Contents

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

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

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

4............ Office of National Assessments ......................................................... 2

5............ Functions of Office ............................................................................. 2

6............ National Assessments Board .............................................................. 4

8............ Duty of Director‑General to consult National Assessments Board ... 5

9............ Director‑General entitled to access to information ............................. 5

10.......... Appointment of Director‑General ...................................................... 5

11.......... Term of office ..................................................................................... 5

12.......... Remuneration and allowances of Director‑General ............................ 6

13.......... Leave of absence ................................................................................. 6

14.......... Resignation ......................................................................................... 6

15.......... Termination of appointment .............................................................. 6

16.......... Acting Director‑General ..................................................................... 7

17.......... Staff of the Office ............................................................................... 7

19.......... Reports ............................................................................................... 8

20.......... Regulations ......................................................................................... 9

Notes                                                                                                                                             11

  

  

  

Notes to the Office of National Assessments Act 1977

Note 1

The Office of National Assessments Act 1977 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 107, 1977 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

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Office of National Assessments Act 1977	107, 1977	19 Oct 1977	19 Oct 1977
Public Service Reform Act 1984	63, 1984	25 June 1984	S. 151(1) and (9): 1 July 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S245) (a)		S. 151(9)
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1984	164, 1984	25 Oct 1984	S. 120: Royal Assent (b)		S. 120(2) and (3)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	S. 3: 3 July 1985 (c)		—
Public Service and Statutory Authorities Amendment Act 1985	166, 1985	11 Dec 1985	S. 45: 8 Jan 1986 (d)		S. 45(2)
Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991	122, 1991	27 June 1991	Ss. 4(1), 10(b) and 15–20: 1 Dec 1988 Ss. 28(b)–(e), 30 and 31: 10 Dec 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S332) Remainder: Royal Assent		S. 31(2)
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 4 (item 116) and Schedule 5 (items 106–108): Royal Assent (e)		—
Defence Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1997	1, 1997	19 Feb 1997	Schedules 1 and 3: 30 Apr 1997 (see Gazette 1997, No. S91) Remainder: Royal Assent		—
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (items 703–710): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (f)		—
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001	159, 2001	1 Oct 2001	29 Oct 2001		Sch. 1 (item 97) [see Table A]
Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Act 2005	128, 2005	4 Nov 2005	Schedules 1–8: 2 Dec 2005 Remainder: Royal Assent		—

(a)     The Office of National Assessments Act 1977 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 Office of National Assessments Act 1977 was amended by section 120 only of the Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1984, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Section 1, this section and sections 16, 17, 18, 19 and 120 and Part XIV shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(c)     The Office of National Assessments Act 1977 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.

(d)     The Office of National Assessments Act 1977 was amended by section 45 only of the Public Service and Statutory Authorities Amendment Act 1985, subsection 2(7) of which provides as follows:

                 (7)   The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(e)     The Office of National Assessments Act 1977 was amended by Schedule 4 (item 116) and Schedule 5 (items 106‑108) 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.

(f)      The Office of National Assessments Act 1977 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 703–710) 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
S. 3 .....................................	am. Nos. 63 and 164, 1984; No. 1, 1997; No. 146, 1999; No. 128, 2005
S. 5 .....................................	am. No. 128, 2005
S. 6 .....................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 146, 1999; No. 128, 2005
S. 7 .....................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 146, 1999
	rep. No. 128, 2005
Heading to s. 8 ...................	am. No. 128, 2005
S. 8 .....................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 128, 2005
S. 11 ...................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 159, 2001
S. 12 ...................................	am. No. 63, 1984; No. 43, 1996; No. 128, 2005
S. 13 ...................................	rs. No. 122, 1991
	am. No. 146, 1999
S. 14 ...................................	am. No. 43, 1996
S. 15 ...................................	am. No. 122, 1991; No. 43, 1996
S. 16 ...................................	am. No. 43, 1996
S. 17 ...................................	am. Nos. 63 and 164, 1984; No. 166, 1985; No. 43, 1996; No. 146, 1999
S. 18 ...................................	rep. No. 65, 1985
S. 19 ...................................	am. No. 43, 1996

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001
(No. 159, 2001)

Schedule 1

97  Application of amendments

The amendments made by this Schedule do not apply to an appointment if the term of the appointment began before the commencement of this item.