 11(1)(a)
Omit “former approved provide”, substitute “former approved provider”.
Note:       This item fixes a typographical error.
Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Collection) Act 2001
9  Section 5 (paragraph (c) of the definition of entity)
Omit “partnership;”, substitute “partnership.”.
Note:       This item fixes incorrect punctuation.
Airports Act 1996
10  Subsection 84A(1A) (heading)
Repeal the heading.
Note:       This item removes an out‑of‑date subsection heading.
Air Services Act 1995
11  Subsection 8(1A) (at the end of paragraphs (a) to (d) of the definition of services)
Add “and”.
Note:       This item adds conjunctions at the end of the paragraphs, for consistency with current drafting practice.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983
12  Subsection 79A(5) (paragraph (a) of the definition of election period)
Omit “Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory”, substitute “Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory”.
Note:       This item fixes a misstatement of the name of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory.
Australian Crime Commission Act 2002
13  Subparagraph 4(3)(a)(i)
Omit “Legislative Assembly of”, substitute “Legislative Assembly for”.
Note:       This item fixes a misstatement of the name of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory.
14  Subsection 55A(11)
Repeal the subsection.
Note:       This item repeals a redundant subsection.
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
15  Section 46PW (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
46PW  Referral of discriminatory industrial instruments to Fair Work Australia
Note:       This item omits redundant text.
16  Subsections 46PW(3) and (5)
Omit “the Fair Work Australia”, substitute “Fair Work Australia”.
Note:       This item omits redundant text.
Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996
17  Subsection 8(4)
Repeal the subsection.
Note:       This item repeals a redundant subsection.
Australian National Preventive Health Agency Act 2010
18  Paragraph 2A(2)(d)
Omit “and”.
Note:       This item omits a conjunction at the end of the paragraph, for consistency with current drafting practice.
19  At the end of subparagraphs 11(1)(f)(i), (ii) and (iii)
Add “and”.
Note:       This item adds conjunctions at the end of the subparagraphs, for consistency with current drafting practice.
20  Section 11A
Omit “web site”, substitute “website”.
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
21  Subsection 38C(11) (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Price‑based system for allocating licences where 2 or more applications have been received
Note:       This item fixes a punctuation error.
22  Subparagraph 205ZD(b)(ii) (second occurring)
Renumber as subparagraph (iii).
23  Clause 1 of Schedule 2 (paragraph (a) of the definition of election period)
Omit “Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory”, substitute “Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory”.
Note:       This item fixes a misstatement of the name of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory.
24  Paragraph 41G(3)(b) of Schedule 4
Omit “licence area”, substitute “licence area.”.
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011
25  Section 5 (paragraph (b), second occurring, of the definition of native forest)
Reletter as paragraph (ca).
26  Subsection 214(2) (note)
Omit “75AA”, substitute “75”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
27  Section 240 (table item 8)
Omit “to make a determination under section 57 or 58”, substitute “, under regulations made for the purposes of section 57, to make a determination”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference and removes a redundant cross‑reference.
28  Subparagraph 273(d)(ii) (second occurring)
Reletter as subparagraph (iii).
Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1959
29  Schedule 5 (operative provisions of the Warsaw Convention as modified by Chapter I of the Hague Protocol and Chapter I of the Montreal Protocol No. 4, paragraph 2 of Article 4)
Omit “himslf”, substitute “himself”.
30  Schedule 5 (operative provisions of the Warsaw Convention as modified by Chapter I of the Hague Protocol and Chapter I of the Montreal Protocol No. 4, paragraph 1 of Article 12)
Omit “orginally”, substitute “originally”.
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
31  Paragraph 139C(1)(a)
Omit “authority or the employee”, substitute “authority of the employee”.
Note:       This item fixes a typographical error.
32  Subsection 152AGA(2)
After “subsection 141A(1)”, insert “of the Telecommunications Act 1997”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
33  Subsection 152AGA(2)
After “section 141”, insert “of that Act”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
34  Subsection 152AGA(2) (note)
After “Section 141”, insert “of the Telecommunications Act 1997”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
35  Subsection 152BC(4A) (the subsection (4A) inserted by item 103 of Schedule 1 to the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Act 2011)
Renumber as subsection (4AA).
36  Paragraph 163A(1)(aaa)
Omit “Australian Consumer law”, substitute “Australian Consumer Law”.
Note:       This item fixes a typographical error.
Copyright Act 1968
37  Subsection 144A(3)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
             (3)  In this section, a reference to a proceeding includes a reference to a proceeding by way of an application or reference to the Tribunal under this Act.
Note:       This item makes amendments for consistency with current drafting practices and to remove references to a repealed section and a type of inquiry that no longer occurs.
Crimes Act 1914
38  Subsection 23YUK(4) (paragraph (b) of the definition of independent review)
Omit “a a”, substitute “a”.
Criminal Code Act 1995
39  Subsection 71.16(1) of the Criminal Code
Omit “(1)”.
Note:       This item is consequential on item 40.
40  Subsection 71.16(2) of the Criminal Code
Repeal the subsection.
Note:       This item repeals a redundant subsection.
Customs Act 1901
41  Subsection 67EE(3)
Omit “, except in the circumstances referred to in subsection 64AB(3C),”.
Note:       This item removes a reference to a subsection that has been repealed.
42  Subsection 132AA(4) (table item 2)
Repeal the item.
Note:       This item repeals an item of a table relating to provisions that have been repealed.
43  Subsection 240(1)
Omit “to enable a Collector to enable a Collector”, substitute “to enable a Collector”.
44  Subsection 269ZDB(1A) (the subsection (1A) inserted by item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Customs Amendment (Anti‑dumping Measures) Act 2011)
