AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Statute Law Revision Act 1995
No. 46 of 1995
	
An Act to revise the statute law of the Territory
	[Notified in ACT Gazette S306: 18 December 1995]
	The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:
Short title
1.  This Act may be cited as the Statute Law Revision Act 1995.
Commencement
2.  This Act commences on the day on which it is notified in the Gazette.
Repeal of Acts
3.  The following Acts are repealed:
Canberra Institute of the Arts (Amendment) Act 1988;
Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1984;
Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1985;
Police Arbitral Tribunal Act 1947.
Amendments of Acts
4.  (1)  The Acts specified in the Schedule are amended as set out in the Schedule.
(2)  The amendment of the Tenancy Tribunal Act 1994 set out in the Schedule shall be taken to have commenced on 1 January 1995.

	SCHEDULE	Section 4

AMENDMENTS OF ACTS
Agents Act 1968
Paragraph 64 (1) (a)—
Omit “Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Corporations Law”.
Animal Nuisance Control Act 1975
Subsection 11 (1)—
Omit “(1)  Sections 185 to 188 (inclusive) and section 196”, substitute “Sections 187 to 190 (inclusive)”.
Subsection 13 (1)—
Omit “section 282C (2)”, substitute “subsection 387 (2)”.
Betting (Totalizator Administration) Act 1964
Subsection 50 (1)—
Omit “Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Corporations Law”.
Business Names Act 1963
Subsection 4 (1) (definition of “corporation”)—
Omit all the words after “includes”, substitute “any company, recognised company or foreign company within the meaning of section 9 of the Corporations Law”.
Subsection 4 (1) (definition of “secretary”)—
Omit “Division 5 of Part XIII of the Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Division 2 of Part 4.1 of the Corporations Law”.
Subsection 9 (1)—
	(a)	Omit “National Companies and Securities Commission”, substitute “Australian Securities Commission”.
	(b)	Omit “section 38 of the Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “section 367 of the Corporations Law”.
Paragraph 19 (1) (d)—
Omit “Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Corporations Law”.
Subsection 26 (2)—
Omit “Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Corporations Law”.
Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987
Subsection 3 (2)—
Omit all the words after “Corporations Law”.
Children’s Services Act 1986
Subsection 145 (2)—
Omit “subsection 282C (2)”, substitute “subsection 387 (2)”.
Consumer Affairs Act 1973
Subsection 3 (1) (definition of “corporation”)—
Omit “Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Corporations Law”.
Conveyancing Act, 1919 (NSW) as applied and modified in the Territory by the Conveyancing Act 1951
Subsection 7 (definition of “Bankruptcy”)—
Omit “Companies Act, 1899”, substitute “Corporations Law”.
Conveyancing Acts, 1919-1954 (NSW) as applied and modified in the Territory by the Trustee Act 1957
Subsection 7 (1) (definition of “Bankruptcy”)—
Omit “Companies Act, 1936”, substitute “Corporations Law”.
Co-operative Societies Act 1939
Paragraph 5B (2) (b)—
Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:
	“(b)	require a person who has custody or control of any books, records or documents relating to the affairs of a society to produce them to the Registrar or inspector.”.
Section 24—
Omit “the” (second occurring).
Subsection 47 (2)—
Omit “(2)  The society”, substitute “(3)  The society”.
Subsection 47 (3)—
Omit “(3)”, substitute “(4)”.
Credit Act 1985
Paragraph 147 (2) (e)—
Omit “his age”, substitute “his or her age”.
Subsection 210 (4)—
Omit “paragraph 282J (1) (d)”, substitute “paragraph 393 (1) (d)”.
Dangerous Goods Act, 1975 (NSW) in its application in the Territory
Section 4 (definition of “director”)—
Omit “section 5 of the Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “section 9 of the Corporations Law”.
Discrimination Act 1991
Subsection 96 (2)—
Omit “Crimes Act, 1900 of the State of New South Wales in its application in the Territory”, substitute “Crimes Act 1900”.
Domestic Violence Act 1986
Subsection 8 (1)—
Omit “Paragraph 20 (4) (a) and section 198”, substitute  “Paragraph 22 (4) (a) and section 199”.
Subsection 8 (2)—
Omit “sections 205 and 206”, substitute  “sections 206 and 207”.
Subsection 31 (1)—
Omit “subsection 282C (2)”, substitute  “subsection 387 (2)”.
