Australian Capital Territory
ACTION Authority Act 2001     No 61
Republication No 1
Republication date: 4 January 2002
Last amendment made by Act No 2001 No 99
Amendments incorporated to 1 January 2002

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office
About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the ACTION Authority Act 2001 as in force on 4 January 2002.  It includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 1 January 2002 and any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes).  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Amendments incorporated to
1 January 2002

Australian Capital Territory
ACTION Authority Act 2001

Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of Act	2
	3	Definitions for Act	2
Part 2	ACTION Authority
Division 2.1	Corporate status
	4	Establishment	3
	5	Functions	3
	6	Powers	4
	7	Restrictions on contracts and dealings with assets	4
Division 2.2	Board of management
	8	Establishment	4
	9	Function of the board	5
	10	Constitution of board	5
	11	Appointment of directors	5
	12	Chairperson and deputy chairperson	6
	13	Honesty and diligence	6
	14	Termination of appointment	6
	15	Disclosure of interest	7
Division 2.3	Procedures
	16	Meetings	8
	17	Procedure at meetings	9
	18	Quorum	9
Part 3	Chief executive and staff
Division 3.1	The chief executive
	19	Appointment	10
	20	Functions	10
Division 3.2	Employees
	21	Staff	11
	22	Former public servants	11
Part 4	Accountability and finance
	23	Requests for information	13
	24	Notification of significant events	13
	25	Ministerial directions	13
	26	Business plans	14
	27	Compliance with business plans	15
	28	Dividends	16
	29	Other reporting requirements	16
Part 5	Miscellaneous
Division 5.1	Conduct of persons associated with the authority
	30	Meaning of relevant person for div 5.1	17
	31	Improper use of position	17
	32	Improper use of information	17
Division 5.2	General
	33	Power to bind authority	18
	34	Annual report	18
	35	Taxation	18
	35A	Regulation-making power	18
Part 6	Transfer of assets, rights and liabilities
	36	Transfer of assets, rights and liabilities	19
	36A	Transferred staff	19
	37	Evidentiary certificate	20
	38	Registration of changes in title to certain assets	20
	39	Proceedings and evidence	21
	40	Expiry of pt 6	22
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	23
	2	Abbreviation key	23
	3	Legislation history	24
	4	Amendment history	24

Amendments incorporated to
1 January 2002

Australian Capital Territory
ACTION Authority Act 2001

An Act to establish the ACTION Authority, and for related purposes.

    

Part 1	Preliminary
1	Name of Act
This Act is the ACTION Authority Act 2001.
3	Definitions for Act
		In this Act:
Note	A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001, s 155)
appointed director means a person appointed to be a director of the authority under section 11.
authority means ACTION authority. 
board means the board of management of the authority established by section 8.
chief executive means a person appointed under section 19.
commencement day means the day when this section commences.
director means a director of the authority.