Renumber as subsection (1AA).
45  Subsection 273GAA(4)
Omit “subsection 119(2)”, substitute “section 118”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
46  Paragraph 273GA(1)(c)
Omit “119”, substitute “118”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
47  Section 273J
Repeal the section.
Note:       This item repeals a redundant section.
48  Section 273JA
Repeal the section.
Note:       This item repeals a redundant section.
49  Subsection 273K(1)
Omit “or subsection 273J(1) or 273JA(1)”.
Note:       This item is consequential on items 47 and 48.
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
50  Section 528 (paragraph (c) of the definition of cetacean)
Omit “from a such a”, substitute “from such a”.
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
51  Subsection 96(3)
Omit “Schedule”, substitute “Act”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
52  Section 317
Omit:
Part 4A provides protection for officers, employees and members of organisations who disclose information about contraventions of this Act or this Act.
substitute:
Part 4A provides protection for officers, employees and members of organisations who disclose information about contraventions of this Act or the Fair Work Act.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
Family Law Act 1975
53  Subsection 69C(1)
Omit “and subsection 68T(4)”.
Note:       This item removes a redundant cross‑reference.
54  Paragraph 65DAA(2)(b)
Omit “and”.
Note:       This item omits a conjunction at the end of a paragraph.
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
55  Section 23DE (note 1)
Omit “23EA)”, substitute “23EA”.
Note:       This item fixes a typographical error.
First Home Saver Accounts Act 2008
56  Division 3 of Part 5 (heading)
Repeal the heading.
Note:       This item removes a redundant Division heading.
Freedom of Information Act 1982
57  Subsection 53C(1) (table item 1)
After “relations”, insert “etc.”.
Note:       This item updates a cross‑reference to a section heading.
58  Subsection 54Y(2) (note)
After “relations” (first occurring), insert “etc.”.
Note:       This item updates a cross‑reference to a section heading.
59  Subsection 55G(1) (note)
After “relations” (first occurring), insert “etc.”.
Note:       This item updates a cross‑reference to a section heading.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
60  Subsection 39QA(2)
Repeal the subsection (not including the note), substitute:
             (2)  The Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 does not apply in relation to interest, or other amounts, derived by holders of chargeable permissions from the custody or banking of collected amounts.
Note:       This item substitutes a subsection to remove a redundant paragraph.
61  Paragraph 59F(7)(d)
Omit “42(2)”, substitute “48A(2)”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
Health Insurance Act 1973
62  Section 129AAG (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
129AAG  Chief Executive Medicare or Departmental employee may deal with documents etc. produced
Note:       This item fixes an out‑of‑date section heading.
63  Paragraph 130(9)(c)
Omit “(6)(e) (ea)”, substitute “(6)(e), (ea)”.
Higher Education Support Act 2003
64  Subsection 238‑10(1) (table item 1, column headed “Chapter/Part/section”)
Omit “Section” (wherever occurring), substitute “section”.
Note:       This item fixes a typographical error.
65  Paragraph 6(1)(b) of Schedule 1A
Omit “subsection (2)”, substitute “subclause (2)”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
66  Subclause 12A(2) of Schedule 1A
Omit “subsection (1)”, substitute “subclause (1)”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011
67  Paragraph 5(2)(e)
Omit “Chair of Committees”, substitute “Deputy Speaker”.
Note:       This item fixes a misstatement of a title.
Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973
68  Section 42 (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
42  Annual report
Note:       This item fixes an out‑of‑date section heading.
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989
69  Subsection 5(1) (definition of Environment Department)
Repeal the definition.
Note:       This item repeals a redundant definition.
70  Subsection 21E(1) (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Maximum quantity—4,000 kilograms
Note:       This item removes square brackets from around the subsection heading, for consistency with current drafting practice.
71  Subsection 21E(2) (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Maximum period—2 years
Note:       This item removes square brackets from around the subsection heading, for consistency with current drafting practice.
72  Subsection 21E(3) (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Application invalid if another permit held for the same chemical
Note:       This item removes square brackets from around the subsection heading, for consistency with current drafting practice.
73  Subsection 21H(2) (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Excess period
Note:       This item removes square brackets from around the subsection heading, for consistency with current drafting practice.
74  Subsection 21H(3) (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Contravention of Act etc.
Note:       This item removes square brackets from around the subsection heading, for consistency with current drafting practice.
75  Subsection 21H(4) (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Notification of refusal of application
Note:       This item removes square brackets from around the subsection heading, for consistency with current drafting practice.
76  Subsection 21L(1) (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Conditions of permit
Note:       This item removes square brackets from around the subsection heading, for consistency with current drafting practice.
77  Subsection 21L(2) (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Variation etc. of conditions
Note:       This item removes square brackets from around the subsection heading, for consistency with current drafting practice.
78  Subsection 21L(3) (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Conditions may require giving of information
Note:       This item removes square brackets from around the subsection heading, for consistency with current drafting practice.
79  Subsection 21L(5) (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Holder includes a person who agrees to be bound by the conditions of a permit
Note:       This item removes square brackets from around the subsection heading, for consistency with current drafting practice.
Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
80  Subsection 22(3) (note)
Omit “section”, substitute “Section”.
