This legislation has been repealed.
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
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If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
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ord = ordinance |
amdt = amendment |
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ch = chapter |
p = page |
cl = clause |
par = paragraph |
def = definition |
pres = present |
dict = dictionary |
prev = previous |
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative |
(prev...) = previously |
Assembly |
prov = provision |
div = division |
pt = part |
exp = expires/expired |
r = rule/subrule |
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reg = regulation/subregulation |
hdg = heading |
renum = renumbered |
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 |
reloc = relocated |
ins = inserted/added |
R[X] = Republication No |
LA = Legislation Act 2001 |
RI = reissue |
LR = legislation register |
s = section/subsection |
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 |
sch = schedule |
mod = modified / modification |
sdiv = subdivision |
No = number |
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SL = Subordinate Law |
o = order |
underlining = whole or part not commenced |
om = omitted/repealed |
or to be expired |
This Act was originally a Commonwealth ordinance—the Law Reform (Misrepresentation) Ordinance 1977 No 13 (Cwlth).
The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 34 (4) converted most former Commonwealth ordinances in force in the ACT into ACT enactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to amend and repeal the laws. This Act was converted into an ACT enactment on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
As with most ordinances in force in the ACT, the name was changed from Ordinance to Act by the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 No 21, s 5 on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
Before 11 May 1989, ordinances commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth), s 12).
Legislation before becoming Territory enactment
Law Reform (Misrepresentation) Act 1977 No 13
notified 30 May 1977
commenced 30 May 1977
as amended by
Legislation after becoming Territory enactment
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1994 No 81 sch
notified 29 November 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S253)
s 1, s 2 commenced 29 November 1994 (s 2 (1))
sch commenced 29 November 1994 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1994 No S269)
as repealed by
Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 sch 3, pt 3.1
notified LR 10 October 2002
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 October 2002 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3, pt 3.1 commenced 1 November 2002 (s 2 (2) and CN2002-13)
Misrepresentation in trade or commerce an
offence
s 7 am 1994 No 81
sch
Negligent
misrepresentation
s 8 am 1994 No 81
sch
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
Republication No |
Amendments to |
Republication date |
1 |
not amended |
31 October 1990 |
2 |
not amended |
31 October 1993 |
3 |
Act 1994 No 81 |
31 July 2002 |
Unauthorised version prepared by
ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office
© Australian Capital
Territory 2002