Part 2	ACTION Authority
Division 2.1	Corporate status
4	Establishment
	(1)	ACTION Authority is established by this subsection.
	(2)	The authority—
	(a)	is a body corporate; and
	(b)	may have a seal.
5	Functions
The functions of the authority are—
	(a)	to provide an effective, affordable and accessible public transport network within its area of operation; and
	(b)	without prejudice to paragraph (a), to operate on a sound commercial basis; and
	(c)	to maximise the sustainable return to the Territory on its investment in the authority; and
	(d)	to perform services to the community in accordance with any agreement with the Minister; and
	(e)	to advise the Minister on all significant issues relating to the authority and its activities; and
	(f)	to implement any directions from the Minister under this Act; and
	(g)	such other functions as are conferred on the authority under this Act or any other law of the Territory; and
	(h)	to carry out activities incidental to the performance of another function.
6	Powers
	(1)	The authority has power to do everything necessary or convenient to be done in connection with the performance of its functions.
	(2)	Without limiting subsection (1), the authority has the same capacity as an individual.
7	Restrictions on contracts and dealings with assets
	(1)	The authority or a company that, for the Corporations Act, is a subsidiary of the authority, may not, without the Treasurer’s prior written approval—
	(a)	enter into a contract involving the payment or receipt of an amount that exceeds, or of amounts that in total exceed, $500,000; or
	(b)	sell or otherwise dispose of, mortgage or otherwise give security over, a significant asset; or
	(c)	mortgage or give a charge over the whole or a significant part of its undertakings or assets.
	(2)	An approval of the Treasurer may be given subject to conditions and, if it is so given, the authority or subsidiary must not carry out the activity or enter into the transaction to which the approval refers until the conditions are satisfied.
	(3)	The authority or a company mentioned in subsection (1) must not dispose of any of its main undertakings unless the Legislative Assembly has, by resolution, approved the disposal.
	(4)	A purported disposal in contravention of subsection (3) is void.
Division 2.2	Board of management
8	Establishment
A board of management of the authority is established by this section.
9	Function of the board
	(1)	The board has general responsibility for the policies and management of the authority.
	(2)	Without limiting subsection (1), the board is required to—
	(a)	decide the strategies and policies to be followed by the authority; and
	(b)	ensure that the authority performs its functions in a proper, effective and efficient way.
10	Constitution of board
	(1)	Subject to subsection (3), the board consists of the directors.
	(2)	The directors of the authority are—
	(a)	the appointed directors; and
	(b)	the chief executive.
	(3)	For the purpose of considering or dealing with any matter relating to—
	(a)	the appointment or termination of appointment of a chief executive; or
	(b)	the terms or conditions of appointment of a chief executive;
		the board consists of the appointed members only.
	(4)	The performance of the functions, and the exercise of the powers, of the authority are not affected merely because of there being a vacancy in its membership.
11	Appointment of directors
	(1)	The Minister may appoint a person to be director of the authority.
	(2)	The number of appointed directors must be not less than 4 nor more than 6.
	(3)	An appointment may not be for longer than 3 years.
12	Chairperson and deputy chairperson
	(1)	The Minister must appoint an appointed director to be the chairperson of the board.
	(2)	The directors must elect an appointed director to be the deputy chairperson of the board.
13	Honesty and diligence
In the discharge of his or her functions as a director, a director must exercise the degree of honesty, care and diligence that is required to be exercised by a director of a company in relation to the affairs of the company.
14	Termination of appointment
	(1)	The Minister must terminate the appointment of an appointed director if the director—
	(a)	becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with creditors or makes an assignment of remuneration for their benefit; or
	(b)	is absent, except on leave, from 3 consecutive meetings of the board; or
	(c)	has contravened section 13 or division 5.1; or
	(d)	without reasonable excuse, has contravened section 15; or
	(e)	is sentenced, in Australia or elsewhere, to imprisonment for at least 1 year; or
	(f)	is convicted, in Australia or elsewhere, of an offence—
	(i)	the maximum punishment for which is imprisonment for at least 1 year; or
	(ii)	that involves fraud or arises out of the promotion, formation or management of a corporation.
	(2)	The Minister may terminate the appointment of an appointed director if the board tells the Minister in writing that it has resolved, by a majority of at least 2/3 of the directors, to recommend to the Minister that the appointment of the director be terminated.
	(3)	The board may only pass a resolution mentioned in subsection (2) if—
	(a)	at least 21 days written notice of the intention to consider the proposed resolution has been given to the director concerned; and
	(b)	the director has been given an opportunity to make submissions and present documents to a meeting of the board; and
	(c)	if the member has availed himself or herself of the opportunity mentioned in paragraph (b)—a summary of his or her arguments is recorded in the minutes of the authority and a copy of any documents presented is incorporated in the minutes.
15	Disclosure of interest
	(1)	A director who has a direct or indirect personal or pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the board must, as soon as practicable after the relevant facts have come to the director’s knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at a meeting of the board.
	(2)	The disclosure must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting and, unless the board otherwise decides, the director must not—
	(a)	be present during any deliberation of the board on that matter; or
	(b)	take part in any decision of the board on that matter.
	(3)	A director who has made a disclosure under this section must not—
	(a)	be present during any deliberation of the board for the purpose of considering whether to make a decision under subsection (2); or
	(b)	take part in the making of a decision.
	(4)	The chairperson of the board must, within 7 days after the end of each financial year, give to the Minister a statement that sets out the details of all disclosures under this section made during the financial year.
	(5)	The Minister must give to the relevant committee of the Legislative Assembly a copy of a statement received under subsection (4) within 14 days after receiving the statement.
	(6)	In this section:
relevant committee means—
	(a)	a standing committee of the Legislative Assembly nominated by the Speaker for this section; or
	(b)	if no nomination under paragraph (a) is in effect—the standing committee of the Legislative Assembly responsible for the scrutiny of public accounts.
Division 2.3	Procedures
16	Meetings
	(1)	The chairperson or, if he or she cannot do so, the deputy chairperson—
	(a)	may convene a meeting of the board whenever he or she considers it necessary for the efficient discharge of the functions of the authority or of the board; and
	(b)	must convene a meeting of the board as soon as practicable if the convening of a meeting is requested by the Minister or, in writing, by at least 2 members.
	(2)	A person who convenes a meeting of the board must give to the other directors reasonable notice of the time and place of the proposed meeting.
17	Procedure at meetings
	(1)	The chairperson must preside at all meetings of the board at which he or she is present.
	(2)	If the chairperson is not present at a meeting, the deputy chairperson must preside.
	(3)	If the chairperson and the deputy chairperson are both absent from a meeting, the directors present must elect a director to preside.
	(4)	Subject to any decision of the board, the procedures to be followed in connection with a meeting are as the presiding director decides.
	(5)	If all the directors so agree, a meeting may be held by means of a method of communication, or a combination of methods of communication, that enables all participants to hear what another participant says without being in each other’s presence.
	(6)	A director who takes part in a meeting conducted under subsection (5) is taken, for all purposes, to be present at the meeting.
	(7)	Questions arising at a meeting may be decided by a majority of the votes of the directors present and voting.
	(8)	The presiding director has a deciding vote and, if the votes are equal, a casting vote.
	(9)	The board must keep minutes of its proceedings in writing or in such other form as the board decides.
18	Quorum
A majority of the appointed directors is a quorum for a meeting.