Note:       This item fixes a typographical error.
Insurance Act 1973
81  Subsection 62ZV(1)
Omit “(1)”.
Note:       This item removes a redundant subsection number.
Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006
82  Paragraph 213(3)(d)
Omit “Chair of Committees” (second occurring), substitute “Deputy Speaker”.
Note:       This item fixes a misstatement of a title.
83  Subsection 217(1)
Omit “a corruption issue”, substitute “an ACLEI corruption issue”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference to a corruption issue.
84  Section 218 (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
218  Ombudsman to brief Committee about controlled operations
Note:       This item fixes a grammatical error.
Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976
85  Subparagraph 4(6)(c)(ii)
Omit “paragraph 51(20) of the Constitution”, substitute “paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect citation.
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
86  Subsection 3(1) (at the end of paragraph (a) of the definition of premises)
Add “and”.
87  Subsection 34B(2)
Omit “Proceeds of Crime Act 2002”, substitute “Proceeds of Crime Act”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect citation.
88  Subsection 40(1)
Omit “(1)”.
Note:       This item removes a redundant subsection number.
National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011
89  Subsection 49(3)
Omit “11(1)(c)”, substitute “11(1)(b)”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
National Health Act 1953
90  Subsection 4(1) (definition of Director)
Repeal the definition.
Note:       This item repeals a redundant definition.
91  Section 99ACEB (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
99ACEB  New brands of pharmaceutical items having drug with outstanding staged reductions—new brands not bioequivalent or biosimilar to existing listed brand
Note:       This item fixes a typographical error.
92  Paragraph 135A(9)(c)
Omit “(k) (l)”, substitute “(k), (l)”.
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
93  Subsection 695P(7)
Omit “relates”, substitute “relates.”.
Parliamentary Superannuation Act 2004
94  Subsection 5(2)
After “if”, insert “a person”.
Note:       This item and item 95 together fix a grammatical error.
95  Paragraph 5(2)(a)
Omit “a person ceased”, substitute “ceased”.
Note:       This item and item 94 together fix a grammatical error.
96  Subsection 5(3)
After “if”, insert “a person”.
Note:       This item and item 97 together fix a grammatical error.
97  Paragraph 5(3)(a)
Omit “a person resigned”, substitute “resigned”.
Note:       This item and item 96 together fix a grammatical error.
98  Paragraph 16(1)(a)
After “self managed”, insert “superannuation”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect reference to a defined term.
99  Subsection 17(1)
After “self managed”, insert “superannuation”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect reference to a defined term.
Private Health Insurance Act 2007
100  Subsection 99‑1(1)
Omit “*complying private health insurance policy”, substitute “*complying health insurance policy”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect reference to a defined term.
101  Subsection 279‑15(1)
Omit “*complying private health insurance policies”, substitute “*complying health insurance policies”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect reference to a defined term.
102  Paragraph 279‑50(2)(b)
Omit “*complying private health insurance policies”, substitute “*complying health insurance policies”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect reference to a defined term.
103  Subparagraph 282‑1(1)(f)(i)
Omit “complying private health insurance policies”, substitute “complying health insurance policies”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect reference to a defined term.
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
104  Paragraph 202(5)(f)
Omit “(d)”, substitute “(d),”.
105  Section 338 (definition of restraining order)
Omit “19”, substitute “19,”.
Product Grants and Benefits Administration Act 2000
106  Section 5 (definition of Deputy Commissioner)
Repeal the definition.
Note:       This item repeals a redundant definition.
Product Stewardship Act 2011
107  Subclause 6(2) of Schedule 1
Omit “this subsection”, substitute “this subclause”.
Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
108  Subsection 27(2)
Omit “203A”, substitute “203T”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993
109  Schedule 1 (paragraph 1 of Article 41 of the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1971)
Omit “the the”, substitute “the”.
Public Works Committee Act 1969
110  Paragraph 7(5)(d)
Before “of the House of Representatives”, insert “the Deputy Speaker”.
Note:       This item fixes a misstatement of a title.
Radiocommunications Act 1992
111  Subparagraph 27(1)(ba)(ii)
Repeal the subparagraph, substitute:
                             (ii)  the Corruption and Crime Commission established by the Corruption and Crime Commission Act 2003 of Western Australia; or
Note:       This item removes a reference to a body that no longer exists and substitutes a reference to a successor body.
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973
112  Subsection 7(8A)
Omit “Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory”, substitute “Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory”.
Note:       This item fixes a misstatement of the name of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory.
Social Security Act 1991
113  Subsection 5(1) (definition of dependent child)
Omit “(9)”, substitute “(8A)”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
114  Subsection 5(1) (definition of independent)
Omit “2.11B”, substitute “2.11B,”.
Note:       This item fixes incorrect punctuation.
115  Subparagraph 1061PI(7)(j)(ii)
Omit “Eduction”, substitute “Education”.
116  Subsection 1123(1) (note 2)
Omit “Part 2.24”, substitute “Part 3.18A”.
Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
117  Paragraph 1228(1)(c)
Omit “under”.
Note:       This item omits a redundant word.
118  Subsection 1228(1) (note)
Omit “for”, substitute “For”.
Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991
119  Subsection 70A(5) (paragraph (a) of the definition of election period)
Omit “Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory”, substitute “Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory”.
Note:       This item fixes a misstatement of the name of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory.
Superannuation Act 1990
120  Section 33AA
Renumber as section 33J.
Telecommunications Act 1997
121  Subparagraph 123(1)(a)(ii)
Omit “or, e‑marketing activities”, substitute “, e‑marketing activities,”.
 
