Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 31 of 1953 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 8 July 2008
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 73 of 2008
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 and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department,
Canberra
Contents
Part I--Preliminary 1
1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1
2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1
5............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1
6............ Act to bind Crown .............................................................................. 2
7............ Extension to external Territories ......................................................... 2
34.......... Exercise of powers .............................................................................. 2
34A....... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 2
Part II--Title to and Information Concerning Prescribed Substances 3
35.......... Title of Crown to prescribed substances in Territories of the Commonwealth 3
36.......... Notification of discovery of prescribed substance ............................. 4
37.......... Power to obtain information ............................................................... 4
Part III--The Ranger Project 6
41.......... Authority to mine prescribed substances on behalf of, or in association with, the Commonwealth 6
41A....... Revocation and variation of authorities under section 41 ................... 8
41B....... Assignment of interests in authorities under section 41 ................... 10
41C....... Further authority under section 41 in respect of Ranger Project Area 11
41D....... Offences relating to breach of condition etc. .................................... 14
41E........ Offences relating to entry etc. on land .............................................. 14
42.......... Compensation ................................................................................... 14
Part V--Miscellaneous 16
59.......... Delegation ......................................................................................... 16
65.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 16
Notes 17
An Act relating to Atomic Energy
Notes to
the
Atomic Energy Act 1953 Note 1 The
Atomic Energy Act 1953
as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 31, 1953
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. Table of Acts
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Act |
Number |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
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31, 1953 |
15 Apr 1953 |
15 Apr 1953 |
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Atomic Energy Act 1958 |
1, 1958 |
1 Apr 1958 |
1 Apr 1958 |
S. 3(2) |
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Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966 |
93, 1966 |
29 Oct 1966 |
1 Dec 1966 |
-- |
|
Atomic Energy Act 1973 |
131, 1973 |
13 Nov 1973 |
13 Nov 1973 |
-- |
|
Statute Law Revision Act 1973 |
216, 1973 |
19 Dec 1973 |
31 Dec 1973 |
Ss. 9(1) and 10 |
|
91, 1976 |
20 Sept 1976 |
S. 3: (a) |
S. 4 |
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|
31, 1978 |
9 June 1978 |
9 June 1978 |
-- |
|
|
36, 1978 |
12 June 1978 |
12 June 1978 |
-- |
|
|
182, 1978 |
4 Dec 1978 |
S. 6: 15 Jan 1979 (see Gazette 1979, No. S3) |
-- |
|
|
44, 1979 |
14 June 1979 |
14 June 1979 |
S. 9 |
|
|
Australian Federal Police (Consequential Amendments) Act 1979 |
155, 1979 |
28 Nov 1979 |
19 Oct 1979 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1979, No. S206) |
-- |
|
9, 1980 |
29 Mar 1980 |
29 Mar 1980 |
-- |
|
|
Australian Federal Police (Consequential Amendments) Act 1980 |
70, 1980 |
28 May 1980 |
28 May 1980 |
-- |
|
119, 1980 |
11 Sept 1980 |
11 Sept 1980 |
-- |
|
|
61, 1981 |
12 June 1981 |
S. 115: Royal Assent (b) |
-- |
|
|
63, 1984 |
25 June 1984 |
S. 151(1): 1 July 1984 (see Gazette 1984,
No. S245) |
S. 151(9) |
|
|
65, 1985 |
5 June 1985 |
S. 3: 3 July 1985 (d) |
-- |
|
|
5, 1987 |
13 Mar 1987 |
27 Apr 1987 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1987, No. S68) |
-- |
|
|
Industry, Science and Resources Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 |
140, 2001 |
1 Oct 2001 |
2 Oct 2001 |
S. 4 [see Table A] |
|
73, 2008 |
3 July 2008 |
Schedule 4 (items 53-76): 4 July 2008 |
-- |
(a) The Atomic Energy Act 1953 was amended by section 3 only of the Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1976, subsection 2(7) of which provides as follows:
(7) The amendments of each other Act specified in the Schedule made by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 22 December 1975.
(b) The Atomic Energy Act 1953 was amended by section 115 only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1981, 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.
(c) The Atomic Energy Act 1953 was amended by subsections 151(1) and 152(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.
(d) The Atomic Energy Act 1953 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.
