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The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Statute Law Revision Bill » 2013
No. , 2013
(Attorney-General)
A « Bill » for 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)......................................................................................... 4
Schedule 1—Amendment of principal Acts 5
Part 1—Amendments commencing on Royal Assent 5
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 5
Airports Act 1996 6
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 6
Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Act 1998 7
Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972 7
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997 7
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 8
Broadcasting Services Act 1992 8
Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 9
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 9
« Clean » « Energy » Act 2011 9
Competition and Consumer Act 2010 9
Customs Tariff Act 1995 9
Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948 9
Excise Act 1901 10
Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985 10
Fair Work Act 2009 11
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 11
Farm Household Support Act 1992 11
Fisheries Management Act 1991 12
Native Title Act 1993 12
Personal Property Securities Act 2009 12
Social Security Act 1991 12
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 13
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 14
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 14
Part 2—Amendments commencing on 18 November 2012 16
Personal Property Securities Act 2009 16
Part 3—Other amendments 17
Customs Act 1901 17
Schedule 2—Amendment of amending Acts 18
Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Act 2011 18
« Clean » « Energy » Legislation Amendment Act 2012 18
Corporations Amendment (Further Future of Financial Advice Measures) Act 2012 19
Corporations Legislation Amendment (Derivative Transactions) Act 2012 19
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Election Commitments and Other Measures) Act 2011 19
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005 20
Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other Amendments) Act 2010 20
Primary Industries Levies and Charges (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 20
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Disability Support Pension Participation Reforms) Act 2012 20
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2012 21
Transport Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1995 21
Schedule 3—Amendments relating to Acts of general Application 22
Part 1—Acting appointments 22
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 22
Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 23
Inspector-General of Taxation Act 2003 23
Part 2—Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments 24
Fisheries Levy Act 1984 24
Fisheries Management Act 1991 24
Part 3—Disallowable instruments 25
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 25
Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986 25
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 26
Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Act 1998 26
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 26
Australian Hearing Services Act 1991 26
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997 26
Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 27
Broadcasting Services Act 1992 27
Coal Research Assistance Act 1977 30
Competition and Consumer Act 2010 30
Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972 31
Crimes Act 1914 31
Customs Act 1901 31
Dairy Produce Act 1986 33
Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Act 1998 33
Defence Service Homes Act 1918 34
Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967 34
Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 34
Farm Household Support Act 1992 35
Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2005 35
International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963 35
Lands Acquisition Act 1989 35
Meat Inspection Act 1983 36
National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 36
Overseas Missions (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1995 37
Parliamentary Service Act 1999 37
Pooled Development Funds Act 1992 37
Primary Industries and « Energy » Research and Development Act 1989 37
Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999 38
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999 38
Radiocommunications Act 1992 38
Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Act 1983 43
Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Tax) Act 1997 43
Radiocommunications Taxes Collection Act 1983 43
Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 43
Space Activities Act 1998 43
Student Assistance Act 1973 44
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Act 2001 44
Telecommunications Act 1997 45
Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 52
Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997 57
Venture Capital Act 2002 57
Schedule 4—Repeal of obsolete provisions 58
Part 1—Spent repeals and amendments 58
Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986 58
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 58
Crimes (Currency) Act 1981 58
Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990 58
Farm Household Support Act 1992 58
Higher Education Funding Act 1988 58
Horticulture Marketing and Research and Development Services (Repeals and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 59
Housing Assistance Act 1978 60
Imported Food Control Act 1992 60
Industry Research and Development Act 1986 60
Patents Act 1990 60
Pig Industry Act 2001 60
Postal and Telecommunications Commissions (Transitional Provisions) Act 1975 60
Primary Industries and « Energy » Research and Development Act 1989 61
Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002 61
Rural Industries Research (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1985 61
Wool International Privatisation Act 1999 62
Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000 62
Part 2—Spent provisions 63
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 63
Crimes Act 1914 63
Postal and Telecommunications Commissions (Transitional Provisions) Act 1975 63
Telecommunications Act 1997 63
Schedule 5—Repeal of obsolete Acts 65
Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Collection) Act 2001 65
Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Imposition) Act 2001 65
A « Bill » for an Act to make various amendments of the statute law of the Commonwealth, to repeal certain obsolete Acts, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Statute Law Revision Act 2013 .
(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.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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2. Schedule 1, Part 1 |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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3. Schedule 1, Part 2 |
Immediately after the commencement of item 4 of Schedule 1 to the Commonwealth Government Securities Legislation Amendment (Retail Trading) Act 2012 . |
18 November 2012 |
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4. Schedule 1, Part 3 |
The later of: (a) the start of the day this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious Drugs, Identity Crime and Other Measures) Act 2012 . |
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5. Schedule 2, item 1 |
Immediately after the time specified in the Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Act 2011 for the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act. |
5 June 2012 |
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6. Schedule 2, items 2 to 5 |
Immediately after the time specified in the « Clean » « Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2012 for the commencement of item 47 of Schedule 2 to that Act. |
1 July 2012 |
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7. Schedule 2, item 6 |
Immediately after the time specified in the Corporations Amendment (Further Future of Financial Advice Measures) Act 2012 for the commencement of item 25 of Schedule 1 to that Act. |
1 July 2012 |
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8. Schedule 2, item 7 |
Immediately after the time specified in the Corporations Legislation Amendment (Derivative Transactions) Act 2012 for the commencement of item 42 of Schedule 1 to that Act. |
3 January 2013 |
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9. Schedule 2, item 8 |
Immediately after the time specified in the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Election Commitments and Other Measures) Act 2011 for the commencement of Schedule 5 to that Act. |
28 June 2011 |
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10. Schedule 2, item 9 |
Immediately after the time specified in the Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005 for the commencement of item 242 of Schedule 1 to that Act. |
22 February 2005 |
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11. Schedule 2, items 10 and 11 |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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12. Schedule 2, item 12 |
Immediately after the time specified in the Primary Industries Levies and Charges (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 for the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 10 to that Act. |
8 July 2000 |
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13. Schedule 2, item 13 |
Immediately after the time specified in the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Disability Support Pension Participation Reforms) Act 2012 for the commencement of item 25 of Schedule 4 to that Act. |
26 May 2012 |
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14. Schedule 2, items 14 and 15 |
Immediately after the time specified in the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2012 for the commencement of Schedule 2 to that Act. |
16 July 2012 |
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15. Schedule 2, item 16 |
Immediately after the time specified in the Transport Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1995 for the commencement of item 27 of the Schedule to that Act. |
16 November 1995 |
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16. Schedules 3 to 5 |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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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.
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.