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LAW OFFICERS ACT 1978 - NOTES

Serial No

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

LAW OFFICERS ACT 1978

As in force at 1 June 2023

Table of provisions

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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As in force at 1 June 2023

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LAW OFFICERS ACT 1978

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1     KEY

Key to abbreviations


amd = amended                 od = order
app = appendix                 om = omitted
bl = by-law                     pt = Part
ch = Chapter                     r = regulation/rule
cl = clause                     rem = remainder
div = Division                     renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired                 rep = repealed
f = forms                     s = section
Gaz = Gazette                     sch = Schedule
hdg = heading                     sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted                     SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title                     sub = substituted
nc = not commenced                

2     LIST OF LEGISLATION

Law Officers Ordinance 1978 (Act No. 61, 1978)

Assent date

1 July 1978

Commenced

1 July 1978

Law Officers Act (No. 2) 1978 (Act No. 117, 1978)

Assent date

9 November 1978

Commenced

9 November 1978

Transfer of Powers (Law) Act 1978 (Act No. 1, 1980)

Assent date

7 January 1980 (s 3)

Commenced

7 January 1980

Amending Legislation

Transfer of Powers (Law) Act 1979 (Act No. 2, 1980)

Assent date

7 January 1980

Commenced

7 January 1980

Law Officers Amendment Act 1981 (Act No. 24, 1981)

Assent date

25 March 1981

Commenced

25 March 1981

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1982 (Act No. 54, 1982)

Assent date

8 October 1982

Commenced

8 October 1982

Statute Law Revision Act 1985 (Act No. 49, 1985)

Assent date

1 October 1985

Commenced

1 October 1985

Law Officers Amendment Act 1986 (Act No. 5, 1986)

Assent date

30 April 1986

Commenced

3 May 1986 (Gaz S20, 30 April 1986)

Law Officers Amendment Act (No. 2) 1986 (Act No. 48, 1986)

Assent date

10 December 1986

Commenced

19 December 1986 (Gaz S87, 17 December 1986)

Law Officers Amendment Act 1988 (Act No. 6, 1988)

Assent date

21 March 1988

Commenced

21 March 1988

Public Sector Employment and Management (Consequential Amendments) Act 1993 (Act No. 28, 1993)

Assent date

30 June 1993

Commenced

1 July 1993 (s 2, s 2 Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993 (Act No. 11, 1993) and Gaz S53, 29 June 1993)

Statute Law Revision Act 1999 (Act No. 27, 1999)

Assent date

18 June 1999

Commenced

18 June 1999

Statute Law Revision Act 2005 (Act No. 44, 2005)

Assent date

14 December 2005

Commenced

14 December 2005

Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 (Act No. 7, 2007)

Assent date

17 May 2007

Commenced

s 10: 1 July 2007 (Gaz G26, 27 June 2007, p 3); rem: 17 May 2007 (s 2(2))

Financial Management Amendment Act 2009 (Act No. 15, 2009)

Assent date

18 June 2009

Commenced

18 June 2009

Justice Legislation Amendment (Age of Retirement) Act 2013 (Act No. 5, 2013)

Assent date

14 March 2013

Commenced

2 April 2013 (Gaz S14, 2 April 2013)

Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (Act No. 1, 2019)

Assent date

22 February 2019

Commenced

23 February 2019(s 2)

Statute Law Revision and Repeals Act 2019 (Act No. 33, 2019)

Assent date

6 November 2019

Commenced

pts 2 and 3: 11 December 2019 (Gaz G50, 11 December 2019, p 2); rem: 7 November 2019 (s 2)

Judicial and Other Officers' Entitlements Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 14, 2023)

Assent date

31 May 2023

Commenced

1 June 2023 (s 2)

3     SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

s 7 Law Officers Amendment Act 1986 (Act No. 5, 1986)

4     GENERAL AMENDMENTS

General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: ss 1, 6, 8, 13 and 14.

5     LIST OF AMENDMENTS
lt     amd No. 54, 1982, s 2; No. 48, 1986, s 4
pt 1 hdg     ins No. 14, 2023, s 31
ss 12     amd No. 54, 1982, s 2
pt 2 hdg     ins No. 14, 2023, s 32
s 3     rep No. 48, 1986, s 5
s 4     amd No. 54, 1982, s 2
    rep No. 48, 1986, s 5
s 5     amd No. 54, 1982, s 2; No. 14, 2023, s 40
s 6     amd No. 117, 1978, s 4; No. 54, 1982, s 2; No. 48, 1986, s 6; No. 7, 2007, s 16; No. 14, 2023, s 40
s 7     amd No. 117, 1978, s 3; No. 1, 1980, s 4; No. 54, 1982, s 2; No. 44, 2005, s 35
pt 3 hdg     ins No. 14, 2023, s 33
s 8     amd No. 24, 1981, s 2; No. 54, 1982, s 2
    sub No. 5, 1986, s 4; No. 48, 1986, s 7
    amd No. 28, 1993, s 3; No. 27, 1999, s 15; No. 7, 2007, s 16; No. 14, 2023, s 34
s 9     amd No. 49, 1985, s 4
    rep No. 48, 1986, s 7
s 10     amd No. 54, 1982, s 2
    rep No. 5, 1986, s 5
s 11     amd No. 54, 1982, s 2
    rep No. 48, 1986, s 7
s 12     amd No. 48, 1986, s 8
    rep No. 14, 2023, s 35
pt 4 hdg     ins No. 14, 2023, s 36
pt 4
div 1 hdg     ins No. 14, 2023, s 36
s 13     ins No. 5, 1986, s 6
    amd No. 6, 1988, s 2; No. 28, 1993, s 3; No. 27, 1999, s 15; No. 7, 2007, s 16; No. 15, 2009, s 16; No. 5, 2013, s 6; No. 1, 2019, s 7; No. 33, 2019, s 49; No. 14, 2023, s 37
ss 1415     ins No. 5, 1986, s 6
    amd No. 7, 2007, s 16; No. 14, 2023, s 40
pt 4
div 2 hdg     ins No. 14, 2023, s 38
ss 15A15E     ins No. 14, 2023, s 38
pt 5 hdg     ins No. 14, 2023, s 38
s 15F     ins No. 14, 2023, s 38
pt 6 hdg     ins No. 14, 2023, s 38
s 16     ins No. 1, 2019, s 8
s 17     ins No. 14, 2023, s 39



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