TRAVEL AGENTS ACT 1986

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TRAVEL AGENTS ACT 1986 - NOTES

No. 52 of 1986
Version incorporating amendments as at 11 February 2009

ENDNOTES

1. General Information
Minister's second reading speech-
Legislative Assembly: 27 March 1986
Legislative Council: 8 May 1986
Long title
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill to provide for the licensing of travel agents and the regulation of their operations and for other purposes.".
The Travel Agents Act 1986 was assented to on 27 May 1986 and came into operation as follows:
All of Act (except sections 37, 38) on 1 February 1987: Government Gazette 21 January 1987 page 126; sections 37, 38 on 30 March 1988: Government Gazette 30 March 1988 page 751; proclaimed day for the purpose of section 49 was 1 August 1987: Government Gazette 21 January 1987 page 151.
2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Travel Agents Act 1986 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Licensing Authorities (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 6/1989
Assent Date:
2.5.89
Commencement Date:
Pt 4 (ss 33-47) on 19.6.91: Government Gazette 19.6.91 p. 1579
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Prostitution Control Act 1994, No. 102/1994
Assent Date:
13.12.94
Commencement Date:
S. 97 on 13.6.95: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998
Assent Date:
26.5.98
Commencement Date:
S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Tribunals and Licensing Authorities (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 52/1998
Assent Date:
2.6.98
Commencement Date:
Ss 279-307 on 1.7.98: Government Gazette 18.6.98 p. 1512
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Licensing and Tribunal (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 101/1998
Assent Date:
1.12.98
Commencement Date:
S. 39 on 1.2.99: Government Gazette 24.12.98 p. 3204
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Fair Trading (Inspectors Powers and Other Amendments) Act 1999, No. 17/1999
Assent Date:
18.5.99
Commencement Date:
Ss 14-19 on 1.9.99: Government Gazette 19.8.99 p. 1901
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Business Registration Acts (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 35/2000
Assent Date:
6.6.00
Commencement Date:
S. 52 on 19.6.00: Government Gazette 15.6.00 p. 1248
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986

Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, No. 44/2001
Assent Date:
27.6.01
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. item 116) on 15.7.01: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Business Licensing Legislation (Amendment) Act 2003, No. 8/2003
Assent Date:
6.5.03
Commencement Date:
Ss 76-83 on 1.11.03: Government Gazette 30.10.03 p. 2744
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Travel Agents (Amendment) Act 2003, No. 78/2003
Endnotes
Assent Date:
21.10.03
Commencement Date:
Ss 3, 4, 6 on 22.10.03: s. 2(1); ss 5, 7 on 1.11.03 Government Gazette 30.10.03 p. 2744
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Fair Trading (Further Amendment) Act 2003, No. 106/2003
Endnotes
Assent Date:
9.12.03
Commencement Date:
S. 29 on 10.12.03: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Estate Agents and Travel Agents Acts (Amendment) Act 2004, No. 17/2004
Assent Date:
18.5.04
Commencement Date:
Ss 11-13 on 1.1.05: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Fair Trading (Enhanced Compliance) Act 2004, No. 103/2004
Assent Date:
21.12.04
Commencement Date:
Ss 74-78 on 22.12.04: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
Assent Date:
21.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 211) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005
Assent Date:
24.5.05
Commencement Date:
S. 18(Sch. 1 item 108) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986

Infringements (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2006, No. 32/2006
Assent Date:
13.6.06
Commencement Date:
S. 94(Sch. item 49) on 1.7.06: Government Gazette 29.6.06 p. 1315
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Justice Legislation (Further Amendment) Act 2006, No. 79/2006
Assent Date:
10.10.06
Commencement Date:
S. 84 on 11.10.06: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Fair Trading and Consumer Acts Amendment Act 2007, No. 17/2007
Assent Date:
29.5.07
Commencement Date:
S. 36(Sch. item 15) on 30.5.07: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Fair Trading and Consumer Acts Further Amendment Act 2008, No. 2/2008
Assent Date:
11.2.08
Commencement Date:
S. 60(Sch. item 14) on 12.2.08: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Motor Car Traders Amendment Act 2008, No. 4/2008
Assent Date:
4.3.08
Commencement Date:
S. 32(Sch. item 34) on 1.12.08: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
Fundraising Appeals and Consumer Acts Amendment Act 2009, No. 2/2009
Assent Date:
10.2.09
Commencement Date:
S. 30 on 11.2.09: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Travel Agents Act 1986
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3. Explanatory Details

1 S. 45(3): The amendment proposed by section 18(Sch. 1 item 108) of the Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005 is not included in this publication as the reference to "a duly qualified legal practitioner" was omitted by an earlier amendment by section 77 of the Fair Trading (Enhanced Compliance) Act 2004, No. 103/2004.

Travel Agents Act 1986
No. 52 of 1986