Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2004 - SECT 5

Termination of references

5. Termination of references



(1) The Governor in Council may, at any time, by proclamation published in the
Government Gazette, fix a day as the day on which the references under this
Act are to terminate.

(2) The day fixed under subsection (1) must be no earlier than the first day
after the end of the period of 3 months beginning with the day on which the
proclamation is published under that subsection.

(3) The Governor in Council may, by proclamation published in the Government
Gazette, revoke a proclamation published under subsection (1), in which case
the revoked proclamation is taken (for the purposes of section 4) never to
have been published.

(4) A revoking proclamation has effect only if published before the day fixed
under subsection (1).

(5) The revocation of a proclamation published under subsection (1) does not
prevent publication of a further proclamation under that subsection.

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ENDNOTES

1. General Information Minister's second reading speech- Legislative Assembly:
14 October 2004 Legislative Council: 11 November 2004 The long title for the
Bill for this Act was "to refer certain financial matters arising out of the
breakdown of de facto relationships to the Parliament of the Commonwealth for
the purposes of section 51(xxxvii) of the Constitution of the Commonwealth and
for other purposes." The Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2004
was assented to on 23 November 2004 and came into operation on 9 October 2008:
Government Gazette 9 October 2008 page 2323. 2. Table of Amendments There are
no amendments made to the
Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2004 by Acts and subordinate
instruments.

3. Explanatory Details No entries at date of publication. ??

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Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2004 No. 84 of 2004