قانون مراجعة القوانين التشريعيّة لعام 2006، أستراليا

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Statute Law Revision Act 2006.

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			The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.	23 March 2006
elsewhere covered
by this table
2. Schedule 1, item 1	Immediately after the commencement of Division 43 of the Aged Care Act 1997.			1 October 1997
3. Schedule 1, items 2 and 3	The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.			23 March 2006
4. Schedule 1, items 4 to 6	Immediately after the commencement of sections 3 to 58 of the Australian Passports Act 2005.			1 July 2005
5. Schedule 1, item 7	Immediately after the commencement of item 98 of Schedule 2 to the Financial			1 July 1998
Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1998.
6. Schedule 1, items 8 and 9	Immediately after the commencement of item 191 of Schedule 9 to the US Free Trade			1 January 2005
Agreement Implementation Act 2004.
7. Schedule 1, item 10		Immediately after the commencement of the Crimes (Search Warrants and Powers of Arrest) Amendment Act 1994.		30 November 1994
8. Schedule 1, items 11 and 12		The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.		23 March 2006
9. Schedule 1, items 13 to 15		Immediately after the commencement of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.		16 July 2000
10. Schedule 1, item 16		Immediately after the commencement of section 51 of the International War Crimes		28 August 1995
Tribunals Act 1995.
11. Schedule 1, item 17		The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.		23 March 2006

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
12. Schedule 1, items 18 to 20	Immediately after the commencement of item 38 of Schedule 1 to the Petroleum	1 January 2005
(Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 2003.
13. Schedule 1, item 21	Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000.	21 December 2001
14. Schedule 1, item 22	Immediately after the commencement of item 1126 of Schedule 2 to the Audit	1 January 1998
(Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997.
15. Schedule 1, item 23	Immediately after the commencement of subsection 4(1) of the Commonwealth Employees’ Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.	1 July 1988
16. Schedule 1, item 24	The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.	23 March 2006
17. Schedule 1, items 25 and 26	Immediately after the commencement of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004.	15 December 2004
18. Schedule 2, item 1	Immediately after the time specified in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Act 2005 for the	24 March 2005
commencement of item 72 of Schedule 4 to
that Act.
19. Schedule 2, item 2	Immediately after the time specified in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Act 2005 for the	24 March 2005
commencement of item 73 of Schedule 4 to
that Act.
20. Schedule 2, item 3	Immediately after the time specified in the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997 for the commencement	1 January 1998
of item 1118 of Schedule 2 to that Act.
21. Schedule 2, item 4	Immediately after the time specified in the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997 for the commencement	1 January 1998
of item 1120 of Schedule 2 to that Act.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s) 22. Schedule 2, item 5	Commencement Immediately after the time specified in the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997 for the commencement of item 1134 of Schedule 2 to that Act.	Date/Details 1 January 1998
23. Schedule 2, item 6	Immediately after the time specified in the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997 for the commencement of item 1135 of Schedule 2 to that Act.	1 January 1998

24. Schedule 2, item 7	Immediately after the time specified in the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Repeals and Consequential Provisions) Act 1997 for the commencement of item 6 of	1 July 1998
	Schedule 3 to that Act.
25. Schedule 2, item 8	Immediately after the time specified in the Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 for the commencement of the	5 October 1992
	amendments in Schedule 2 to that Act of
	section 6 of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983.

26. Schedule 2, item 9	Immediately after the time specified in the Complaints (Australian Federal Police) Amendment Act 1994 for the commencement of Schedule 1 to that Act.	13 January 1995
27. Schedule 2, item 10	Immediately after the time specified in the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001 for the commencement of item 25 of Schedule 3 to that Act.	15 July 2001
28. Schedule 2, items 11 to 13	Immediately after the time specified in the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001 for the commencement of item 4 of Schedule 6 to that Act.	15 July 2001
29. Schedule 2, item 14	Immediately after the time specified in the Crimes Amendment (Enforcement of Fines) Act 1998 for the commencement of item 3 of Schedule 1 to that Act.	29 June 1998

