New South Wales Consolidated Acts

AGL CORPORATE CONVERSION ACT 2002 - SECT 15

15 Repeal and amendment of AGL legislation, related legislation and resolutions on conversion day

(1) Repeal of AGL legislation On the conversion day, the following are repealed:

(a) the Australian Gas Light Company Act 1837,

(b) the Act passed in 1839 entitled “An Act to amend an Act intituled An Act for lighting with Gas the Town of Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales and to enable certain persons associated under the name style and firm of ‘The Australian Gas-light Company’ to sue and be sued in the name of the Secretary for the time being of the said Company and for other purposes therein mentioned”,

(c) the Act passed in 1849 entitled “An Act to amend an Act intituled An Act for lighting with Gas the Town of Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales and to enable certain persons associated under the name style and firm of ‘The Australian Gas-light Company’ to sue and be sued in the name of the Secretary for the time being of the said Company and for other purposes therein mentioned and for better enabling the said Company to purchase hold and dispose of real and personal Property”,

(d) the Act passed in 1858 entitled “An Act to enable the Australian Gas-light Company to extend their Works to places beyond the boundaries and limits of the City of Sydney and to increase their Capital Stock”,

(e) The Australian Gas-light Company’s Act of 1883 ,

(f) any regulation or by-law made under an Act referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e).

Note: Section 30 of the Interpretation Act 1987 provides that the repeal of an Act or statutory rule does not, among other things, affect the previous operation of the Act or statutory rule or anything duly suffered, done or commenced under the Act or statutory rule or affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the Act or statutory rule.

(2) Repeal of related gas companies legislation On the conversion day, the following are repealed:

(a) The City of Newcastle Gas and Coke Company’s Incorporation Act 1866 ,

(b) The City of Goulburn Gas and Coke Company’s Incorporation Act that was passed in 1879,

(c) the Wollongong Gas-light Company Limited Act of 1883 ,

(d) any regulation or by-law made under an Act referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

(3) Amendment of the Gas Industry Restructuring Act 1986 On the conversion day, Schedule 2 has effect.

(4) Resolutions Any resolution made under an Act referred to in subsection (1) or (2) (other than a preserved resolution, conversion resolution or registration resolution) ceases to have effect on the conversion day.

(5) Repeals etc do not affect operation of section 14 Nothing in this section affects the continuation of AGL as a legal entity on or after the conversion day by the operation of section 14.