Part 2—Amendments commencing on 1 August 2011
Fair Work Act 2009
122  Paragraph 27(1A)(b)
Omit “1995”, substitute “2010”.
Note:       This item amends a provision to refer to the new short title of a Victorian Act.
123  Paragraph 351(3)(b)
Omit “1995”, substitute “2010”.
Note:       This item amends a provision to refer to the new short title of a Victorian Act.
 
Part 3—Other amendments
Fair Work Act 2009
124  Subsection 789CC(4)
Omit “indirectly responsible entity”, substitute “entity”.
Note:       This item fixes a reference to an incorrect concept.
Judges’ Pensions Act 1968
125  Section 8
Omit “If”, substitute “Subject to section 17AH, if”.
 
Schedule 2—Amendment of amending Acts
  
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011
1  At the end of paragraph 4(4)(a)
Add “and”.
Note:       This item adds a conjunction at the end of a paragraph, for consistency with current drafting practice.
Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011
2  Item 8 of Schedule 2
Omit “or a”, substitute “of a”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011
3  Item 62 of Schedule 1
Omit “her”, substitute “he”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2011
4  Item 213 of Schedule 2
Repeal the item, substitute:
213  Subsection 45(1A)
Omit “The Director of Public Prosecutions”, substitute “The proceeds of crime authority”.
213A  Paragraph 45(1A)(a)
Omit “Director of Public Prosecutions”, substitute “authority”.
213B  Subsection 45(1B)
Omit “Director of Public Prosecutions”, substitute “proceeds of crime authority”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment and fixes some incomplete amendments.
5  Item 216 of Schedule 2
Omit “DPP”, substitute “Director of Public Prosecutions”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Act 2012
6  Item 3 of Schedule 2
Omit “the Chair”, substitute “The Chair”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
7  Item 13 of Schedule 2
Omit “the Chair”, substitute “The Chair”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
8  Item 14 of Schedule 2
Omit “the Board”, substitute “The Board”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
9  Item 15 of Schedule 2
Omit “the Board shall”, substitute “The Board shall”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
10  Item 15 of Schedule 2
Omit “the Board and”, substitute “The Board and”.
Note:       This item fixes a grammatical error.
11  Item 4 of Schedule 3
Omit “Crime”, substitute “Crimes”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
12  Item 37 of Schedule 4
Repeal the item, substitute:
37  After subparagraph 110(4)(b)(iv)
Insert:
                             (v)  in any case—any eligible seizable item;
Note:       This item relocates a subparagraph to its correct location within a paragraph.
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004
13  Subsection 2(1) (table items 6, 9, 12, 16, 20 and 22)
Repeal the items.
Note:       This item repeals commencement table items made redundant by parliamentary amendments.
Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009
14  Item 2 of Schedule 12 (heading)
Omit “713(d)”, substitute “713(2)(d)”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Prudential Refinements and Other Measures) Act 2010
15  Item 1 of Schedule 6
Omit “Maximum Penalty”, substitute “Maximum penalty”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010
16  Item 23 of Schedule 3
Omit “documents,”, substitute “documents”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
17  Paragraph 65(1)(a) of Schedule 4
After “Information”, insert “Act”.
Note:       This item fixes a misstatement of the short title of an Act.
18  Paragraph 41(a) of Schedule 6
After “Information”, insert “Act”.
Note:       This item fixes a misstatement of the short title of an Act.
Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Act 2010
19  Item 78 of Schedule 1
Omit “section 105AC”, substitute “Section 105AC”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
20  Item 78 of Schedule 1
Omit “sections 105AC”, substitute “Sections 105AC”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011
21  Item 42 of Schedule 2
Before “,”, insert “(wherever occurring)”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
22  Item 114 of Schedule 4
Repeal the item.
Note:       This item repeals an item that amends a provision that does not exist.
23  Item 174 of Schedule 4 (heading)
After “(4),”, insert “(6), (6A),”.
Note:       This item fixes some incomplete amendments.
24  Item 395 of Schedule 4
Before “,”, insert “(wherever occurring)”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
25  Item 636 of Schedule 4
Omit “An employee”, substitute “an employee”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
26  Item 636 of Schedule 4
Omit “A Departmental”, substitute “a Departmental”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
27  Item 637 of Schedule 4
Omit “an employee”, substitute “An employee”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
28  Item 637 of Schedule 4
Omit “a Departmental”, substitute “A Departmental”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
29  Items 642 and 643 of Schedule 4
Repeal the items.
Note:       This item repeals redundant items.
Marriage Amendment Act 2002
30  Subitem 27(1) of Schedule 1 (paragraph (a) of the definition of existing marriage celebrant)
Omit “commencehment”, substitute “commencement”.
Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Amendment Act 2011
31  Subsection 2(1) (table item 2, column 2)
Omit “Offshore Petroleum Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (National Regulator) Act 2011”, substitute “Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (National Regulator) Act 2011”.
Note:       This item fixes a misstatement of the short title of an Act.
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Act 2010
32  Item 39 of Schedule 1
Omit:
This Part deals with the creation, trading and extinguishing of renewable energy certificates.
substitute:
This Part provides for the creation, trading and extinguishing of renewable energy certificates.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
Statute Law Revision Act 2010
33  Item 137 of Schedule 5 (heading relating to the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986)
Repeal the heading.
Note:       This item repeals a redundant heading.
Statute Law Revision Act 2011
34  Item 65 of Schedule 5 (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
65  Section 3
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
Statute Stocktake (Regulatory and Other Laws) Act 2009
35  Part 2 of Schedule 1 (heading relating to the Product Grants and Benefits Administration Act 2000)
Repeal the heading.
Note:       This item repeals a redundant heading.
36  Item 25 of Schedule 1
Repeal the item.
Note:       This item repeals a redundant item.
Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2011
37  Item 215 of Schedule 1
Omit “of the”, substitute “of”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Act 2010
38  Subsection 2(1) (table items 1A and 1)
Repeal the items, substitute:
1.  Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
15 December 2010

1A.  Schedule 1, Part 1A
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.
16 December 2010

Note:       This item fixes the order of table items 1 and 1A in the commencement table in subsection 2(1) of the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Act 2010, to reflect the order of the provisions in that Act.
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Act 2011
39  Item 104 of Schedule 1 (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
104  Before subsection 152BCB(5)
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
40  Item 106 of Schedule 1 (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
106  Before subsection 152BDA(5)
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Act 2005
41  Part 2 of Schedule 1 (heading relating to the Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Regulations 1957)
Repeal the heading.
Note:       This item repeals a redundant heading.
Territories Law Reform Act 2010
42  Item 210 of Schedule 1
Before “,”, insert “(wherever occurring)”.
Note:       This item fixes a misdescribed amendment.
Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010
43  Item 96 of Schedule 5
Omit “VC,,”, substitute “VC,”.
Trans‑Tasman Proceedings (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2010
44  Subsection 2(1) (table items 4 and 6, column 2)
Omit “2010” (wherever occurring), substitute “2011”.
Note:       This item fixes misstatements of the short title of an Act.
 