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s) 30. Schedule 2, item 15	Commencement At the same time as items 6A to 13 of Schedule 2 to the Crimes Legislation Enhancement Act 2003.	Date/Details 3 June 2003
31. Schedule 2, item 16	Immediately after the time specified in the Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 for the commencement of item 277 of Schedule 2 to that Act.	24 May 2001
32. Schedule 2, item 17	Immediately after the time specified in the Customs Legislation (Anti-dumping Amendments) Act 1998 for the commencement of item 61 of Schedule 1 to that Act.	24 July 1998
33. Schedule 2, item 18	Immediately after the time specified in the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1998 for the commencement of item 99 of Schedule 2 to that Act.	1 July 1998
34. Schedule 2, item 19	Immediately after the time specified in the Hearing Services and AGHS Reform Act 1997 for the commencement of item 6 of Schedule 4 to that Act.	18 June 1997
35. Schedule 1, item 20	Immediately after the time specified in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 2003 for the commencement of item 104 of Schedule 1 to that Act.	1 January 2005
36. Schedule 2, item 21	Immediately after the time specified in the Privacy Amendment Act 2004 for the commencement of item 11 of Schedule 1 to that Act.	21 April 2004
37. Schedule 2, item 22	Immediately after the time specified in the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001 for the commencement of item 25 of Schedule 1 to that Act.	1 October 2001

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
38. Schedule 2, item 23	Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2003.	12 November 2003
39. Schedule 2, item 24	Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Superannuation Legislation (Commonwealth Employment) Repeal and Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003.	30 June 2003
40. Schedule 2, item 25	Immediately after the time specified in the Superannuation Legislation (Commonwealth Employment) Repeal and Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003 for the commencement of item 170 of Schedule 1 to that Act.	30 June 2003
41. Schedule 2, item 26	Immediately after the time specified in the Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002 for the commencement of item 52 of Schedule 6 to that Act.	13 May 1997
42. Schedule 2, item 27	Immediately after the time specified in the Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment (Direct Deductions and Other Measures) Act 2004 for the commencement of item 86 of	29 June 2004
Schedule 1 to that Act.

43. Schedule 3 The day on which this Act receives the 23 March 2006 Royal Assent.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or 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

Complaints (Australian Federal Police) Act 1981

Repeal the amendments, substitute:

Subsection 7(7):

Omit “a member of the Australian Federal Police” (wherever occurring), substitute “an AFP appointee”.

Note: This item corrects a misdescription of text in the Complaints (Australian Federal Police) Act 1981.

Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001

10 Item 25 of Schedule 3 (heading)

Omit “Paragraph 8”, substitute “Paragraph 14”.

Schedule 2 Amendment of amending Acts

11 Item 4 of Schedule 6

Repeal the item.

Note: This item repeals an item that omits a cross-reference that did not exist in the relevant provision. The amendment is no longer required.

12 Item 7 of Schedule 6

Repeal the item.

Note: This item repeals an item that omits a cross-reference that did not exist in the relevant provision. The amendment is no longer required.

13 Item 10 of Schedule 6

Repeal the item.

Note: This item repeals an item that omits a cross-reference that did not exist in the relevant provision. The amendment is no longer required.

Crimes Amendment (Enforcement of Fines) Act 1998

14 Item 3 of Schedule 1

Omit “sections”, substitute “sections,”.

Crimes Legislation Enhancement Act 2003

15 After item 6N of Schedule 2

Insert:

6NA Subsection 46(2)

Omit “(2)”.

Note: Removing the “(2)” that appears at the beginning of the text of section 46 of the Criminology Research Act 1971 means that the amendment made by item 6P of Schedule 2 to the Crimes Legislation Enhancement Act 2003 becomes certain.

Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000

16 Item 277 of Schedule 2

Omit “section” (first occurring), substitute “sections”.

Note: This item corrects a misdescription of text in the Migration Act 1958.

Amendment of amending Acts Schedule 2

Customs Legislation (Anti-dumping Amendments) Act 1998

17 Item 61 of Schedule 1

Omit “289TJ(3)(a)”, substitute “269TJ(3)(a)”.

Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1998

18 Item 99 of Schedule 2

Repeal the item, substitute:

99 Subsection 33(6)

Omit “that bank”, substitute “that ADI”. Note: This item corrects a misdescription of text in the Banking Act 1959.

Hearing Services and AGHS Reform Act 1997

19 Item 6 of Schedule 4

Repeal the item, substitute:

6 Paragraph 7(1)(a)

After “other than an eligible case manager”, insert “or an eligible hearing service provider”. Note: This item corrects an amending item so that the location of an amendment of the Privacy Act 1988 becomes clear.

