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CONSULAR FEES ACT 1955 - NOTES

Act No. 5 of 1955 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 9 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

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

2............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1

3............ Fees may be prescribed for consular acts ........................................... 2

4............ List of fees to be displayed ................................................................ 2

5............ Saving of fees under other Acts .......................................................... 2

6............ Regulations ......................................................................................... 2

Notes                                                                                                                                               3

 

 

Notes to the Consular Fees Act 1955

Note 1

The Consular Fees Act 1955 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 5, 1955 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Consular Fees Act 1955

5, 1955

23 May 1955

20 June 1955

 

Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1976

91, 1976

20 Sept 1976

S. 3: 22 Dec 1975 (a)

S. 4

Australian Trade Commission (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1985

187, 1985

16 Dec 1985

Ss. 1-4, 12, 19, 32 and 61: Royal Assent
Remainder: 6 Jan 1986 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 1985, No. S551)

S. 34

Foreign Affairs and Trade Legislation Amendment Act 1997

150, 1997

17 Oct 1997

Schedule 1 (items 2-5): 17 Oct 1997 (b)

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Statute Law Revision Act 2008

73, 2008

3 July 2008

Schedule 4 (items 191, 192): 4 July 2008

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(a)     The Consular Fees Act 1955 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 Consular Fees Act 1955 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 2-5) only of the Foreign Affairs and Trade Legislation Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Title......................................

am. No. 150, 1997

S. 2......................................

am. No. 187, 1985

S. 3......................................

am. No. 91, 1976; No. 150, 1997

S. 4......................................

am. No. 73, 2008