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REGULATORY REDUCTION BILL 1996

[Act 1996 No 107]
New South Wales
Regulatory Reduction Bill 1996

Explanatory note

This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into

Overview of Bill

The object of this Bill is to reduce the level of regulation in New South Wales
by abolishing the requirements for certain licences, certificates and other
forms of authorisation.

Amended in committee--see table at end of volume.


Regulatory Reduction Bill 1996 [Act 1996 No 107]
Explanatory note

Outline of provisions

Clause 1 sets out the name (also called the short title) of the proposed Act.

Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the proposed Act on a day or
days to be appointed by proclamation.

Clause 3 is a formal provision giving effect to the amendments to the
various Acts set out in Schedule 1.

Clause 4 is a formal provision giving effect to the amendments to the
various Regulations (or sets of Regulations) set out in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1 amends various Acts so as to abolish the following regulatory
requirements:

licences and certificates for airconditioning and refrigeration
contractors and
(Schedule 1.1 [l] and [2])
commercial agents' and commercial subagents' licences (Schedule 1.2
[11]
the requirement that temporary permits be issued to authorise the use
of certain vessels (and vessel engines) from outside New South Wales
in the State's waters (Schedule 1.3 [2])
certificates of competency for crane chasers and divers (within the
meaning of the Construction Safety Act (Schedule 1.4 [1]­[7])
certificates and permits authorising persons to determine the grade of
milk or cream, or to test milk or cream (Schedule 1.5 [3])
licences for persons who class dried fruit (Schedule 1.6 [l])
motor vehicle loss assessors' certificates (Schedule 1.8 [4])
permits to hold meetings for motor vehicle sport in recreation vehicle
areas (Schedule 1.9 [2])
the requirement to give notice of the intended erection of conveyors
and certain commercial hoists, and of the setting up of cranes
(Schedule 1.10)
registration of real estate salespersons and business salespersons
(Schedule l .l 1 [6] and [7])
licences for persons who sell, install, repair or provide advice on
security systems (Schedule 1.12 [l])
certificates of competency to carry out artificial breeding procedures in
relation to animals, and instructors' certificates to conduct courses of
instruction in those procedures (Schedule 1.13 [8] and [9]).

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Regulatory Reduction Bill 1996 [Act 1996 No 107]
Explanatory note

The amendments made by Schedule 1 also:

(a) remove a current limitation on the circumstances in which a person
may teach the trade of hairdressing (Schedule 1.7 [1]), and
(b) abolish temporary certificates of competency, and certificates of
service in place of competency tests, under the Commercial Vessels Act
1979
(Schedule 1.3 [6] and [7]).

The amendments also make consequential amendments.

Schedule 2 amends various Regulations (or sets of Regulations) so as to
abolish the following regulatory requirements:

* certificates for buttermakers, cheesemakers and pasteuriser operators
(Schedule 2.5 [2])
· certificates of competency for refrigeration engine drivers (Schedule
2.7 [1]-[3]
* licences to erect a structure above the bed of enclosed waters
(Schedule 2.8 [5])
· permits required by
small craft from outside New South Wales if they
are to anchor in the States's waters (Schedule 2.8 [6])
* registration of mobile cranes and forklift trucks on certain
(Schedule 2.8 [11])
* locality permits required by certain vessels in the Hume Reservoir and
the Yarrawonga Weir (Schedule 2.15 [2])
* trade plates required by unregistered vessels being used for
demonstration purposes (Schedule 2.15 [3]).

The Schedule also makes various amendments in consequence of the
amendments made by Schedule 1.

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