STATUTE LAW REVISION ACT 2012 (NO. 136, 2012)

Contents

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

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 5

Schedule 1--Amendment of principal Acts 7

Part 1--Amendments commencing on Royal Assent 7

Aged Care Act 1997 7

Aged Care (Bond Security) Act 2006 8

Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Collection) Act 2001 8

Airports Act 1996 8

Air Services Act 1995 8

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 8

Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 9

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 9

Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996 9

Australian National Preventive Health Agency Act 2010 9

Broadcasting Services Act 1992 10

Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 10

Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 11

Competition and Consumer Act 2010 11

Crimes Act 1914 12

Criminal Code Act 1995 12

Customs Act 1901 13

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 14

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 14

Family Law Act 1975 15

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 15

First Home Saver Accounts Act 2008 15

Freedom of Information Act 1982 15

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 16

Health Insurance Act 1973 16

Higher Education Support Act 2003 16

Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 17

Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973 17

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 17

Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 19

Insurance Act 1973 19

Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 19

Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976 20

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 20

National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011 20

National Health Act 1953 21

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 21

Parliamentary Superannuation Act 2004 21

Private Health Insurance Act 2007 22

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 22

Product Grants and Benefits Administration Act 2000 23

Product Stewardship Act 2011 23

Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 23

Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993 23

Public Works Committee Act 1969 23

Radiocommunications Act 1992 23

Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 24

Social Security Act 1991 24

Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991 25

Superannuation Act 1990 25

Telecommunications Act 1997 25

Part 2--Amendments commencing on 1 August 2011 26

Fair Work Act 2009 26

Part 3--Other amendments 27

Fair Work Act 2009 27

Judges' Pensions Act 1968 27

Schedule 2--Amendment of amending Acts 28

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 28

Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 28

Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 28

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2011 28

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers and Offences) Act 2012 29

Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004 30

Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009 30

Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Prudential Refinements and Other Measures) Act 2010 30

Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010 30

Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Act 2010 31

Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011 31

Marriage Amendment Act 2002 32

Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Amendment Act 2011 32

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Act 2010 32

Statute Law Revision Act 2010 33

Statute Law Revision Act 2011 33

Statute Stocktake (Regulatory and Other Laws) Act 2009 33

Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2011 34

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Act 2010 34

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures--Access Arrangements) Act 2011 34

Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Act 2005 35

Territories Law Reform Act 2010 35

Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010 35

Trans-Tasman Proceedings (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2010 35

Schedule 3--Amendments relating to specific references to regulations 36

Crimes (Hostages) Act 1989 36

Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons) Act 1976 36

Crimes (Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990 36

Criminal Code Act 1995 36

Radiocommunications Act 1992 37

Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984 37

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Act 1986 37

Sydney Airport Demand Management Act 1997 37

Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 37

Schedule 4--Amendments relating to the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 38

Part 1--Acting appointments 38

Age Discrimination Act 2004 38

Australian National Preventive Health Agency Act 2010 38

Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 39

ComSuper Act 2011 39

Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011 39

Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997 40

Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973 40

National Health Reform Act 2011 40

National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 42

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 42

Product Stewardship Act 2011 42

Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 43

Part 2--Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments 44

International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995 44

Schedule 5--References to specific Ministers and Departments 45

Part 1--Amendments 45

Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 45

Loans Securities Act 1919 45

National Health Act 1953 45

Part 2--Transitional, saving and application provisions 47

Schedule 6--Repeal of obsolete provisions 48

Airports (Transitional) Act 1996 48

AUSSAT Repeal Act 1991 48

Australian Airlines (Conversion to Public Company) Act 1988 48

Australian Antarctic Territory Act 1954 48

Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 49

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Act 1989 49

Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 49

Bank Integration Act 1991 49

CFM Sale Act 1996 50

Circuit Layouts Act 1989 50

Commonwealth Bank Sale Act 1995 50

Commonwealth Banks Restructuring Act 1990 50

Commonwealth Funds Management Limited Act 1990 50

Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991 51

Crimes (Currency) Act 1981 51

CSL Sale Act 1993 51

Damage by Aircraft Act 1999 52

Foreign Judgments Act 1991 52

Insurance Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1991 52

Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act 1989 52

Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976 52

Marine Navigation Levy Collection Act 1989 53

Native Title Act 1993 53

Northern Territory Acceptance Act 1919 53

Parliamentary Service Act 1999 53

Qantas Sale Act 1992 53

Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990 54

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 54

Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Limited Sale Act 1993 55

Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991 55

Superannuation Act 1922 56

Surplus Revenue Act 1910 56

Surveillance Devices Act 2004 56

Sydney Airport Demand Management Act 1997 56

Taxation Administration Act 1953 57

Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 57

Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 57

Witness Protection Act 1994 58

Schedule 7--Repeal of obsolete Acts 59

Part 1--Repeal of Acts 59

Administrative Arrangements Act 1987 59

Film Licensed Investment Company Act 2005 59

Film Licensed Investment Company (Consequential Provisions) Act 2005 59

Territory Authorities (Financial Provisions) Act 1978 59

Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919 60

Part 2--Amendments consequential on repeal of Acts 61

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 61

Commonwealth Numbered Acts

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