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STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL 1991
NEW SOUTH WALES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This Explanatory Note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament)
The objects of this Bill are:
(a) to make minor amendments to various Acts (Schedule 1); and
(b) to amend certain other Acts for the purpose of effecting statute law revision
(Schedule 2); and
(c) to repeal certain Acts containing only the following:
* amendments to repealed Acts
* amendments to other Acts that have been incorporated m a reprint under
the Reprints Act
* spent or unnecessary provisions of a saving or transitional nature
* validation provisions
(Schedule 3); and
(d) to repeal certain Acts containing uncommenced provisions (Schedule 3); and
(e) to make other provisions of a consequential or ancillary nature (Schedule 4).
SCHEDULE l--MINOR AMENDMENTS
Schedule 1 makes amendments to the following Acts:
Air Transport Act 1964 No. 36
Albury-Wodonga Development Act 1974 No. 47
Ambulance Services Act 1990 No. 16
Annual Holidays Act 1944 No. 31
Architects Act 1921 No. 8
Bread Act 1969 No. 54
Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Act 1986 No. 19
Business Franchise Licences (Petroleum Products) Act 1987 No. 94
Business Franchise Licences (Tobacco) Act 1987 No. 93
Statute Law
(Miscellaneous
Provisions)
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State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Act 1987 NO. 212
State Authorities Superannuation Act 1987 No. 211
State Drug Crime Commission Act 1985 No. 117
State Sports Centre Trust Act 1984 No. 68
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1990 NO. 108
Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975 (1976 NO. 4)
Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 No. 146
Superannuation Act 1916 No. 28
Swine Compensation Act 1928 No. 36
Therapeutic Goods and Cosmetics Act 1972 No. 14
Timber Marketing Act 1977 No. 72
Transport Administration Act 1988 No. 109
Treasury Corporation Act 1983 No. 75
Valuation of Land Act 1916 No. 2
Water Act 1912 No. 44
Water Board Act 1987 No. 141
The amendments to each Act are explained in detail in the explanatory note relating
to the Act concerned set out in Schedule 1.
A number of the amendments remove bars, which are based on age, on the
appointment of persons to offices or amend or repeal provisions which require
employees to retire from, or to vacate, office on or after attaining a specified age. These
amendments are consequential on the Anti-Discrimination (Compulsory Retirement)
Amendment Act 1990.
Where necessary, provisions of a saving or transitional nature relating to the
amendment concerned have also been set out in Schedule 1.
The expression "penalty unit" used m the explanatory note relating to an amendment
to an Act set out in Schedule 1 has its basis in section 56 of the Interpretation Act 1987.
At present, 1 penalty unit is equivalent to $100.
SCHEDULE 2--AMENDMENTS BY WAY OF STATUTE LAW REVISION
Schedule 2 amends certain other Acts for the purpose of effecting statute law
revision. A number of amendments are made relating to formal drafting matters and
minor corrections.
The amendments to each Act are explained in detail in the explanatory note relating
to the Act concerned set out in Schedule 2.
SCHEDULE 3--REPEALS
Schedule 3 repeals a number of Acts. Since the Statute Law (Miscellaneous
provisions) Act 1985 the number of Acts in force has been gradually reduced by
repealing amending Acts once the amendments contained in the Acts have been
incorporated in a reprint. The Schedule continues this process.
The Schedule also repeals amending Acts and Acts containing g uncommenced
provisions which are superfluous because the principal Acts they amend or to which
they relate have been repealed or amended in a way that would now make the provisions
inappropriate.
The effect of the repeal of amending Acts is explained in detail in the explanatory
note set out in Schedule 3.
SCHEDULE 4--GENERAL SAVINGS, TRANSITIONAL AND OTHER
PROVISIONS
Schedule 4 contains savings, transitional and other provisions of a more general
effect than those set out in Schedule 1.
The purpose of each provision is explained in detail in the explanatory note relating
to the provision concerned set out in Schedule 4.