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STATUTE UPDATE (WINTER 2017) ACT 2017 (NO. 93, 2017) - SCHEDULE 1

Amendments of principal Acts

Part 1 -- General amendments

Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980

1  Schedule 1

Omit "Antartic", substitute "Antarctic".

Note:       This item fixes a typographical error.

2  Schedule 3

Omit "activites", substitute "activities".

Note:       This item fixes a typographical error.

Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

Subsection 25(1) (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

Period specified in instrument of appointment

Note:       This item amends a heading to better reflect the contents of the subsection.

4  Paragraph 53(2)(k)

Omit "or Schedule 5 or 7 to that Act".

Note:       This item omits a redundant reference.

Broadcasting Services Act 1992

5  Section 61CN (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

61CN   ACMA review of approved local content plan

Note:       This item amends a heading to better reflect the contents of the section.

Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905

Subsection 12(2)

Omit "is guilty of", substitute "commits".

Note:       This item changes "is guilty of an offence" to "commits an offence", for consistency with current drafting practice.

Compensation (Japanese Internment) Act 2001

7  Section 3 (definition of Review Tribunal )

Repeal the definition, substitute:

"Review Tribunal " means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

Note:       This item omits a redundant reference.

Crimes Act 1914

8  Paragraph 19APA(1)(d)

Omit "paragraph 19AN(1)(c)", substitute "paragraph 19AN(c)".

Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross-reference.

9  Paragraph 19APA(1)(d)

Omit "paragraph (a)", substitute "paragraph (c)".

Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross-reference.

Dairy Produce Act 1986

10  Subclause 37R(2) of Schedule 2

Omit "or the Administrative Review Tribunal (as the case may be)".

Note:       This item omits a redundant reference.

Fair Work Act 2009

11  Paragraph 20(2)(a)

Omit "full time employee", substitute "full-time employee".

Note:       This item fixes a typographical error.

Higher Education Support Act 2003

12  Clause 1 of Schedule 1A (note)

Omit "43(3) to (5)", substitute "43(3) to (7)".

Note:       This item inserts a cross-reference that was overlooked in a prior amendment of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 .

13  Clause 40 of Schedule 1A (note 2)

Omit "43(3) to (5)", substitute "43(3) to (7)".

Note:       This item inserts a cross-reference that was overlooked in a prior amendment of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 .

Legislation Act 2003

14  Section 13 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

13   Construction of legislative instruments and notifiable instruments

Note:       This item amends a heading to better reflect the contents of the section.

Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976

15  Subsection 13(1) (definition of Australian Staffing Assistance Group )

Omit "body established under that name by the Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) Act 1973 ", substitute "body formerly established under that name by the Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) Act 1973 ".

Note:       This item clarifies a reference to a body that no longer exists.

My Health Records Act 2012

16  Subsection 64(3)

Omit "healthcare recipient only-notes", substitute "healthcare recipient-only notes".

Note:       This item fixes a reference to an incorrect concept.

Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989

17  Subsection 89(3)

Repeal the subsection.

Note:       This item repeals a redundant subsection.

Radio Licence Fees Act 1964

18  Paragraph 6(3)(a)

Omit "the day on which the Radio Licence Fees Amendment Act 1997 received the Royal Assent", substitute "8 October 1997".

Note:       This item replaces a reference to the day on which a repealed Act received the Royal Assent with the actual date of Royal Assent.

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

19  Paragraph 5D(4)(aa)

Repeal the paragraph.

Note:       This item repeals a redundant paragraph.

20  Paragraph 5D(4)(b)

Omit "Division 1A of Part IV of the Crimes Act 1900 of New South Wales", substitute "Part 4AC of the Crimes Act 1900 of New South Wales".

Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross-reference to provisions of a New South Wales Act.

Television Licence Fees Act 1964

21  Paragraph 6(3)(a)

Omit "the day on which the Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 1997 received the Royal Assent", substitute "8 October 1997".

Note:       This item replaces a reference to the day on which a repealed Act received the Royal Assent with the actual date of Royal Assent.

Work Health and Safety Act 2011

22  Section 4 (paragraph (b) of the definition of corresponding WHS law )

Omit "the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 of Victoria", substitute "the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 of Victoria".

Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross-reference to provisions of a Victorian Act.

23  Section 4 (paragraph (d) of the definition of corresponding WHS law )

Omit "the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 of Western Australia", substitute "the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 of Western Australia".

Note:       This item fixes an incorrect cross-reference to provisions of a Western Australian Act.

24  Section 4 (paragraph (e) of the definition of corresponding WHS law )

Omit "the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 of South Australia", substitute "the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 of South Australia".

Note:       This item fixes an incorrect citation of a short title of a South Australian Act.

25  Section 4 (paragraph (f) of the definition of corresponding WHS law )

Omit "the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 of Tasmania", substitute "the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 of Tasmania".

Note:       This item fixes an incorrect citation of a short title of a Tasmanian Act.

26  Section 4 (paragraph (h) of the definition of corresponding WHS law )

Omit "the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 of the Northern Territory", substitute "the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act of the Northern Territory".

Note:       This item fixes an incorrect citation of a Northern Territory Act.

Part 2 -- Other amendments

Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991

27  Paragraph 4(a) of Article 1 of Schedule 1A

Omit "Chief Executive Officer of Customs", substitute "Comptroller-General of Customs".

Note:       This item fixes a reference to an incorrect concept.



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