Drugs of Dependence Act 1989
Subsection 130 (3)—
Omit “Role”, substitute “Roll”.
Egg Industry Act 1975
Subsection 3 (1) (definition of “company”)—
Omit all the words after “that is”, substitute “a company, recognised company or foreign company within the meaning of section 9 of the Corporations Law”. 
Electoral Act 1992
Paragraph 175 (a)—
Omit “and”.
Electricity Act 1971
Subsection 3 (1) (definition of “Administrative Appeals Tribunal”)—
Omit the definition.
Subsection 60 (1) (definition of “determined fee”)—
Omit the definition.
Financial Institutions Duty Act 1987
Section 3 (definition of “financial institution”, paragraph (e))—
Omit “Division 6 of Part IV of the Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Division 5 of Part 7.12 of the Corporations Law”.
Paragraph 6 (2) (h)—
Omit “Division 6 of Part IV of the Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Division 5 of Part 7.12 of the Corporations Law”.
Food Act 1992
Section 34—
Omit “satisified”, substitute “satisfied”.
Health Professions Boards (Procedures) Act 1981
Section 3 (definition of “proceeding”, paragraph (c))—
Omit “section 40”, substitute “section 66”.
Section 3 (definition of “proceeding”, paragraph (g))—
Omit “section 25J”, substitute “section 45”.
Juries Act 1967
Section 52—
Omit “Attorney-General”, substitute “Executive”.
Lakes Act 1976
Heading to Division 1 of Part IV—
Omit the heading.
Heading to Division 2 of Part IV—
Omit the heading.
Subparagraph 54 (d) (a)—
Omit “(a)”, substitute “(i)”.
Subparagraph 54 (d) (b)—
Omit “(b)”, substitute “(ii)”.
Legal Aid Act 1977
Subsection 95A (2)—
Omit “subsection 227B (2)”, substitute “subsection 231 (2)”.
Long Service Leave Act 1976
Subsection 2 (1) (definition of “associated company”)—
	(a)	Omit “section 7 of the Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “section 9 of the Corporations Law”.
	(b)	Omit “related corporation”, substitute “related body corporate”.
Machinery Act 1949
Subparagraph 5 (2) (g) (a)—
Omit “(a)”, substitute “(i)”.
Subparagraph 5 (2) (g) (b)—
Omit “(b)”, substitute “(ii)”.
Magistrates Court Act 1930
Section 67A—
Omit “Section 201”, substitute “Section 202”.
Section 67B—
Omit “Sections 202, 203, 204, 209, 210, 211, 212 and 213”, substitute “Sections 203, 204, 205, 210, 211, 212, 213 and 214”.
Section 73A—
Omit “subsection 185 (8)”, substitute “subsection 187 (8)”.
Subsection 147 (3A)—
Omit “section 232”, substitute “section 240”.
Subsection 203 (1)—
Omit “Section 20”, substitute “Section 22”.
Subsection 203 (2)—
Omit “Section 198”, substitute “Section 199”.
Subsection 203 (3)—
Omit “sections 205 and 206”, substitute “sections 206 and 207”.
Paragraph 203 (3) (b)—
Omit “subsection 206 (1)”, substitute “subsection 207 (1)”.
Subsection 206Q (1)—
Omit “subsection 282C (2)”, substitute “subsection 387 (2)”.
Paragraph 248C (2) (e)—
Omit “section 306A”, substitute “section 419”.
Paragraph 255AA (1) (b)—
Omit “section 278J”, substitute “section 298”.
Paragraph 255AB (1) (b)—
Omit “section 278R”, substitute “section 306”.
Maintenance Act 1968
Subsection 64 (5)—
	(a)	Omit all the words after “offence”, substitute “punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units, or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or by both fine and imprisonment”.
	(b)	Omit the penalty provision.
Subsection 102 (2)—
Omit “section 282H” and “subsection 282C (2)”, substitute “section 392” and “subsection 387 (2)” respectively.
Married Persons’ Property Act 1986
Paragraph 14 (a)—
Omit “section 10”, substitute “section 11”.
Milk Authority Act 1971
Paragraph 2 (2) (a)—
Omit the paragraph.
Motor Omnibus Services Act 1955
Subsection 2 (1)—
Omit the following definitions:
“ ‘child’ means a person who has not attained the age of 15 years;
‘inspector’ means a person appointed as an inspector under subsection 5 (1);”.
Motor Traffic Act 1936
Section 162M—
Omit “subsection 20 (2)”, substitute “subsection 22 (2)”.
Section 180M—
Omit “subsection 20 (2)”, substitute “subsection 22 (2)”.
Nature Conservation Act 1980
Subparagraph 84 (1) (b) (a)—
Omit “(a)”, substitute “(i)”.
Subparagraph 84 (1) (b) (b)—
Omit “(b)”, substitute “(ii)”.
Noise Control Act 1988
Paragraph 44 (3) (b)—
Omit “(2) (c)”, substitute “(2) (d)”.
Subparagraph 50 (b) (a)—
Omit “(a)”, substitute “(i)”.
Subparagraph 50 (b) (b)—
Omit “(b)”, substitute “(ii)”.
Nurses Act 1988
Subsection 15 (5)—
Omit “be a registered”, substitute “be registered”.
Oaths and Affirmations Act 1984
Section 5—
Omit “Rules of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory”, substitute “Supreme Court Rules”.
Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989
Paragraph 84G (2) (a)—
Omit “Tribunal”, substitute “Review Authority”.
Subsection 84J (1)—
Omit “on”, substitute “of”.
Subparagraph 97 (2) (w) (a)—
Omit “(a)”, substitute “(i)”.
Subparagraph 97 (2) (w) (b)—
Omit “(b)”, substitute “(ii)”.`
Ozone Protection Act 1991
Subparagraph 48 (2) (b) (a)—
Omit “(a)”, substitute “(i)”.
Subparagraph 48 (2) (b) (b)—
Omit “(b)”, substitute “(ii)”.
Plant Diseases Act 1934
Subparagraph 14 (g) (a)—
Omit “(a)”, substitute “(i)”.
Subparagraph 14 (g) (b)—
Omit “(b)”, substitute “(ii)”.
Psychologists Act 1994
Subsection 10 (1)—
Omit “8 (1) (a) (i)” (second occurring), substitute “8 (1) (a) (ii)”.
Subsection 50 (1)—
Omit “subsection (1) of this section, or under section 31 of the Health Professions Boards (Procedures) Act 1981,”, substitute “section 49”.
Subsection 58 (1)—
Omit “56” (wherever occurring), substitute “57”.
Registration of Interests in Goods Act 1990
Paragraph 8 (4) (a)—
Omit “Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Corporations Law”.
Paragraph 8 (4) (b)—
Omit “Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Corporations Law”.
Sale of Motor Vehicles Act 1977
Subparagraph 3 (2) (c) (ii)—
Omit “Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Corporations Law”.
Paragraph 42 (a)—
Omit “Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Corporations Law”.
Scaffolding and Lifts Act, 1912-1948 (NSW) in its application in the Territory
Paragraph 15 (5) (a) (second occurring)—
Omit “(a)”, substitute “(c)”.
Paragraph 15 (5) (b) (second occurring)—
Omit “(b)”, substitute “(d)”.
Small Claims Act 1974
Subsection 4 (2A)—
Omit “section 227A”, substitute “section 230”.
Subsection 4 (2B)—
Omit “9 and 10”, substitute “10 and 11”.
Subsection 6 (4)—
Omit “section 227A”, substitute “section 230”.
Paragraph 6 (4) (a)—
Omit “subsection 227B (2)”, substitute “subsection 231 (2)”.
Subsection 7 (2)—
Omit “94 and 95”, substitute “96 and 97”.
Subsection 20 (8)—
Omit “section 185”, substitute “section 187”.
Subsection 22AA (1)—
Omit “227A, 227C and 227D”, substitute “230, 232 and 233”.
Subsection 22AA (2)—
Omit “Section 227B”, substitute “Section 231”.
Section 22A—
Omit “Section 228”, substitute “Section 234”.
Subsection 25A (5)—
Omit “Section 278F”, substitute “Section 292”.
Section 26—
Omit “Section 226”, substitute “Section 228”.
Subsection 44C (1)—
Omit “section 306A”, substitute “section 419”.
Subsection 44C (2)—
Omit “section 306A”, substitute “section 419”.
Subsection 44C (3)—
Omit “Section 306”, substitute “Section 418”.
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1994
Schedule, amendments relating to the Electricity Act 1971—
Omit “Section 9” and “Section 10”, substitute “Section 24” and “Section 25” respectively.
Stock Act 1991
Paragraph 44 (a) (second occurring)—
Omit “(a)”, substitute “(c)”.
Paragraph 44 (b) (second occurring)—
Omit “(b)”, substitute “(d)”.
Supreme Court Act 1933
Subparagraph 37B (2) (c) (iii)—
Omit “Part V”, substitute “Part VIII”.
Tenancy Tribunal Act 1994
Subsection 8 (1)—
Omit “option before”, substitute “option, before”.
Trespass on Territory Land Act 1932
Subsection 4 (2)—
	(a)	Omit “shall not, without reasonable excuse, trespass or enter”, substitute “who, without reasonable excuse, trespasses or enters”.
	(b)	Omit “shall be guilty of an offence”, substitute “is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units”.
	(c)	Omit the penalty provision.
Subsection 4A (1)—
	(a)	Omit “shall be guilty of an offence”, substitute “is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units”.
	(b)	Omit the penalty provision.
Section 4B—
	(a)	Omit “shall be guilty of an offence”, substitute “is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units”.
	(b)	Omit the penalty provision.
Section 5—
	(a)	Omit “shall be guilty of an offence”, substitute “is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units”.
	(b)	Omit the penalty provision.
Section 6—
	(a)	Omit “shall not, without reasonable excuse, leave open any gate”, substitute “who, without reasonable excuse, leaves open any gate”. 
	(b)	Omit “shall be guilty of an offence”, substitute “is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units”.
	(c)	Omit the penalty provision.
Trustee Act, 1925-1942 (NSW) in its application in the Territory
Subsection 22 (2A)—
Omit “section one hundred and fifty-two of the Companies Act, 1936”, substitute “subsection 188 (2) of the Corporations Law”.
Trustee Companies Act 1947
Section 3 (definition of “books”)—
Omit “Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Corporations Law”.
Section 3 (definition of “officer”)—
Omit “Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Corporations Law”.
Section 3 (definition of “related corporation”)—
Omit the definition.
Section 3 (definition of “trustee company”, paragraph (b))—
Omit “registered in the territory as a foreign company or as a recognized company or a recognized foreign company within the meaning of section 5 of the companies act 1981 of the commonwealth”, substitute “that is a recognised company or a foreign company within the meaning of section 9 of the Corporations Law”.
Section 3—
Insert the following definition:
“ ‘related body corporate’ has the same meaning as in the Corporations Law;”.
Subsection 24 (1)—
Omit “Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Corporations Law”.
Schedule 2, Quarterly Financial Declaration, subparagraph (k) (item 1)—
Omit “related corporations”, substitute “related bodies corporate”.
Schedule 2, Quarterly Financial Declaration, subparagraph (l)—
Omit “related corporations”, substitute “related bodies corporate”.
Schedule 2, Quarterly Financial Declaration, subparagraph (q) (4)—
Omit “subsection 490 (1) of the Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “section 399 of the Corporations Law”.
Schedule 2, Statement to be annexed to Quarterly Financial Declaration Showing Assets and Liabilities—
Omit “related corporations” (wherever occurring), substitute “related bodies corporate”.
Unclaimed Moneys Act 1950
Section 3 (definition of “company”, paragraph (a))—
Omit all the words after “that is”, substitute “a company, a recognised company or a foreign company within the meaning of section 9 of the Corporations Law”.
Section 5A—
Omit all the words after “that is”, substitute “a company or a recognised company within the meaning of section 9 of the Corporations Law”.
Water Pollution Act 1984
Paragraphs 47 (d) and (e)—
Omit the paragraphs, substitute the following subparagraphs:
	“(i)	if the offender is a natural person—not exceeding 10 penalty units; or
	(ii)	if the offender is a body corporate—not exceeding 50 penalty units.”.
Weapons Act 1991
Subsection 5 (7) (definition of “security organisation”)—
Omit “Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Corporations Law”.
Workers’ Compensation Act 1951
Subsection 6 (1) (definition of “registered auditor”)—
Omit “Division 2 of Part II of the Companies Act 1981 of the Commonwealth”, substitute “Division 2 of Part 9.2 of the Corporations Law”.
Subsection 27B (2)—
After “subsection (1)” insert “shall”.

NOTE
Penalty units
See section 33AA of the Interpretation Act 1967.
[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 23 November 1995]

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