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STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL 1993
NEW SOUTH WALES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This Explanatory Note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament)
The Statute Law (Penalties) Bill 1993 is cognate with this Bill.
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· amendments to a repealed Act
· amendments to other Acts that have been incorporated in a reprint under
the Reprints Act 1972
· spent or unnecessary provisions of a savings or transitional nature
(Schedule 3); and
(d) to make other provisions of a consequential or ancillary nature (Schedule 4).
Clauses 15 are machinery provisions specifying the short title of the proposed Act,
providing for its commencement and giving effect to the Schedules to the Act
containing amendments, repeals and savings, transitional and other provisions.
Clause 6 makes it clear that the explanatory notes contained in the Schedules do not
form part of the proposed Act.
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SCHEDULE l-MINOR AMENDMENTS
Schedule 1 makes amendments to the following Acts:
Associations Incorporation Act 1984 No. 143
Bail Act 1978 No. 161
Business Names Act 1962 No. 11
Clean Waters Act 1970 No. 78
Credit (Administration) Act 1984 No. 95
Crimes Act 1900 No. 40
Discharged Servicemen's Badges Act 1964 No. 49
Dried Fruits Act 1939 No. 7
Environmental Offences and Penalties Act 1989 No. 150
Fair Trading Act 1987 No. 68
Food Act 1989 No. 231
Gaming and Betting Act 1912 No. 25
Horticultural Stock and Nurseries Act 1969 No. 3
Indecent Articles and Classified Publications Act 1975 No. 32
Industrial Relations Act 1991 No. 34
Jury Act 1977 No. 18
Justices Act 1902 No. 27
Land and Environment Court Act 1979 No. 204
Land Tax Management Act 1956 No. 26
Limitation Act 1969 No. 31
Liquor Act 1982 No. 147
Lord Howe Island Act 1953 No. 39
Motor Dealers Act 1974 No. 52
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 No. 80
Ozone Protection Act 1989 No. 208
Pay-roll Tax Act 1971 No. 22
Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 No. 84
Physiotherapists Registration Act 1945 No. 9
Poisons Act 1966 No. 31
Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988 No. 123
Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 1941 No. 28
Public Authorities (Financial Arrangements) Act 1987 No. 33
Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 No. 152
Registration of Interests in Goods Act 1986 No. 37
Supreme Court Act 1970 No. 52
Supreme Court (Video Link) Amendment Act 1992 No. 69
Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority Act 1968 No. 56
Sydney Electricity Act 1990 No. 117
Sydney Opera House Trust Act 1961 No. 9
Therapeutic Goods and Cosmetics Act 1972 No. 14
Travel Agents Act 1986 No. 5
Trustee Act 1925 No. 14
University of New South Wales Act 1989 No. 125
Valuers Registration Act 1975 No. 92
Water Act 1912 No. 44
The amendments to each Act are explained in detail in the explanatory note relating
to the Act concerned set out in Schedule l.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) 1993 [Act 1993 No. 46]
In some cases (e.g. the amendments to the Pay-roll Tax Act 1971), the amendments
transfer to an Act certain matters currently dealt with by the regulations made under the
Act concerned. In each such case, specific reference to the transfer is made in the
relevant explanatory note.
Where necessary, provisions of a savings or transitional nature relating to the
amendment concerned have also been set out in Schedule 1.
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 other 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 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.