Part 3	Chief executive and staff
Division 3.1	The chief executive
19	Appointment
	(1)	The authority must appoint a chief executive.
	(2)	The authority may appoint a person to act as chief executive—
	(a)	while the office of chief executive is vacant; or
	(b)	while the chief executive is absent from the ACT or, for any other reason, unable to perform his or her functions.
	(3)	The terms and conditions of appointment of the chief executive are as agreed to between the authority and the chief executive.
	(4)	The authority may only enter into an agreement mentioned in subsection (3) after consultation between the Minister and the board.
	(5)	Despite any agreement under subsection (3), the authority may terminate the appointment of a chief executive without compensation for failure to comply with section 20 (2) or division 5.1.
20	Functions
	(1)	The functions of the chief executive are—
	(a)	to manage the authority’s affairs on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the board; and
	(b)	to be a director; and
	(c)	such other functions as are given to him or her by the board.
	(2)	In performing the function under subsection (1) (a), the chief executive must act in accordance with any policies decided, and any directions given, by the board.
Division 3.2	Employees
21	Staff
	(1)	The authority may employ the staff it considers necessary to exercise its functions.
	(2)	The terms and conditions of employment of staff employed by the authority are as set out in a negotiated industrial agreement under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwth).
	(3)	Subsection (2) does not apply to staff at an executive level.
22	Former public servants
	(1)	The Minister may, in writing, declare that a person who—
	(a)	immediately before the commencement day had been a public servant employed or performing duties in the business unit known as ACTION in the Department of Urban Services; and
	(b)	immediately after the commencement day is an employee of the authority;
is a transferred employee.
	(2)	Until the rights of a transferred employee are changed by a negotiated industrial agreement—
	(a)	a transferred employee is employed by the authority on the terms and conditions that applied to him or her under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 as in force immediately before the commencement day and the management standards under that Act in effect immediately before that day; and
	(b)	the rights and entitlements that would have accrued to a transferred employee if he or she had remained a public servant continue to accrue to him or her.
	(3)	Without limiting subsection (2), if a transferred employee had, immediately before the commencement day, accrued as a public servant a period of recreation leave, long service leave or leave of absence on account of illness, he or she becomes eligible, on becoming an employee of the authority, for the grant of an equal period of recreation leave, long service leave or leave of absence on account of illness.
	(4)	Despite subsection (2), the modifications to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989 specified in the Public Sector Management Act 1994, schedule 3 do not apply to a transferred employee.