Schedule 3—Amendments relating to specific references to regulations
  
Crimes (Hostages) Act 1989
1  Subsection 3(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of Australian aircraft)
Omit “in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations as an Australian aircraft”, substitute “under regulations made under the Civil Aviation Act 1988”.
Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons) Act 1976
2  Subsection 3(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of Australian aircraft)
Omit “in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations as an Australian aircraft”, substitute “under regulations made under the Civil Aviation Act 1988”.
Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990
3  Section 3 (paragraph (a) of the definition of Australian aircraft)
Omit “in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations as an Australian aircraft”, substitute “under regulations made under the Civil Aviation Act 1988”.
Criminal Code Act 1995
4  Dictionary in the Criminal Code (paragraph (a) of the definition of Australian aircraft)
Omit “the Civil Aviation Regulations as an Australian aircraft”, substitute “regulations made under the Civil Aviation Act 1988”.
Radiocommunications Act 1992
5  Section 5 (definition of Australian aircraft)
Omit “registered in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations as an Australian aircraft”, substitute “registered, or required to be registered, under regulations made under the Civil Aviation Act 1988”.
Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984
6  Subsection 3(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of Australian aircraft)
Omit “in Australia in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations”, substitute “under regulations made under the Civil Aviation Act 1988”.
South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Act 1986
7  Subsection 4(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of Australian aircraft)
Omit “in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations as an Australian aircraft”, substitute “under regulations made under the Civil Aviation Act 1988”.
Sydney Airport Demand Management Act 1997
8  Section 32 (paragraph (a) of the definition of state aircraft)
Omit “in Australia in accordance with the Civil Aviation Regulations”, substitute “under regulations made under the Civil Aviation Act 1988”.
Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003
9  Subsection 3(1) (definition of Australian defence aircraft)
Omit “the Civil Aviation Regulations”, substitute “regulations made under the Civil Aviation Act 1988”.
 
Schedule 4—Amendments relating to the Acts Interpretation Act 1901
Part 1—Acting appointments
Age Discrimination Act 2004
1  Subsection 53H(1)
Omit “(1)”.
2  At the end of subsection 53H(1)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
3  Subsection 53H(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Australian National Preventive Health Agency Act 2010
4  Subsection 23(1)
Omit “(1)”.
5  At the end of subsection 23(1)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
6  Subsection 23(2)
Repeal the subsection.
7  At the end of subsections 40(1) and (2)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
8  Subsection 40(5)
Repeal the subsection.
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011
9  Subsection 259(3) (note)
Omit “Note”, substitute “Note 1”.
10  At the end of subsection 259(3)
Add:
Note 2:       For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
11  Subsection 259(4)
Repeal the subsection.
ComSuper Act 2011
12  Subsection 11(1)
Omit “(1)”.
13  At the end of subsection 11(1)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
14  Subsection 11(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011
15  At the end of subsection 18(1)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
16  Subsection 18(7)
Repeal the subsection.
Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997
17  At the end of subsection 7A(1)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
18  Subsection 7A(3)
Repeal the subsection.
Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973
19  At the end of subsection 4A(1)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
20  Subsection 4A(3)
Repeal the subsection.
National Health Reform Act 2011
21  Subsection 22(4) (note)
Omit “Note”, substitute “Note 1”.
22  At the end of subsection 22(4)
Add:
Note 2:       For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
23  Subsection 22(5)
Repeal the subsection.
24  At the end of subsection 39(2)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
25  Subsection 39(3)
Repeal the subsection.
26  At the end of subsection 74(4)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
27  Subsection 74(5)
Repeal the subsection.
28  At the end of subsection 94(2)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
29  Subsection 94(3)
Repeal the subsection.
30  At the end of subsection 146(4)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
31  Subsection 146(7)
Repeal the subsection.
32  At the end of subsection 165(2)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
33  Subsection 165(3)
Repeal the subsection.
34  At the end of subsection 181(3)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
35  Subsection 181(4)
Repeal the subsection.
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011
36  Subsection 171(1)
Omit “(1)”.
37  At the end of subsection 171(1)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to persons acting as the Chief Commissioner, see section 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
38  Subsection 171(2)
Repeal the subsection.
39  At the end of subsections 172(1) and (2)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
40  Subsection 172(3)
Repeal the subsection.
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
41  At the end of subsection 695C(1)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
42  Subsection 695C(3)
Repeal the subsection.
Product Stewardship Act 2011
43  At the end of subclause 3(3) of Schedule 1
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
44  Subclause 3(4) of Schedule 1
Repeal the subclause.
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011
45  At the end of subsection 147(3)
Add:
Note:          For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
46  Subsection 147(4)
Repeal the subsection.
47  Subsection 179(2) (note)
Omit “Note”, substitute “Note 1”.
48  At the end of subsection 179(2)
Add:
Note 2:       For rules that apply to acting appointments, see sections 33AB and 33A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
49  Subsection 179(3)
Repeal the subsection.
50  Saving—appointments
The amendments made by this Part do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.
 
Part 2—Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments
International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995
51  Subsection 42(3)
Omit “section 49A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901”, substitute “section 14 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003”.
 
