AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS ACT 1975

This compilation was prepared on 3 November 2003
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 106 of 2003

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents

Part I--Preliminary 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1]....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation...................................................................................... 1

4............ Australian Statistician to have functions etc. of Commonwealth Statistician 1

Part II--Australian Bureau of Statistics and Australian Statistician 3

5............ Establishment of Bureau and office of Statistician............................. 3

6............ Functions of Bureau........................................................................... 3

7............ Appointment and tenure of office of Statistician............................... 5

8............ Statistician not to undertake any other work..................................... 5

9............ Remuneration and allowances............................................................. 5

10.......... Leave of absence................................................................................. 6

11.......... Resignation......................................................................................... 6

12.......... Removal from office........................................................................... 6

15.......... Acting appointments.......................................................................... 7

16.......... Staff.................................................................................................... 8

16A....... Persons seconded to the Bureau......................................................... 8

Part III--Australian Statistics Advisory Council 10

17.......... Establishment of Council.................................................................. 10

18.......... Functions of Council........................................................................ 10

19.......... Membership of Council.................................................................... 10

20.......... Resignation and removal of members............................................... 11

21.......... Remuneration of members................................................................ 11

22.......... Meetings........................................................................................... 11

Part IV--Miscellaneous 13

24.......... Annual reports.................................................................................. 13

25.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 13

Notes 15

Notes to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975

Note 1

The Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 60, 1975 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 1 October 2001 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 was modified by the A.C.T. Self‑Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (1989 No. 3 as amended) see Table B.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975	60, 1975	19 June 1975	3 May 1976 (see Gazette 1976, No. S23)
Census and Statistics Amendment Act 1977	15, 1977	28 Feb 1977	28 Feb 1977 (see s. 2)		S. 9
Public Service Reform Act 1984	63, 1984	25 June 1984	S. 151(1): 1 July 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S245) (a)		S. 151(9)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	S. 3: 3 July 1985 (b)		--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987	141, 1987	18 Dec 1987	S. 3: Royal Assent (c)		Ss. 5(1) and (5)
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 4 (items 18, 19): Royal Assent (d)		--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (items 113-116): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (e)		--
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001	159, 2001	1 Oct 2001	29 Oct 2001		Sch 1 (item 97) [see Table A]
Statistics Legislation Amendment Act 2003	106, 2003	21 Oct 2003	21 Oct 2003		--

(a) The Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 was amended by subsection 151(1) only of the Public Service Reform Act 1984, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:

(4) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such day as is, or on such respective days as are, fixed by Proclamation.

(b) The Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(c) The Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(d) The Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 was amended by Schedule 4 (items 18, 19) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(e) The Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 113-116) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

(1) In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

(2) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part I
Ss. 3, 4................................	am. No. 141, 1987
Part II
S. 5......................................	am. No. 141, 1987
S. 6......................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 146, 1999
S. 7......................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 159, 2001
S. 8......................................	am. No. 141, 1987
S. 9......................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 43, 1996
S. 11....................................	rs. No. 141, 1987
S. 12....................................	am. No. 141, 1987
S. 13....................................	rep. No. 65, 1985
S. 14....................................	rep. No. 141, 1987
S. 15....................................	am. No. 15, 1977; No. 141, 1987
S. 16....................................	am. No. 63, 1984; No. 141, 1987; No. 146, 1999; No. 106, 2003
S. 16A.................................	ad. No. 106, 2003
Part III
Ss. 19, 20............................	am. No. 141, 1987
S. 21....................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 43, 1996
S. 22....................................	am. No. 141, 1987
S. 23....................................	rep. No. 141, 1987
Part IV
S. 24....................................	am. No. 141, 1987

Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS ACT 1975 - NOTES