Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsNo. 29, 2003
Compilation No. 9
Compilation date: 1 July 2016
Includes amendments up to: Act No. 126, 2015
Registered: 19 July 2016
This compilation includes commenced amendments made by Act No. 59, 2015
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the National Blood Authority Act 2003 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2016 (the compilation date).
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
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Editorial changes
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Modifications
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Self-repealing provisions
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Contents
Part 1--Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
4 Main purpose of this Act
5 This Act binds the Crown
6 Application to the external Territories
Part 2--The National Blood Authority
7 Establishment
8 Functions
9 Policy principles about the NBA's functions
10 General Manager's power to obtain information and documents
11 Protecting confidentiality of information
Part 3--The NBA Board
12 Establishment
13 Functions
14 Membership
15 Appointing members
16 Term of appointment
17 Acting appointments
18 Members' remuneration
19 Leave of absence
20 Resignation
21 Termination of appointment
22 Board procedures
Part 4--The NBA General Manager, staff and advisory committees
Division 1--The General Manager
Subdivision A--Establishment and role
24 Function
25 Working with the Board
26 Delegation
Subdivision B--Appointing the General Manager
27 Appointing the General Manager
28 Term of appointment
29 Acting appointments
30 General Manager's remuneration
31 Outside employment
32 Leave of absence
34 Resignation
35 Termination of appointment
Division 2--Staff and consultants
36 Staff
37 Consultants
Division 3--Advisory committees
38 Advisory committees
39 Committee members' remuneration
Part 5--The National Blood Account
40 National Blood Account
41 Credits to the Account
42 Purposes of the Account
Part 6--Miscellaneous
43 Corporate plan
44 Annual reports
45 Regulations
Endnotes
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
Abbreviation key--Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.
If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation "(md not incorp)" is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
ad = added or inserted | o = order(s) |
am = amended | Ord = Ordinance |
amdt = amendment | orig = original |
c = clause(s) | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |
C[x] = Compilation No. x | /sub-subparagraph(s) |
Ch = Chapter(s) | pres = present |
def = definition(s) | prev = previous |
Dict = Dictionary | (prev ... ) = previously |
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | Pt = Part(s) |
Div = Division(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |
ed = editorial change | reloc = relocated |
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | renum = renumbered |
effect | rep = repealed |
F = Federal Register of Legislation | rs = repealed and substituted |
gaz = gazette | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |
LA = Legislation Act 2003 | Sch = Schedule(s) |
Sdiv = Subdivision(s) | |
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |
effect | SR = Statutory Rules |
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s) |
cannot be given effect | SubPt = Subpart(s) |
mod = modified/modification | underlining = whole or part not |
No. = Number(s) | commenced or to be commenced |
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Act | Number and year | Assent | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
29, 2003 | 15 Apr 2003 |
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8, 2005 | 22 Feb 2005 | s. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 173, 496): Royal Assent | s. 4 and Sch. 1 (item 496) | |
30, 2006 | 6 Apr 2006 | Schedule 1 (items 31, 32): 7 Apr 2006 | -- | |
Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 | 32, 2007 | 30 Mar 2007 | Schedule 2 (item 80): 1 Apr 2007 (see s. 2(1)) | -- |
26, 2008 | 23 June 2008 | Schedule 1 (items 86-89): Royal Assent | -- | |
46, 2011 | 27 June 2011 | Schedule 2 (items 774-780) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 | Sch. 3 (items 10, 11) | |
Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2011 | 58, 2011 | 28 June 2011 | Schedule 1 (items 115-118): 1 July 2011 (see s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
62, 2014 | 30 June 2014 | Sch 6 (item 56), Sch 10 (items 18-24) and Sch 14: 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) items 6, 14) | Sch 14 | |
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Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2015 | 36, 2015 | 13 Apr 2015 | Sch 2 (items 7-9) and Sch 7: 14 Apr 2015 (s 2) | Sch 7 |
as amended by |
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Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015 | 126, 2015 | 10 Sept 2015 | Sch 1 (item 486): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015 | 126, 2015 | 10 Sept 2015 | Sch 1 (item 495): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
10, 2015 | 5 Mar 2015 | Sch 3 (items 260-271, 348, 349): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | Sch 3 (items 348, 349) | |
59, 2015 | 26 May 2015 | Sch 2 (items 261-263): 1 July 2016 (s 2(1) item 5) | Sch 2 (items 356-396) | |
as amended by |
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33, 2016 | 23 Mar 2016 | Sch 2: 24 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- | |
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015 | 126, 2015 | 10 Sept 2015 | Sch 1 (item 390): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
Provision affected | How affected |
Part 1 |
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s 3..................... | am No 58, 2011; No 59, 2015 |
s 6..................... | am No 59, 2015 |
Part 2 |
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s 7..................... | am No 62, 2014 |
s 8..................... | am No 10, 2015 |
s 10.................... | am No 32, 2007; No 46, 2011; No 126, 2015 |
Part 3 |
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s 13.................... | am No 10, 2015 |
s 17.................... | am No 46, 2011 |
Notes to s 17(1), (2).......... | ad No 46, 2011 |
s 18.................... | am No 10, 2015 |
s 22.................... | am No 10, 2015 |
Part 4 |
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Division 1 |
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Subdivision B |
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s 29.................... | am No 46, 2011 |
Note to s 29............... | ad No 46, 2011 |
s 30.................... | am No 10, 2015 |
s 33.................... | rep No 62, 2014 |
s 35.................... | am No 26, 2008; No 58, 2011; No 62, 2014 |
Division 3 |
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s 39.................... | am No 10, 2015 |
Part 5 |
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s 40.................... | am No 62, 2014 |
s 41.................... | am No 8, 2005; No 30, 2006 |
Note to s 41............... | ad No 30, 2006 |
| am No 62, 2014 |
Part 6 |
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s 43.................... | rs No 62, 2014 |
s 44.................... | am No 62, 2014 |