Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                                 1

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

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

4............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 1

Part II--Establishment and functions of the Telescope Board                      3

6............ Establishment of Board...................................................................... 3

6A......... Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 does not apply to Board     3

7............ Constitution of Board......................................................................... 3

8............ Functions, capacities and powers of Board........................................ 3

8A......... Additional functions and powers....................................................... 4

9............ Resignation of Australian members.................................................... 4

10.......... Removal of members.......................................................................... 4

Part III--Finance                                                                                                                     5

11.......... Moneys payable to Board.................................................................. 5

12.......... Accounts with ADIs.......................................................................... 5

13.......... Application of moneys....................................................................... 5

14.......... Audit................................................................................................... 6

15.......... Exemption from taxation.................................................................... 6

Part IV--Miscellaneous                                                                                                       7

16.......... Commonwealth Employees' Rehabilitation and Compensation Act to apply       7

18.......... Evidence of appointment of United Kingdom member...................... 7

19.......... Reports............................................................................................... 7

20.......... Regulations......................................................................................... 8

Notes                                                                                                                                               9

An Act relating to an Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth with respect to the Establishment and Operation in Australia of an Optical Telescope, and for other purposes

  

Notes to the Anglo-Australian Telescope Agreement Act 1970

Note 1

The Anglo‑Australian Telescope Agreement Act 1970 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 57, 1970 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 29 June 1998 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Anglo‑Australian Telescope Agreement Act 1970	57, 1970	1 Sept 1970	22 Feb 1971 (see Gazette 1971, p. 1358)
Anglo‑Australian Telescope Agreement Act 1971	51, 1971	25 May 1971	1 Sept 1971 (see  s. 2 and Gazette 1971, p. 5496)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1973	216, 1973	19 Dec 1973	31 Dec 1973	Ss. 9(1) and 10
Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1978	36, 1978	12 June 1978	12 June 1978	S. 8
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	S. 3: 3 July 1985 (a)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987	141, 1987	18 Dec 1987	18 Dec 1987	Ss. 2(2)‑(33) and 5
Commonwealth Employees' Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988	75, 1988	24 June 1988	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Ss. 4(1), 68-97, 99 and 100: 1 July 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S196) Remainder: 1 Dec 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S196)	--
Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997	152, 1997	24 Oct 1997	Schedule 2 (items 158, 159): 1 Jan 1998 (see Gazette 1997, GN49) (b)	--
Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998	48, 1998	29 June 1998	Schedule 1 (items 5, 6): 1 July 1998 (c)	S. 4(1) [see Table A]
Anglo‑Australian Telescope Agreement Amendment Act 2006	1, 2006	1 Mar 2006	Schedule 1: 27 June 2006 Remainder: Royal Assent	--

(a)     The Anglo‑Australian Telescope Agreement Act 1970 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.

(b)    The Anglo‑Australian Telescope Agreement Act 1970 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 158 and 159) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

(c)     The Anglo‑Australian Telescope Agreement Act 1970 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 5 and 6) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Subject to subsections (3) to (14), Schedules 1, 2 and 3 commence on the commencement of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Title......................................	am. No. 141, 1987
Part I
S. 3......................................	rep. No. 216, 1973
S. 4......................................	am. No. 1, 2006
S. 5......................................	rep. No. 1, 2006
Part II
S. 6A...................................	ad. No. 152, 1997
S. 8......................................	am. No. 1, 2006
S. 8A...................................	ad. No. 141, 1987
S. 10....................................	am. No. 1, 2006
Part III
S. 11....................................	am. No. 36, 1978
Heading to s. 12..................	rs. No. 48, 1998
S. 12....................................	am. No. 48, 1998
S. 13....................................	am. No. 141, 1987
S. 15....................................	am. No. 216, 1973
Part IV
S. 16....................................	am. No. 51, 1971; No. 75, 1988
S. 17....................................	am. No. 216, 1973
	rep. No. 65, 1985
S. 19....................................	am. No. 36, 1978; No. 1, 2006
S. 20....................................	ad. No. 141, 1987
The Schedule......................	am. No. 152, 1997
	rep. No. 1, 2006

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998
(No. 48, 1998)

4  Transitional provisions

Treatment of approvals of banks under the Anglo‑Australian Telescope Agreement Act 1970

             (1)  An approval of a bank that is in force immediately before the commencement of item 5 of Schedule 1 for the purposes of subsection 12(3) of the Anglo‑Australian Telescope Agreement Act 1970 as then in force is to be taken, after that commencement, to be an approval of the bank for the purposes of the definition of ADI in subsection 12(3) of that Act as in force immediately after that commencement.