Schedule 5—References to specific Ministers and Departments
Part 1—Amendments
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991
1  Subsection 4(1)
Insert:
Finance Minister means the Minister administering the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.
2  Paragraph 13(1)(j)
Omit “Department administering”, substitute “Department administered by the Minister administering”.
3  Subsection 138(2)
Omit “Minister for Finance”, substitute “Finance Minister”.
Loans Securities Act 1919
4  Section 2
Insert:
Finance Minister means the Minister administering the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.
5  Subsections 6(1) and (3)
Omit “Minister for Finance”, substitute “Finance Minister”.
National Health Act 1953
6  Subsection 4(1) (definition of Health Department)
Repeal the definition.
7  Subsection 4(1) (definition of Health Minister)
Repeal the definition.
8  Paragraph 99YBC(2)(b)
Omit “Health Department classifications”, substitute “the Department’s classifications”.
9  Section 139C
Omit “Secretary of the Health Department”, substitute “Secretary”.
 
Part 2—Transitional, saving and application provisions
10  Transitional—amendments do not affect things done
Things done under amended provisions
(1)       Subitem (2) applies to a thing done under a provision of an Act if:
                     (a)  the provision is amended by an item of this Schedule; and
                     (b)  the thing was in force immediately before the commencement of that item.
(2)       The thing has effect, after the commencement of that item, as if it had been done under that provision as amended by that item. However, this is not taken to change the time at which the thing was actually done.
Amendments do not affect requirements for things done
(3)       Subitem (4) applies to a thing done under an Act if:
                     (a)  the thing was in force, and complied with a requirement of that Act, immediately before the commencement of an item of this Schedule; and
                     (b)  immediately after the commencement of that item, the thing fails to comply with that requirement solely because of the amendments of that Act made by that item.
(4)       Disregard those amendments when considering, on and after the commencement of that item, whether the thing complies with that requirement.
Meaning of things done
(5)       In this item, doing a thing includes:
                     (a)  making an instrument; and
                     (b)  making a decision.
11  Regulations may deal with transitional etc. matters
The Governor‑General may make regulations dealing with matters of a transitional, saving or application nature relating to the amendments or repeals made by this Schedule.
 