Part 4	Accountability and finance
    
23	Requests for information
The authority must provide the Minister with all the information about the affairs of the authority that the Minister requests.
24	Notification of significant events
The authority must, as soon as practicable, tell the Minister of any significant event that affects, or seems likely to affect—
	(a)	the value of the authority; or
	(b)	a significant part of its assets; or
	(c)	the performance of the authority as a whole; or
	(d)	the discharge of a significant activity of the authority.
25	Ministerial directions
	(1)	The Minister may, by instrument, give directions to the authority in relation to the performance of any of its functions.
	(2)	Before giving a direction the Minister must—
	(a)	tell the authority of the effect of the proposed direction; and
	(b)	give the authority a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed direction; and
	(c)	consider any comments made by the authority.
	(3)	The Minister must lay before the Legislative Assembly an instrument under subsection (1) within 6 sitting days after making it.
	(4)	On receiving a direction under this section, the authority must comply with it.
	(5)	The Territory is liable to reimburse the authority for the net reasonable expense of complying with a direction.
	(6)	The net reasonable expense of complying with a direction is—
	(a)	if the direction requires the authority to do something that, but for the direction, it would not have done—the reasonable cost of, and the estimated revenue foregone in, complying with the direction; or
	(b)	if the direction requires the authority to perform an activity in a way that is different from the way in which the authority had intended to perform it—the additional cost incurred, and the estimated revenue foregone, in performing the activity in accordance with the direction; or
	(c)	if the direction requires the authority to refrain from performing an activity—the difference (if any) between any estimated foregone revenue and the savings resulting from the nonperformance of the activity.
	(7)	An amount is not payable under subsection (5) unless it is agreed to by the Minister and the authority or, failing agreement, is determined by the Treasurer.
26	Business plans
	(1)	The Minister may request the authority in writing to prepare and give to him or her a business plan made up to a date specified in the direction (the specified date).
	(2)	If the Minister makes a request under subsection (1), the authority must give to the Minister a business plan that includes—
	(a)	a profit and loss account for the period from the beginning of the financial year to the specified date; and
	(b)	a cash flow statement for that period; and
	(c)	a statement of assets and liabilities at the specified date; and
	(d)	estimated profit and loss accounts and cash flow statements for each of the next 3 financial years; and
	(e)	a statement of estimated assets and liabilities at the end of each of the next 3 financial years; and
	(f)	a copy of the statement of intent for the current financial year provided under the Financial Management Act 1996, section 58 (1); and
	(g)	a description of the business and corporate strategies adopted by the authority; and
	(h)	a description of any significant action that the authority has taken or intends to take in order to achieve the estimates set out in the statements under paragraphs (d) and (e); and
	(i)	an explanation of any significant variation disclosed by the business plan from—
	(i)	estimates previously given by the authority for the current or a future financial year; or
	(ii)	strategies or policies, whether adopted or contemplated, of which advice had been given;
in a previous business plan, information given to the Minister or the Treasurer, a statement of intent or an annual report.
	(3)	The Minister must cause a copy of each business plan given to him or her under subsection (2) to be presented to the Legislative Assembly within 6 days after receiving it.
27	Compliance with business plans
	(1)	This section applies to a financial year if the authority has previously given to the Minister a business plan that contains estimates for the financial year.
	(2)	As soon as practicable after 31 December and 30 June in a financial year to which this section applies, the authority must give to the Minister a written assessment of its performance, for the 6 month period ending on those dates, in relation to the estimates for that period contained in the latest business plan given to the Minister.
	(3)	A report under subsection (2) must be prepared in a form that facilitates a comparison between the business plan estimates applicable to the period and the outcomes of operations of the authority during the period.
28	Dividends
	(1)	If there are profits available for doing so, the Treasurer, after consultation with the board, may direct the authority to declare a dividend for a financial year of the amount directed by the Treasurer.
	(2)	The authority must pay to the Territory, within 1 month after receiving a direction under subsection (1), a dividend in accordance with the direction.
	(3)	For this section, available profits are—
	(a)	the profits for the financial year to which the Treasurer’s direction relates; and
	(b)	any profits for any previous financial year that have not previously been taken into account in deciding whether a dividend should be declared.
	(4)	In this section:
profit includes the net proceeds of the sale of assets.
29	Other reporting requirements
	(1)	In addition to any other reports that the authority is required by this Act or any other law to make, the authority must give to the Treasurer the reports that the Treasurer requires.
	(2)	A report under this section must be prepared in such form and be based on such accounting or other policies or practices as the Treasurer specifies in writing.