Table of Amendments
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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
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Provision affected |
How affected |
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Part I |
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S. 3...................................... |
rep. No. 216, 1973 |
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S. 4...................................... |
rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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am. Nos. 131 and 216, 1973; Nos. 31 and 182, 1978; Nos. 44 and 155, 1979; Nos. 70 and 119, 1980; No. 63, 1984; No. 5, 1987 |
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rs. No. 5, 1987 |
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am. Nos. 131 and 216, 1973 |
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rs. No. 5, 1987 |
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Part II .................................. |
rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 8...................................... |
rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 9...................................... |
am. No. 1, 1958; No. 131, 1973; No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 10.................................... |
rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 11.................................... |
am. No. 216, 1973 |
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rs. No. 31, 1978 |
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rep. No. 65, 1985 |
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S. 11A................................. |
ad. No. 31, 1978 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 12.................................... |
rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 12A................................. |
ad. No. 1, 1958 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 13.................................... |
rs. No. 1, 1958 |
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am. No. 131, 1973; No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 14.................................... |
rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 15.................................... |
am. No. 1, 1958; No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 16.................................... |
rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 17.................................... |
am. Nos. 131 and 216, 1973; No. 31, 1978 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 18.................................... |
am. No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 19.................................... |
am. No. 91, 1976 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 20.................................... |
am. No. 31, 1978 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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Div. 3 of Part II .................... |
rs. No. 44, 1979 |
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S. 21.................................... |
am. No. 1, 1958; No. 93, 1966; No. 216, 1973 |
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rs. No. 44, 1979 |
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am. No. 63, 1984 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 22.................................... |
am. No. 216, 1973; No. 31, 1978 |
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rs. No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 65, 1985 |
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Ss. 23, 24............................ |
rep. No. 44, 1979 |
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S. 25.................................... |
rs. No. 1, 1958 |
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am. No. 216, 1973 |
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rs. No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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Ss. 26, 27............................ |
rs. No. 1, 1958 |
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am. No. 216, 1973; No. 36, 1978 |
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rs. No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 28.................................... |
rs. No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 29.................................... |
am. No. 93, 1966 |
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rs. No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 30.................................... |
rs. No. 1, 1958; No. 44, 1979; No. 119, 1980 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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Ss. 30AA-30AC................. |
ad. No. 119, 1980 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 30A................................. |
ad. No. 1, 1958 |
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rs. No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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Ss. 30B-30D....................... |
ad. No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 31.................................... |
rs. No. 1, 1958 |
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am. Nos. 31 and 36, 1978; No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 32.................................... |
am. No. 216, 1973 |
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rs. No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 33.................................... |
am. No. 36, 1978 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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Heading to Part III................. |
rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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am. No. 216, 1973 |
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rs. No. 31, 1978; No. 5, 1987 |
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ad. No. 140, 2001 |
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Part II |
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Heading to Part II................. |
ad. No. 5, 1987 |
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am. Nos. 131 and 216, 1973; No. 44, 1979 |
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am. No. 44, 1979; No. 5, 1987; No. 140, 2001; No. 73, 2008 |
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am. No. 5, 1987; No. 140, 2001; No. 73, 2008 |
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S. 38.................................... |
am. No. 1, 1958; Nos. 131 and 216, 1973 |
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rs. No. 31, 1978 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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Ss. 39, 40............................ |
rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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Part III |
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Heading to Part III................. |
ad. No. 5, 1987 |
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am. Nos. 31 and 182, 1978; No. 44, 1979; Nos. 9 and 119,1980; No. 61, 1981; No. 5, 1987; No. 73, 2008 |
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ad. No. 182, 1978 |
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am. No. 73, 2008 |
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Heading to s. 41D................ |
rs. No. 140, 2001 |
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ad. No. 5, 1987 |
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am. No. 140, 2001 |
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ad. No. 140, 2001 |
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am. No. 182, 1978; No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 43.................................... |
am. No. 93, 1966; No. 131, 1973; No. 31, 1978; No. 44,1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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Part IV ................................ |
rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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Ss. 44-46............................ |
am. No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 47.................................... |
am. No. 131, 1973 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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Ss. 48, 49............................ |
am. No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 50.................................... |
am. Nos. 131 and 216, 1973; No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 51.................................... |
rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 52.................................... |
am. Nos. 131 and 216, 1973 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 53.................................... |
am. No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 54.................................... |
am. No. 216, 1973 |
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rep. No. 9, 1980 |
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S. 55.................................... |
am. No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 56.................................... |
am. No. 131, 1973; No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 57.................................... |
am. No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 58.................................... |
rep. No. 9, 1980 |
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Part V |
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am. No. 73, 2008 |
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S. 60.................................... |
rs. No. 9, 1980 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 61.................................... |
am. Nos. 131 and 216, 1973 |
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rep. No. 31, 1978 |
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S. 62.................................... |
am. No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 63.................................... |
rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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S. 64.................................... |
am. No. 93, 1966; No. 131, 1973; No. 44, 1979 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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am. No. 93, 1966; No. 44, 1979 |
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rs. No. 5, 1987 |
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Heading to SCHEDULE........ |
am. No. 131, 1973 |
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rep. No. 5, 1987 |
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Heading to THE SCHEDULE. |
rep. No. 131, 1973 |
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Heading to Schedule........... |
ad. No. 131, 1973 |
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SCHEDULE.......................... |
rep. No. 5, 1987 |
Table A
Application, saving or transitional provisions
Industry, Science and Resources Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 140, 2001)
(1) Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.
(2) For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.