Schedule 6—Repeal of obsolete provisions
  
Airports (Transitional) Act 1996
1  Part 14
Repeal the Part.
2  Schedule 4
Repeal the Schedule.
AUSSAT Repeal Act 1991
3  Sections 10 and 11
Repeal the sections.
4  Part 4
Repeal the Part.
5  Schedules 1 and 2
Repeal the Schedules.
Australian Airlines (Conversion to Public Company) Act 1988
6  Parts X, XI and XII
Repeal the Parts.
7  Schedules 1 and 2
Repeal the Schedules.
Australian Antarctic Territory Act 1954
8  Section 3
Repeal the section.
Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988
9  Part IX
Repeal the Part.
10  Schedule
Repeal the Schedule.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Act 1989
11  Part 11 (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Part 11—Transitional provisions
12  Divisions 2 and 4 of Part 11
Repeal the Divisions.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990
13  Part 8
Repeal the Part.
14  Schedule
Repeal the Schedule.
Bank Integration Act 1991
15  Part 6
Repeal the Part.
16  Schedule 3
Repeal the Schedule.
CFM Sale Act 1996
17  Section 4
Repeal the section.
18  Schedules 1 and 2
Repeal the Schedules.
Circuit Layouts Act 1989
19  Section 49
Repeal the section.
20  Schedule
Repeal the Schedule.
Commonwealth Bank Sale Act 1995
21  Part 2
Repeal the Part.
22  Schedule
Repeal the Schedule.
Commonwealth Banks Restructuring Act 1990
23  Parts 2 and 3
Repeal the Parts.
24  Schedule
Repeal the Schedule.
Commonwealth Funds Management Limited Act 1990
25  Parts 9 and 10
Repeal the Parts.
Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991
26  Section 3 (definition of repealed Acts)
Repeal the definition.
27  Subsection 52(1)
Omit “(1)”.
28  Paragraph 52(1)(f)
Omit “regulations; and”, substitute “regulations.”.
29  Paragraph 52(1)(g)
Repeal the paragraph.
30  Subsection 52(2)
Repeal the subsection.
31  Section 53
Repeal the section.
32  Schedule 5
Repeal the Schedule.
Crimes (Currency) Act 1981
33  Sections 31 to 42
Repeal the sections.
CSL Sale Act 1993
34  Parts 2 to 5
Repeal the Parts.
35  Section 53
Repeal the section.
36  Schedules 1 and 2
Repeal the Schedules.
Damage by Aircraft Act 1999
37  Section 13
Repeal the section.
38  Schedule 1
Repeal the Schedule.
Foreign Judgments Act 1991
39  Part 5
Repeal the Part.
Insurance Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1991
40  Part 10
Repeal the Part.
41  Schedule
Repeal the Schedule.
Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act 1989
42  Sections 12 and 13
Repeal the sections.
43  Schedules 2 and 3
Repeal the Schedules.
Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976
44  Section 3
Repeal the section.
45  Saving
Despite the repeal of section 3 of the Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976 made by this Schedule, that section, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement as if that repeal had not happened.
46  Section 25
Repeal the section.
Marine Navigation Levy Collection Act 1989
47  Section 13
Repeal the section.
48  Schedule
Repeal the Schedule.
Native Title Act 1993
49  Part 14
Repeal the Part.
Northern Territory Acceptance Act 1919
50  Section 4
Repeal the section.
Parliamentary Service Act 1999
51  Part 10
Repeal the Part.
52  Schedule 1
Repeal the Schedule.
Qantas Sale Act 1992
53  Subsection 3(1) (definition of Long Service Leave Act)
Omit “the commencement of Part 5 of this Act”, substitute “30 July 1995”.
54  Parts 5 and 6
Repeal the Parts.
55  Subsections 26(1) and (2)
Omit “the commencement of Part 5”, substitute “30 July 1995”.
56  Subsection 26(3)
Omit “the commencement of Part 5 of this Act” (wherever occurring), substitute “30 July 1995”.
57  Paragraph 26(8)(a)
Omit “the commencement of Part 5”, substitute “30 July 1995”.
58  Section 32
Omit “before the commencement of Part 5”, substitute “before 30 July 1995”.
59  Paragraph 32(b)
Omit “after the commencement of Part 5”, substitute “after the beginning of 30 July 1995”.
60  Sections 36, 38 and 51
Repeal the sections.
