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Amendment and Repeal Bill 1998
Explanatory note
This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament.
(a) as the first step in a two-step program. to amend the Darling Harbour
Authority Act 1984 so that the Darling Harbour Authority ceases to
have environmental planning functions with respect to land in the
Darling Harbour Development Area, those functions to be exercised
instead by the Minister administering the Environmental Planning and
Assessment Act 1979. and
(b) as the second step in that program. to repeal the Darling Harbour
Authority Act 1984 and dissolve the Darling Harbour Authority, the
assets and functions of the Authority to be transferred to such other
body as the Minister administering the proposed Act determines.
The Bill also makes consequential amendments to other Acts and instruments
and contains savings and transitional provisions.
Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the proposed Act on a day or
days to be appointed by proclamation, being a day or days occurring on or
after the day on which the Environmental Planning and Assessment
Amendment Act 1997 commences.
Clause 3 is a formal provision giving effect to the amendments to the
Darling Harbour Authority Act 1984 set out in Schedule 1.
Clause 4 is a formal provision giving effect to the amendments to other Acts
and instruments set out in Schedule 2, being amendments consequent on the
amendments to the Darling Harbour Aurhority Act 1984 referred to in clause
3.
Clause 5 repeals the Darling Harbour Authority Act 1984 and certain
regulations under that Act.
Clause 6 is a formal provision giving effect to the amendments to other Acts
and instruments set out in Schedule 3, being amendments consequent on the
repeal of the Darling Harbour Aurhority Act 1984 referred to in clause 5.
Clause 7 is a formal provision giving effect to the savings, transitional and
other provisions set out in Schedule 4.
Schedule 1 amends the Darling Harbour Authority Act 1984 so as to give
effect to the first step in the two-step program referred to above.
Schedule 2 amends the following Acts and instruments as a consequence of
the amendments to the Darling Harbour Aurhority Act 1984 to be effected by
Schedule 1:
·
City of Sydney Act 1988 No 48
·
Darling Harbour Authority (General) Regulation 1994
·
Darling Harbour (Management of Public Areas) Regulation 1995
·
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 No 203
·
Land and Environment Court Act 1979 No 204
·
Liquor Act 1982 No 147
·
Liquor Regulation 1996
·
Local Government Act 1993 No 30
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· Registered Clubs Act 1976 No 31
· Registered Clubs Regulation 1996
Schedule 3 amends the following Acts and instruments as a consequence of
the repeal of the Darling Harbour Authority Act 1984 to be effected by
proposed section 5:
· Darling Harbour (Monorail) Regulation 1995
· Environmental Offences and Penalties Act 1989 No 150
· Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 No 203
· Impounding Act 1993 No 31
· Local Government Act I993 No 30
· Motor Traffic Regulations 1935
· Public Authorities (Financial Arrangements) Act 1987 No 33
· Public Authorities (Financial Arrangements) Regulation 1995
· Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 No 152
· Public Sector Management Act 1988 No 33
· Rail Safety Act 1993 No 50
· Strata Schemes (Leasehold Development) Act 1986 No 219
· Transport Administration Act I988 No 109
Schedule 4 provides for the dissolution of the Darling Harbour Authority,
and the transfer of its staff, assets, rights and liabilities, consequent on the
repeal of the Darling Harbour Authority Act 1984 to be effected by proposed
section 5.
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