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Provisions) Bill (No 2) 2005
Explanatory note
This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament*
.
Overview of Bill
The objects of this Bill are:
(a)
to make minor amendments to various Acts and Regulations (Schedule 1), and
(b)
to amend certain other Acts and instruments for the purpose of effecting
statute law revision (Schedules 2 and 3), and
(c)
to repeal certain Acts (Schedule 4), and
(d)
to make other provisions of a consequential or ancillary nature (Schedule 5).
Outline of provisions
Clause 1 sets out the name (also called the short title) of the proposed Act.
Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the proposed Act.
Clauses 3 and 5 are machinery provisions that give effect to the Schedules to the
proposed Act containing amendments and savings, transitional and other provisions.
Clause 4 gives effect to the Schedule of repeals.
* Amended in committee--see table at end of volume.
Minor amendments
Schedule 1 makes amendments to the following Acts and Regulations:
Annual Reports (Departments) Act 1985 No 156
Annual Reports (Departments) Regulation 2005
Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984 No 87
Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Regulation 2005
Commons Management Act 1989 No 13
Crown Lands Act 1989 No 6
Exhibited Animals Protection Act 1986 No 123
Exotic Diseases of Animals Act 1991 No 73
Fines Act 1996 No 99
Food Act 2003 No 43
Forestry Act 1916 No 55
Home Building Act 1989 No 147
Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 No 35
Marine Safety Act 1998 No 121
Non-Indigenous Animals Act 1987 No 166
Police (Special Provisions) Act 1901 No 5
Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 No 152
Public Finance and Audit Regulation 2005
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 No 20
Roads Act 1993 No 33
Security Industry Act 1997 No 157
Security Industry Amendment Act 2005 No 63
Security Industry Regulation 1998
State Owned Corporations Act 1989 No 134
Stock (Chemical Residues) Act 1975 No 26
Stock Diseases Regulation 2004
Stock Foods Act 1940 No 19
University of Western Sydney Act 1997 No 116
Valuers Act 2003 No 4
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Amendments by way of statute law
revision
Schedule 2 amends certain Acts and instruments for the purpose of effecting statute
law revision.
The amendments to each Act and instrument are explained in detail in the
explanatory note relating to the Act or instrument concerned set out in Schedule 2.
Schedule 3
Amendments consequential on the
enactment of the Legal Profession Act
2004 No 112
Schedule 3 amends certain Acts for the purpose of effecting statute law revision,
consequent on the enactment of the Legal Profession Act 2004.
The nature of the amendments contained in Schedule 3 is explained in detail in the
explanatory note at the beginning of the Schedule.
Schedule 4
Repeals
Schedule 4 repeals a number of Acts.
The Schedule repeals amending Acts that contain no substantive provisions that need
to be retained. The Acts or instruments that were amended by the Acts being repealed
are available electronically at www.legislation.nsw.gov.au.
The Schedule also repeals Acts that are no longer of practical utility.
Schedule 5
General savings, transitional and other
provisions
Schedule 5 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 5.
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