2013-2014 

 

The Parliament of the 

Commonwealth of Australia 

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time 

 

 

 

 

Meteorology Amendment (Online 

Advertising) Bill 2014 

 

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(Environment) 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the Meteorology Act 

1955, and for related purposes 

   

   

 

 

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Contents 

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Short title ........................................................................................... 1

 

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Commencement ................................................................................. 1

 

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Schedule(s) ........................................................................................ 2

 

Schedule 1--Amendments

 

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Part 1--General amendments

 

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Meteorology Act 1955

 

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Part 2--Technical amendments

 

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Meteorology Act 1955

 

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A Bill for an Act to amend the Meteorology Act 

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1955, and for related purposes 

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The Parliament of Australia enacts: 

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1  Short title 

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  This Act may be cited as the Meteorology Amendment (Online 

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Advertising) Act 2014. 

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2  Commencement 

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  This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal 

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Assent. 

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  Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or 

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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule 

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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect 

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according to its terms. 

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Amendments  Schedule 1 

General amendments  Part 1 

 

 

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Schedule 1

--Amendments 

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Part 1

--General amendments 

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Meteorology Act 1955 

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1  After section 7 

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Insert: 

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7A  Advertising 

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(1)  The Bureau may include advertising on, in or in connection with 

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any of its services. 

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(2)  The Director must develop and publish guidelines relating to 

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advertising. 

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(3)  Guidelines made under subsection (2) are not a legislative 

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instrument. 

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2  Section 8 

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After "advice,", insert "services,". 

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3  Validation 

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To avoid doubt, any act or thing done in connection with the inclusion 

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of advertising on any of the Bureau's services before the 

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commencement of this item is, and is taken always to have been, as 

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valid as that act or thing would have been if the act or thing had been 

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done after the commencement of this item. 

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Schedule 1  Amendments 

Part 2  Technical amendments 

 

 

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--Technical amendments 

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Meteorology Act 1955 

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4  Subsection 4(2) 

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Omit "shall". 

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5  Subsection 4(2) 

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Omit "cease", substitute "ceases". 

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6  Subsection 5(1) 

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Omit "shall", substitute "is to". 

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7  Subsection 5(2) 

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Omit "shall" (first occurring), substitute "is to". 

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8  Subsection 5(2) 

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Omit "shall" (last occurring), substitute "will". 

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9  Subsection 6(2) 

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Omit "shall", substitute "must". 

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10  At the end of paragraph 6(2)(a) 

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Add "and". 

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11  At the end of paragraphs 7(1)(a) and (b) 

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Add "and". 

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12  Subsection 7(2) 

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Omit "the last preceding subsection", substitute "subsection (1)". 

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