Year 2000 Information Disclosure Act 1999

No. 2, 1999

Year 2000 Information Disclosure Act 1999

No. 2, 1999

An Act to encourage the voluntary disclosure and exchange of information about year 2000 computer problems and remediation efforts, and for other purposes

Contents

Part 1—Introduction                                                                                                               1

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 2

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 2

3............ Simplified outline................................................................................ 2

4............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 2

5............ Crown to be bound............................................................................. 4

6............ External Territories............................................................................. 4

Part 2—Year 2000 disclosure statements                                                                  5

7............ Year 2000 disclosure statements........................................................ 5

8............ Original Year 2000 disclosure statements........................................... 5

9............ Republished Year 2000 disclosure statements................................... 6

Part 3—Protection from civil liability                                                                            8

10.......... Protection from civil actions............................................................... 8

11.......... Exceptions.......................................................................................... 8

12.......... Provisions to attract Commonwealth legislative power................... 11

13.......... False or misleading statement exception—explanatory statement to be given        13

14.......... False or misleading statement exception—imputed knowledge....... 14

Part 4—Presumption against amendment of contracts                                     16

15.......... Presumption against amendment of contracts.................................. 16

16.......... Provisions to attract Commonwealth legislative power................... 16

Part 5—Exemption from section 45 of the Trade Practices Act 1974      18

17.......... Exemption from section 45 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 ........... 18

Part 6—Miscellaneous                                                                                                        20

18.......... Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws........................... 20

19.......... This Act does not apply to State banking and State insurance........ 20

20.......... Quarterly reports about Year 2000 processing issues relating to Commonwealth agencies    20

21.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 21

Year 2000 Information Disclosure Act 1999

No. 2, 1999

An Act to encourage the voluntary disclosure and exchange of information about year 2000 computer problems and remediation efforts, and for other purposes

[ Assented to 26 February 1999 ]

The Parliament of Australia enacts: