Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL REFORM (CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) ACT 1999 - NOTES

Contents

Part 1—Repeal 12

Endangered Species Protection Act 1992 12

Part 2—Saving and transitional provisions 13 Part 3—Consequential amendment of other Acts 22

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 22 Telecommunications Act 1997 22

Part 4—Refunds 24

Part 1—Repeal 25

Environment Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act 1974 25

Part 2—Saving and transitional provisions 26 Part 3—Consequential amendment of other Acts 27

Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 27 Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 27 Biological Control Act 1984 28 Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 30 Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 31 Lands Acquisition Act 1989 32 Resource Assessment Commission Act 1989 33 Sea Installations Act 1987 33 Telecommunications Act 1997 35 Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982 35

Part 1—Repeal 37

National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 37

Part 2—Saving and transitional provisions 38 Part 3—Consequential amendment of other Acts 46

Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986 46 Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 48 Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 50 Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 50 Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act 1978 50 Environment Protection (Northern Territory Supreme Court) Act 1978 52 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 53 Koongarra Project Area Act 1981 54 Lands Acquisition Act 1989 55 Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997 56 Telecommunications Act 1997 56 Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982 56

Part 1—Repeal 58

Whale Protection Act 1980 58

Part 2—Saving and transitional provisions 59 Part 3—Consequential amendment of other Acts 61

Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation Act 1981 61

Part 4—Refunds 62

Part 1—Repeal 63

World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 63

Part 2—Saving and transitional provisions 64 Part 3—Consequential amendment of other Acts 66

Telecommunications Act 1997 66 Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area Conservation Act 1994 66

Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986 68 Airports Act 1996 68 Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act 1978 69 Environment Protection (Northern Territory Supreme Court) Act 1978 70 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 70 Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Act 1996 71 Ozone Protection Act 1989 72 Resource Assessment Commission Act 1989 72 Telecommunications Act 1997 73 Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Act 1995 76

Part 1—Amendments relating to Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999 77

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 77

Part 2—Amendments relating to Public Service Act 1999 77

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 77

Environmental Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 No. 92, 1999

An Act to repeal and amend Acts and make other provisions consequential on the enactment of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, to make technical amendments, and for related purposes

[Assented to 16 July 1999] The Parliament of Australia enacts: