AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Statute Law Revision Act 1994
No. 26 of 1994
	
An Act to revise the statute law of the Territory
	[Notified in ACT Gazette S93: 31 May 1994]
	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 1994.
Commencement
2.  This Act commences on the day on which it is notified in the Gazette.
Amendments of Acts
3.  The Acts specified in the Schedule are amended as set out in the Schedule.
Repeal
4.  The Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1954 is repealed.
	
SCHEDULE	Section 3

AMENDMENTS OF ACTS
Artificial Conception Act 1985
Section 8—
Repeal the section.
Audit Act 1989
Subsection 93 (4)—
Omit the subsection.
Business Franchise (“X” Videos) Act 1990
Section 23—
Omit “21”, substitute “22”.
Children’s Services Act 1986
Subsection 83 (3)—
Omit “(c),”.
Subsection 83 (5)—
Omit “(c) or”.
Subsection 84 (1)—
Omit “(c),”.
Subsection 99 (1)—
Omit “(c),”.
Chiropractors and Osteopaths Act 1983
Subsection 3 (1) (definition of “medical practitioner”)—
Omit “Registration”.
Heading to Part VI—
Omit “PART VI”, substitute “PART V”.
Heading to Part VII—
Omit the heading.
Credit Act 1985
Subsection 5 (1) (definition of “supply”)—
Omit “(2)”, substitute “(2))”.
Subsection 13 (4)—
Omit “reasonable”, substitute “reasonably”.
Subsection 24 (1)—
Omit “good”, substitute “goods”.
Paragraph 24 (4) (d)—
Omit “cross claim”, substitute “cross-claim”.
Subsection 30 (3)—
Omit “puposes”, substitute “purposes”.
Dog Control Act 1975
Paragraph 32A (2) (a)—
Omit “(1) (d)”, substitute “(b)”.
Domestic Violence Act 1986
Section 3 (definition of “drug”, paragraph (b))—
Omit “Drugs of Dependence Act 1989”, substitute “Drugs of Dependence Regulations”.
Fair Trading Act 1992
Subsection 5 (1) (definition of “authority of the Territory”)—
Omit the definition.
Subsection 50 (10)—
Omit “(10)”, substitute “(8)”.
Government Solicitor Act 1989
Subsection 5 (3)—
Omit “1978”, substitute “1970”.
Section 8—
Repeal the section.
Schedule—
Repeal the Schedule.
Housing Assistance Act 1987
Paragraph 18 (8) (e)—
Omit “that subsection”, substitute “subsection (4), (5) or (6), as the case may be”.
Section 22—
Repeal the section.
Schedule 3—
Repeal the Schedule.
Lakes Act 1976
Paragraphs 21 (8) (b) and (c)—
Omit the paragraphs, substitute the following paragraphs:
	“(b)	an inspector;
	(c)	a person who is acting in the course of his or her duties as an employee or agent of the Territory or of a Territory authority; or”.
Paragraphs 23 (2) (b) and (c)—
Omit the paragraphs, substitute the following paragraphs:
	“(b)	an inspector;
	(c)	a person who is acting in the course of his or her duties as an employee or agent of the Territory or of a Territory authority; or”.
Paragraphs 27 (3) (b) and (c)—
Omit the paragraphs, substitute the following paragraphs:
	“(b)	an inspector;
	(c)	a person who is acting in the course of his or her duties as an employee or agent of the Territory or of a Territory authority; or”.
Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991
Section 285—
Insert “where” after “provided,”.
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1955
Subsection 26 (3)—
Omit “apply”.
Motor Traffic (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977
Subsection 4 (1) (definition of “drug”, paragraph (b))—
Omit “Drugs of Dependence Act 1989”, substitute “Drugs of Dependence Regulations”.
National Exhibition Centre Trust Act 1976
Subsection 17 (4)—
Insert “or she” after “he”.
Subsection 27B (2)—
Omit the subsection.
Ombudsman Act 1989
Subsection 7 (2)—
Omit “futher”, substitute “further”.
Pharmacy Act 1931
Subsection 2 (1) (definition of “medical practitioner”)—
Omit “Registration”.
Paragraph 41 (1) (b)—
Omit “or”.
Paragraph 41 (1) (ba)—
Add at the end “or”.
Plumbers, Drainers and Gasfitters Board Act 1982
Paragraph 5 (1) (d)—
Omit “College of Technical and Further Education”, substitute “Institute of Technology”.
Subsection 16 (2)—
Omit “members”, substitute “member”.
Prostitution Act 1992
Subsection 7 (3)—
Omit “owner”, substitute “operator”.
Subsection 17 (4) (definition of “designated medical practitioner”)—
Omit “Registration”.
Subsection 18 (2)—
Omit “or manager”.
Registration of Interests in Goods Act 1990
Paragraph 6 (2) (a)—
Omit “this”, substitute “the NSW”.
Trespass on Territory Land Act 1932
Section 3—
Insert the following definition:
“ ‘City Area’ has the same meaning as in the City Area Leases Act 1936 as in force on 1 April 1992;”.
Section 3 (definition of “the Commissioner of Police”)—
Omit the definition.
Section 3 (definition of “the Motor Traffic Act”)—
Omit “-1972”.
Section 3 (definition of “the Police Act”)—
Omit “-1970”.
Section 3A—
Insert “or she” after “he”.
Subsection 4 (1)—
Omit “thereon”, substitute “on such land”.
Subsection 4 (2)—
Omit “Any person who, without lawful excuse (proof whereof shall lie upon him) trespasses or goes upon”, substitute “A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, trespass or enter”.
Section 4B—
	(a)	Insert “or her” after “him”.
	(b)	Insert “or her” after “his”.
Section 6—
Omit “Any person who, without lawful excuse (proof whereof shall lie upon him) leaves open any gate”, substitute “A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, leave open any gate”.
Section 7—
Omit all the words from and including “Any” to and including “offence”, substitute “A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, damage or destroy trees, plant, garden, plantation or afforestation area on unleased Territory Land or land occupied by the Territory”.
Section 8—
	(a)	Omit “thereto authorized”, substitute “authorised”.
	(b)	Insert “or she” after “he”.
Paragraph 8 (a)—
Omit “(2) of section 4 of this Act”, substitute “4 (2)”.
Paragraph 8 (b)—
Omit “seven of this Act”, substitute “7”.
Paragraph 8A (2) (d)—
Omit “the next succeeding section”, substitute “section 8B”.
Paragraph 8A (3) (a)—
Omit “the next succeeding section”, substitute “section 8B”.
Subsection 8A (4)—
	(a)	Omit “either of the last two preceding subsections”, substitute “subsection (2) or (3)”.
	(b)	Insert “or she” after “he” (wherever occurring).
	(c)	Omit “that”, substitute “the relevant”.
Subsection 8A (5)—
	(a)	Omit “appointed under this Act” (wherever occurring).
	(b)	Omit “connexion” (wherever occurring), substitute “connection”.
Paragraph 8A (5) (b)—
Omit “of this section”.
Paragraph 8A (6) (a)—
Omit “two”, substitute “2”.
Paragraph 8A (6) (b)—
	(a)	Omit “of this section”.
	(b)	Omit “two”, substitute “2”.
Subsection 8A (6)—
	(a)	Omit “appointed under this Act”.
	(b)	Omit “connexion”, substitute “connection”.
Subsection 8A (7)—
Omit “either of the last two preceding subsections”, substitute “subsection (5) or (6)”.
Subsection 8A (8)—
	(a)	Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (7)”.
	(b)	Insert “or her” after “him”.
	(c)	Omit “the next succeeding subsection”, substitute “subsection (9)”.
Subsection 8A (9)—
	(a)	Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (8)”.
	(b)	Omit “of this section”.
Subsection 8A (10)—
	(a)	Omit “three”, substitute “3”.
	(b)	Omit “subsection” (second occurring).
	(c)	Omit “of this section” (wherever occurring).
	(d)	Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (9)”.
	(e)	Omit “twenty-six”, substitute “26”.
Subsection 8B (1)—
Omit “authorized”, substitute “authorised”.
Subsection 8C (2)—
Omit “the last preceding subsection”, substitute “subsection (1)”.
Subsection 9 (1)—
	(a)	Omit “thereto authorized”, substitute “authorised”.
	(b)	Insert “or her” after “his”.
Subsection 9 (2)—
Insert “or her” after “his”.
Trustee Act 1957
Subsection 13 (1) (definition of “resumption”)—
Omit “the Lands Acquisition Act 1955-57 of the Commonwealth, or under the provisions of any other”, substitute “any”.
Subparagraph 13 (6) (b) (i)—
Omit “the Lands Acquisition Act 1955-57 of the Commonwealth, or another”, substitute “an”.
Trustee Companies Act 1947
Amendments—
The following provisions are amended by omitting “one” and substituting “1” (wherever occurring).
Subsections 11 (2) and (3), 15 (1), 25A (1) and 25B (2) and Schedule 2.

note about section heading
On the day on which the Trustee Companies Act 1947 is amended by this Act, the following heading to that Act is amended as follows:

Section	Alteration

6	Omit the heading, substitute the following heading:
	Authorisation given to trustee company to act by 1 of 	several executors
[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 24 February 1994]
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