61  Schedule
Repeal the Schedule.
Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990
62  Part 3
Repeal the Part.
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
63  Part X (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
Part X—Transitional provisions
64  Divisions 4 and 5 of Part X
Repeal the Divisions.
65  Schedule
Repeal the Schedule.
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Limited Sale Act 1993
66  Subsection 3(1) (definition of Long Service Leave Act)
Omit “the commencement of Part 2 of this Act”, substitute “9 November 1993”.
67  Parts 2 and 3
Repeal the Parts.
68  Section 44
Repeal the section.
69  Schedule
Repeal the Schedule.
Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991
70  Parts 9 and 10
Repeal the Parts.
71  Schedule
Repeal the Schedule.
72  Saving
Despite the repeal of Part 10 of the Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991 made by this Schedule, that Part, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement as if that repeal had not happened.
Superannuation Act 1922
73  Part VI
Repeal the Part.
74  Subsection 119ZE(3)
Omit “sections 99 and”, substitute “section”.
Surplus Revenue Act 1910
75  Section 2
Repeal the section.
Surveillance Devices Act 2004
76  Schedule 1 (heading relating to the Criminal Code Act 1995)
Repeal the heading.
77  Item 4 of Schedule 1
Repeal the item.
78  Schedule 1 (heading relating to the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987)
Repeal the heading.
79  Item 7 of Schedule 1
Repeal the item.
Sydney Airport Demand Management Act 1997
80  Section 5
Repeal the section.
81  Schedule 2
Repeal the Schedule.
Taxation Administration Act 1953
82  Before the Schedule titled “First Schedule—Amendments of Acts”
Omit:
The Schedules
Section 2(1)
83  Schedule titled “First Schedule—Amendments of Acts”
Repeal the Schedule.
84  Schedule titled “Second Schedule—Citation of Acts amended”
Repeal the Schedule.
Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
85  Section 62
Repeal the section.
86  Sections 64 and 65
Repeal the sections.
87  Section 69
Omit “former Act” (wherever occurring), substitute “Therapeutic Goods Act 1966”.
88  Schedule
Repeal the Schedule.
Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992
89  Part 5
Repeal the Part.
Witness Protection Act 1994
90  Section 31
Repeal the section.
91  Schedule
Repeal the Schedule.
 
Schedule 7—Repeal of obsolete Acts
Part 1—Repeal of Acts
Administrative Arrangements Act 1987
1  The whole of the Act
Repeal the Act.
Note:       This item repeals spent legislation.
2  Saving
Despite the repeal of section 19 of the Administrative Arrangements Act 1987 made by this Schedule, that section, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement as if that repeal had not happened.
Film Licensed Investment Company Act 2005
3  The whole of the Act
Repeal the Act.
Note:       This item repeals spent legislation.
Film Licensed Investment Company (Consequential Provisions) Act 2005
4  The whole of the Act
Repeal the Act.
Note:       This item repeals spent legislation.
Territory Authorities (Financial Provisions) Act 1978
5  The whole of the Act
Repeal the Act.
Note:       This item repeals spent legislation.
Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919
6  The whole of the Act
Repeal the Act.
Note:       This item repeals spent legislation.
 
Part 2—Amendments consequential on repeal of Acts
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
7  Paragraph 376‑55(4)(e)
Repeal the paragraph.
Note:       This item is consequential on item 3.
8  Subsection 703‑20(2) (table item 6)
Repeal the item.
Note:       This item is consequential on item 3.
9  Subsection 995‑1(1) (definition of film licensed investment company)
Repeal the definition.
Note:       This item is consequential on item 3.
 
 
 
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 15 August 2012
Senate on 23 August 2012]
 
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