This legislation has been repealed.
[This Act commenced on 05 November 1980 and was repealed by the STATUTE LAW REVISION ACT 2003, NO. 12 which commenced on the 18 March 2003.]
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
REPT005
TRANSFER OF POWERS (LAW) ACT
As in force at 5 November 1980
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
PART I - PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
2. [Repealed]
3. Savings
PART II - AMENDMENT
OF
LAW OFFICERS
ACT
4. Reference to Attorney-General
PART III - AMENDMENTS
OF
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
ACT
5. Principal Act
6. Her Majesty's Counsel
7. References to Commonwealth
8. Limitations on issue of unrestricted practising certificates
9. Unclaimed trust moneys
Transfer of Powers (Law)
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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TRANSFER OF POWERS (LAW)
ACT
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NOTE - THIS REPRINT SHOWS THE ACT AS IN FORCE AT 5 NOVEMBER 1980. ANY AMENDMENTS THAT MAY COME INTO OPERATION AFTER THAT DATE ARE NOT INCLUDED.
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An Act relating to the transfer to
the Northern
Territory of certain
executive powers
with respect to
law
PART I - PRELIMINARY
This Act may be cited as the Transfer of Powers (Law) Act. (See back note 1)
An appointment duly made, or other action duly taken or done, before the commencement of this Act under or for the purposes of a provision of an Act amended by this Act, and having effect immediately before the commencement of this Act is as valid and effectual as if duly made, taken or done under or for the purposes of that provision as amended by this Act, but any action that may be taken or done in respect of an appointment or action made, taken or done under or for the purposes of that provision as amended by this Act may be taken or done in respect of that first-mentioned appointment or action.
PART II - AMENDMENT OF LAW OFFICERS ACT
Section 7 of the Law Officers Act is amended by omitting subsection (2).
PART III - AMENDMENTS OF LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACT
The Legal Practitioners Act is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.
Section 20(1) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "Governor-General" and substituting "Administrator".
Sections 20(3) and 75(5) of the Principal Act are amended by omitting "Commonwealth" and substituting "Territory".
Section 25(1) of the Principal Act is amended -
(a) by inserting after subparagraph (ii) the following subparagraph:
"(iia) served as an employee in the Department of Law in the performance of work of a legal nature;"; and
(b) by omitting from subparagraph (v) "subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii)" and substituting "subparagraph (i), (ii), (iia), (iii)".
Section 138 of the Principal Act is amended -
(a) by omitting from subsections (1) and (3) "Con-solidated Revenue Fund" and substituting "Fidelity Fund"; and
(b) by omitting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:
"(4) Upon receipt by the Fidelity Fund Committee of an office copy of an order under subsection (3), the Committee shall pay to the person in whose favour the order was made out of the Fidelity Fund an amount equal to the amount specified in the order.".
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Note
1. The Transfer of Powers (Law) Act comprises
the Transfer of Powers (Law) Act 1978 as amended by the other Act
specified in the following
table:
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Act Number and Date of Date of
year assent by commencement
Administrator
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Transfer of No. 1, 1980 7 Jan 1980 7 Jan
1980
Powers
(Law)
Act
1978
Transfer of No. 2, 1980 7 Jan 1980 7 Jan
1980
Powers (Law)
Act
1979
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Table of Amendments
Section
1. Amended by No. 58, 1978, s. 4
2. Repealed by No. 2, 1980, s. 2
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