[BIL088-A.HAA]

House of Assembly—No. 86

[As laid on the table and read a first time on 24 October 2002]

South Australia

[Prepared by the Parliamentary Counsel]

STATUTES AMENDMENT AND REPEAL (NATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY) BILL 2002

A Bill For

An Act to amend the Conveyancers Act 1994, the Land and Business (Sale and Conveyancing) Act 1994 and the Local Government Act 1934; and to repeal the Advances to Settlers Act 1930, the Emergency Powers Act 1941, the Loans for Fencing and Water Piping Act 1938, the Loans to Producers Act 1927 and the Student Hostels (Advances) Act 1961.

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SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

1.Short title

2.Commencement

3.Interpretation

PART 2

AMENDMENT OF CONVEYANCERS ACT 1994

4.Amendment of s. 3—Interpretation

5.Amendment of s. 7—Entitlement to be registered

PART 3

AMENDMENT OF LAND AND BUSINESS (SALE AND CONVEYANCING) ACT 1994

6.Amendment of s. 3—Interpretation

PART 4

AMENDMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1934

7.Repeal of s. 586

8.Substitution of s. 589

589.Neglected cemeteries

9.Amendment of s. 595—Regulations

10.Amendment of s. 667—By-laws

PART 5

REPEAL OF ADVANCES TO SETTLERS ACT 1930

11.Repeal

PART 6

REPEAL OF EMERGENCY POWERS ACT 1941

12.Repeal

PART 7

REPEAL OF LOANS FOR FENCING AND WATER PIPING ACT 1938

13.Repeal

PART 8

REPEAL OF LOANS TO PRODUCERS ACT 1927

14.Repeal

PART 9

REPEAL OF STUDENT HOSTELS (ADVANCES) ACT 1961

15.Repeal

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Statutes Amendment and Repeal (National Competition Policy) Act 2002.

Commencement

2. This Act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Interpretation

3. A reference in this Act to the principal Act is a reference to the Act referred to in the heading to the Part in which the reference occurs.

PART 2

AMENDMENT OF CONVEYANCERS ACT 1994

Amendment of s. 3—Interpretation

4. Section 3 of the principal Act is amended by striking out the definition of "legal practitioner" and substituting the following definition:

"legal practitioner" has the same meaning as in the Legal Practitioners Act 1981;.

Amendment of s. 7—Entitlement to be registered

5. Section 7 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)by striking out paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

(b)has not—

(i)been convicted of an indictable offence of dishonesty; or

(ii)during the period of 10 years preceding the application for registration, been convicted of a summary offence of dishonesty; and;

(b)by striking out subparagraph (i) of subsection (2)(b) and substituting the following subparagraph:

(i)has—

(A)been convicted of an indictable offence of dishonesty; or

(B)during the period of 10 years preceding the application for registration, been convicted of a summary offence of dishonesty; or.

PART 3

AMENDMENT OF LAND AND BUSINESS (SALE AND CONVEYANCING) ACT 1994

Amendment of s. 3—Interpretation

6. Section 3 of the principal Act is amended by striking out the definition of "legal practitioner" and substituting the following definition:

"legal practitioner" has the same meaning as in the Legal Practitioners Act 1981;.

PART 4

AMENDMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1934

Repeal of s. 586

7. Section 586 of the principal Act is repealed.

Substitution of s. 589

8. Section 589 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:

Neglected cemeteries

589. (1) If the council is of the opinion that a cemetery within the area—

(a)is in a neglected condition; or

(b)in any manner fails to comply with a requirement of a regulation made by the Governor under this Part,

the council may, by order, require the person in whom the fee simple of the cemetery is vested (whether as trustee or otherwise) to carry out any work for the purpose of remedying the condition of neglect or complying with the requirement.

(2) Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 2 of Chapter 12 of the Local Government Act 1999 apply with respect to—

(a)a proposal to make an order; and

(b)an order made,

under subsection (1).

(3) If a cemetery is vested in any person as trustee and the cemetery was established before the commencement of this Act, an amount recoverable by the council from the trustee under Division 2 of Part 2 of Chapter 12 of the Local Government Act 1999 is limited to the amount in the hands of the trustee for the purposes of the cemetery.

Amendment of s. 595—Regulations

9. Section 595 of the principal Act is amended by striking out paragraph (f) of subsection (1).

Amendment of s. 667—By-laws

10. Section 667 of the principal Act is amended by striking out subparagraph XXII of paragraph 4 of subsection (1).

PART 5

REPEAL OF ADVANCES TO SETTLERS ACT 1930

Repeal

11. The Advances to Settlers Act 1930 is repealed.

PART 6

REPEAL OF EMERGENCY POWERS ACT 1941

Repeal

12. The Emergency Powers Act 1941 is repealed.

PART 7

REPEAL OF LOANS FOR FENCING AND WATER PIPING ACT 1938

Repeal

13. The Loans for Fencing and Water Piping Act 1938 is repealed.

PART 8

REPEAL OF LOANS TO PRODUCERS ACT 1927

Repeal

14. The Loans to Producers Act 1927 is repealed.

PART 9

REPEAL OF STUDENT HOSTELS (ADVANCES) ACT 1961

Repeal

15. The Student Hostels (Advances) Act 1961 is repealed.

By Authority: J. D. Ferguson, Government Printer, South Australia