SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS (EQUAL TREATMENT IN COMMONWEALTH LAWS--GENERAL LAW REFORM) ACT 2008 (NO. 144, 2008) - NOTES
SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS (EQUAL TREATMENT IN COMMONWEALTH LAWS--GENERAL LAW REFORM) ACT 2008 (NO. 144, 2008) - NOTES
No. 144, 2008
No. 144, 2008
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 2
3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 5
Schedule 1--Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 6
Australian Meat and Live‑stock Industry Act 1997 6
Farm Household Support Act 1992 6
Schedule 2--Attorney‑General 7
Part 2--Amendment of other Acts 7
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 7
Australian Federal Police Act 1979 8
Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 13
High Court Justices (Long Leave Payments) Act 1979 16
Judges (Long Leave Payments) Act 1979 17
Passenger Movement Charge Collection Act 1978 18
Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 20
Sex Discrimination Act 1984 20
Witness Protection Act 1994 24
Part 3--Regulations 25
Schedule 3--Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 26
Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 26
Broadcasting Services Act 1992 26
Telstra Corporation Act 1991 28
Schedule 4--Defence 30
Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990 30
Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Act 1969 35
Royal Australian Air Force Veterans' Residences Act 1953 36
Schedule 5--Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 38
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 38
Higher Education Support Act 2003 39
Judicial and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Allowances) Act 1984 39
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 40
Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 43
Student Assistance Act 1973 45
Schedule 6--Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 46
Part 1--Amendments commencing on the day after Royal Assent 46
Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986 46
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 47
Part 2--Amendments commencing on 1 July 2009 49
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 49
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 50
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 50
Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 52
Schedule 7--Finance and Deregulation 67
Part 1--General amendments 67
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 67
Medibank Private Sale Act 2006 68
Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002 70
Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990 77
Part 2--Superannuation amendments 78
Schedule 8--Foreign Affairs and Trade 79
Part 1--Amendment commencing on 1 July 2009 79
Australian Passports Act 2005 79
Part 2--Amendments commencing on the day after Royal Assent 80
Export Market Development Grants Act 1997 80
Trade Representatives Act 1933 81
Schedule 9--Health and Ageing 83
Part 1--Amendments commencing on the day after Royal Assent 83
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002 83
Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 83
Part 2--Amendments commencing on 1 January 2009 84
Part 3--Amendments commencing on 1 July 2009 88
Schedule 10--Immigration and Citizenship 90
Part 1--Australian Citizenship Act 2007 90
Part 2--Migration Act 1958 93
Division 1--Main amendments 93
Division 2--Consequential amendment 104
Australian Citizenship Act 2007 104
Part 3--Immigration (Education) Act 1971 105
Part 4--Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 106
Schedule 11--Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 107
Part 1--Carriers' liability amendments (general) 107
Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 107
Part 2--Carriers' liability amendments if Montreal Convention amendments commence earlier 108
Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 108
Part 3--Carriers' liability amendments if Montreal Convention amendments commence later 110
Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 110
Part 4--Other amendments 113
Navigation Act 1912 115
Schedule 12--Innovation, Industry, Science and Research 120
Pooled Development Funds Act 1992 120
Schedule 13--Prime Minister and Cabinet 122
Privacy Act 1988 122
Schedule 14--Treasury 124
Part 1--Amendment of tax laws 124
A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge--Fringe Benefits) Act 1999 124
Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 124
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 125
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 132
Part 2--Amendment of market regulation laws 140
Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Act 1998 140
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 142
Insurance Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1991 144
Part 3--Amendment of the Corporations Act 2001 147
Schedule 15--Veterans' Affairs 150
Defence Service Homes Act 1918 150
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 153
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 156
Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008
No. 144, 2008
An Act to address discrimination against same‑sex couples and their children in Commonwealth laws, and for other purposes
[Assented to 9 December 2008]
The Parliament of Australia enacts: