2000
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Justice and Community Safety)
Legislation (Access and Operation) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2000

CONTENTS

Section 	Page
	1	Name of Act	1
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Acts amended	2
	4	Acts repealed	2
	SCHEDULE 1
	consequential amendments	3

2000
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Justice and Community Safety)
Legislation (Access and Operation) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2000

A BILL
FOR
An Act to amend various Acts and to repeal certain Acts because of the enactment of the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000, and for other purposes
	The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:
1 	Name of Act
	This Act is the Legislation (Access and Operation) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2000.
2 	Commencement
	This Act commences on the commencement of section 5 (Objects) of the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000.
Note  	The provisions of an Act providing for its name and commencement automatically commence on the date of notification of the Act (see Interpretation Act 1967, s 10B—that section is to be replaced by s 63 of the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000).
3 	Acts amended
	The Acts mentioned in Schedule 1 are amended.
4 	Acts repealed
(1) 	The Subordinate Laws Act 1989 and the Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 are repealed.
(2) 	The Acts mentioned in subsection (1) are declared to be laws to which the Legislation (Operation and Access) Act 2000, section 76 (Repeal does not end transitional or validating effect etc) applies.

	SCHEDULE 1	(See s 3)
	consequential amendments
Evidence Act 1971
[1.1] 	Section 6 (definition of reserved law)—
	Omit the definition.
[1.2] 	Heading to Part 2—
	Omit the heading, substitute the following heading:
“Part 2—EVIDENCE OF OFFICE HOLDERS”.
[1.3] 	Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 2—
	Repeal the Divisions.
[1.4] 	Heading to Division 3 of Part 2—
	Omit the heading.
Interpretation Act 1967
[1.5] 	Section 2—
	Repeal the section, substitute the following section:
“2 	Application of Act
“(1) 	This Act applies to all Acts.
“(2) 	This Act applies to a statutory instrument as if—
	(a)	the instrument were an Act; and
	(b)	each of its provisions were a section of an Act; and
	(c)	a reference to the enactment or passage of the instrument were a reference to its making.”.
[1.6] 	Part 1A—
	Repeal the Part.
[1.7] 	Part 2—
	Repeal the Part.
[1.8] 	New section 11BA—
	After section 11B insert the following section:
“11BA	Terms used in instruments have same meanings as in authorising laws
	Words and expressions used in a statutory instrument have the same meanings as they have, from time to time, in the Act or statutory instrument (the authorising law), or the relevant provisions of the authorising law, under which the instrument is made or in force.”.
[1.9] 	Section 27A—
	Repeal the section.
[1.10] 	Division 3.4—
	Repeal the Division.
[1.11] Division 3.10—
 	Repeal the Division.
[1.12] 	Division 3.11—
	Repeal the Division.
[1.13] 	Schedule 1—
	Repeal the Schedule.
[1.14] 	Dictionary (definition of Act)—
	Omit the definition, substitute the following definition:
“Act—see the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000, sections 7 (Meaning of Act generally) and 17 (References to Acts include references to former Cwlth enactments etc).”.
Note 	The following sections of that Act may be relevant to particular references to an Act:
•	section 90 (Meaning of references to a law or instrument generally)
•	section 91 (References to laws and instruments with amended names)
•	section 92 (References to laws include references to instruments under laws).”.
[1.15] 	Dictionary (definition of commencement)—
	Omit the definition, substitute the following definition:
“commencement, of an Act or statutory instrument—see the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000, section 68 (References to commencement of law).”.
[1.16] 	Dictionary (definition of date of notification)—
	Omit the definition.
[1.17] 	Dictionary (definition of disallowable instrument)—
Omit the definition, substitute the following definition:
“disallowable instrument—see the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000, section 9 (Meaning of disallowable instrument).”.
[1.18] 	Dictionary (definitions of enactment)—
Omit the definitions, substitute the following definition:
“enactment, of an Act—see the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000, section 29 (References to enactment or passing of Acts).”.
[1.19] 	Dictionary (definition of former NSW Act and former UK Act)—
	Omit the definitions, substitute the following definitions:
“former NSW ACT means a NSW Act mentioned in the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000, Schedule 1.”.
“former UK Act means a UK Act mentioned in the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000, Schedule 1.”.
[1.20] 	Dictionary (definition of law, paragraph (c))—
Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraphs:
“(c)	any other statutory instrument of a legislative nature; or
(d)	the common law.”.
[1.21] 	Dictionary (definition of matter)—
	Omit the definition.
[1.22] 	Dictionary—
	Insert the following definitions:
“notifiable instrument—see the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000, section 10 (Meaning of notifiable instrument).
“notification—
	(a)	of an Act—see the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000, section 30 (References to notification of Acts); and
	(b)	of a statutory instrument—see the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000, section 51 (References to notification of registrable instruments).
“notification day, for an Act or statutory instrument, means the day the Act or instrument is notified.”.
[1.23] 	Dictionary (definition of passing)—
Omit the definition, substitute the following definition:
“passing, of an Act—see the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000, section 29 (References to enactment or passing of Acts).”.
[1.24] 	Dictionary (definition of penalty)—
Omit the definition. 
[1.25] 	Dictionary (definition of provision)—
Omit the definition, substitute the following definition:
“provision—see the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000, section 16 (Meaning of provision).”.
[1.26] 	Dictionary (definition of statutory instrument)—
Omit the definition, substitute the following definition:
“statutory instrument—see the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000, section 13 (Meaning of statutory instrument).”.
[1.27] 	Dictionary (definition of subordinate law)—
Omit the definition, substitute the following definition:
“subordinate law—see the Legislation (Access and Operation) Act 2000, section 8 (Meaning of subordinate law).”.

Endnote
Acts amended
1	Evidence Act.  Republished as in force on 1 September 1999 (Republication No 4).  See also Acts 1999 No 66; 2000 No 17.
2	Interpretation Act.  Republished as in force on 10 November 1999 (Republication 
No 6).  See also Acts 1999 Nos 75 and 79; 2000 Nos 2 and 17.

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