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Act 2003

20 Item 104 of Schedule 1

Omit “of” (second occurring).

Note: This item corrects a misdescription of text in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967.

Privacy Amendment Act 2004

21 Item 11 of Schedule 1

After “‘(h),’”, insert “(first occurring)”.

Schedule 2 Amendment of amending Acts

Note: This item corrects an amending item so that the location of an amendment of the Privacy Act 1988 becomes clear.

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001

22 Item 25 of Schedule 1

Omit “certificate for,”, substitute “certificate for”.

Note: This item corrects a misdescription of text in the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989.

Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2003

23 Subsection 2(1) (table item 3)

Omit “Superannuation Legislation (Commonwealth Employment) Repeal and Amendment Act 2003”, substitute “Superannuation Legislation (Commonwealth Employment) Repeal and Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003”.

Superannuation Legislation (Commonwealth Employment) Repeal and Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003

24 Subsection 2(1) (table item 3)

Repeal the item, substitute:

3. Schedule 1, The day after this Act receives the Royal items 62 to 169 Assent.

3A. Schedule 1, Immediately after the commencement of the

item 170 provision(s) covered by table item 14.

3B. Schedule 1, The day after this Act receives the Royal

items 171 to 174 Assent.

25 Item 170 of Schedule 1 (heading)

Omit “248(1)(a)”, substitute “248(a)”.

Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002

Amendment of amending Acts Schedule 2

26 Item 52 of Schedule 6

Omit “of a Commonwealth or allied country”, substitute “of a Commonwealth country or an allied country”.

Note: This item corrects a misdescription of text in the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment (Direct Deductions and Other Measures) Act 2004

27 Item 86 of Schedule 1

Repeal the item, substitute:

86 Paragraph 56C(2)(b)

After “the person’s pension”, insert “or supplement”.

86A Subsection 56C(2)

After “at which the pension”, insert “or supplement”.

Schedule 3 Repeal of obsolete Acts Part 1 Acts administered by the Minister for Defence

Part 1—Acts administered by the Minister for Defence

Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Fund (Distribution of Surplus to Pensioners) Act 1976

1 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Repeal of obsolete Acts Schedule 3 Acts administered by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Part 2

Part 2—Acts administered by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

Appropriation (East Timor) Act 1999-2000

2 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Asian Development Fund Act 1978

3 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Asian Development Fund Act 1982

4 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Asian Development Fund Act 1987

5 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Asian Development Fund Act 1992

6 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Indus Basin Development Fund Agreement Act 1960

7 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Indus Basin Development Fund Supplemental Agreement Act 1965

Schedule 3 Repeal of obsolete Acts Part 2 Acts administered by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

8 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

International Development Association Act 1987

9 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

International Development Association (Further Payment) Act 1980

10 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

International Development Association (Further Payment) Act 1984

11 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

International Development Association (Further Payment) Act 1990

12 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

International Development Association (Further Payment) Act 1993

13 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

International Development Association (Special Contribution) Act 1983

14 The whole of the Act

Repeal of obsolete Acts Schedule 3 Acts administered by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Part 2

Repeal the Act.

International Development Association (Special Contribution) Act 1985

15 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

International Fund for Agricultural Development Act 1982

16 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

International Fund for Agricultural Development Act 1987

17 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Schedule 3 Repeal of obsolete Acts Part 3 Acts administered by the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources

Part 3—Acts administered by the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources

Bounty and Capitalisation Grants (Textile Yarns) Act 1981

18 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Bounty (Bed Sheeting) Act 1977

19 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Bounty (Books) Act 1986

20 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Bounty (Citric Acid) Act 1991

21 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Bounty (Computers) Act 1984

22 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Bounty (Fuel Ethanol) Act 1994

23 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Bounty (Machine Tools and Robots) Act 1985

Repeal of obsolete Acts Schedule 3 Acts administered by the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources Part 3

24 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Bounty (Photographic Film) Act 1989

25 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Bounty (Printed Fabrics) Act 1981

26 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Grants) Act 1980

27 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in— Senate on 30 November 2005 House of Representatives on 28 February 2006]

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