Part 5	Miscellaneous
Division 5.1	Conduct of persons associated with the authority
30	Meaning of relevant person for div 5.1
In this division:
relevant person means—
	(a)	a director; or
	(b)	an employee of the authority; or
	(c)	a person performing services for the authority.
31	Improper use of position
A relevant person must not knowingly make improper use of his or her position as a relevant person to gain, directly or indirectly, an advantage for himself or herself or anyone else or to cause detriment to the authority.
Maximum penalty:  500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
32	Improper use of information
A relevant person or former relevant person must not knowingly make improper use of information acquired because of his or her position as a relevant person to gain, directly or indirectly, an advantage for himself or herself or anyone else or to cause detriment to the authority.
Maximum penalty:  500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
Division 5.2	General
33	Power to bind authority
Anything done on behalf of the authority by the board or the chief executive is taken to have been done by the authority.
34	Annual report
A report or information prepared by the authority for the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 1995, section 8 must include, for the reporting period—
	(a)	a copy of any direction given by the Minister under section 25 during the period; and
	(b)	a statement by the authority about action taken during the period to give effect to any direction given by the Minister under that section, whether during that period or an earlier one.
35	Taxation
The Territory Owned Corporations Act 1990, part 5 applies to the authority as if the authority were a Territory owned corporation within the meaning of that Act.
35A	Regulation-making power
The Executive may make regulations for this Act.
Note	Regulations must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001.

Part 6	Transfer of assets, rights and liabilities
    
36	Transfer of assets, rights and liabilities
	(1)	The Minister may, in writing, declare that assets, rights or liabilities of the Territory vest in the authority.
	(2)	If an asset, right or liability that is transferred to the authority under this section is mentioned in a contract, agreement or arrangement, the reference to the Territory in the contract, agreement or arrangement is to be read (except in relation to matters that occurred before the vesting) as a reference to the authority.
	(3)	A declaration under subsection (1) is a disallowable instrument.
Note	A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001.
	(4)	Unless a declaration is disallowed by the Legislative Assembly, the declaration commences—
	(a)	on the day after the last day when it could have been disallowed; or
	(b)	if the declaration provides for a later date or time of commencement—on that date or time.
36A	Transferred staff
	(1)	This section applies to a person who was—
	(a)	immediately before the commencement day a public servant employed or performing duties in the business unit known as ACTION in the Department of Urban Services; and
	(b)	mentioned in an instrument under section 22 (1) (Former public servants); and
	(c)	mentioned in an instrument under section 36 (1) as being a person who is transferred to the authority.
	(2)	For this Act, the person is taken to be a transferred employee under section 22 and an employee of the authority from the commencement day.
37	Evidentiary certificate
	(1)	The chief executive may certify in writing that an asset, right or liability mentioned in the certificate has vested in the authority under section 36. 
	(2)	A certificate under subsection (1) is evidence of the matters it states.
	(3)	A document that purports to be a certificate signed by the chief executive under subsection (1) is taken, unless the contrary is proved, to be such a certificate and to have been so signed.
	(4)	In this section:
chief executive means the chief executive of the administrative unit responsible under the Public Sector Management Act 1994, section 14 (b) for this Act.
38	Registration of changes in title to certain assets
	(1)	If a registrable asset vests in the authority under section 36, the authority may give to the relevant registering authority a certificate under section 37 for that asset.
	(2)	On receipt of a certificate under section 37 that relates to a registrable asset, a registering authority must make such entries in the relevant registers kept by it, and do such other things, as are necessary to reflect the operation of section 36.
	(3)	In this section:
registering authority means a person who, under a law of the Territory, is required to enter in a register particulars relating to the ownership of a registrable asset.
registrable asset means an asset, including an interest in land, particulars of the ownership of which are required under a law of the Territory to be entered in a register.
	(4)	The evidentiary value of a register mentioned in this section is not affected by—
	(a)	the making of an entry under this section; or
	(b)	the failure to make an entry under this section; or
	(c)	the failure by the authority to give a certificate to a registering authority.
39	Proceedings and evidence
	(1)	In this section:
proceeding includes a right of appeal or review (including a right of review under the Ombudsman Act 1989) or any other civil proceeding relating to an asset, right or liability vested in the authority under section 36.
	(2)	For a proceeding started before the commencement day to which the Territory is a party, the authority is substituted as a party to the proceeding.
	(3)	A proceeding that—
	(a)	was not started before the commencement day; and
	(b)	apart from this section could, after that day, be brought against the Territory;
may be brought against the authority.
	(4)	The Limitation Act 1985, part 3 applies to the institution of proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) by or against the authority as if the cause of action had accrued by or against the authority. 
	(5)	The court, tribunal, commission or other body in which, or before which, proceedings have been instituted or continued under this section may give directions in relation to the institution or continuance of those proceedings.
	(6)	Any evidence that, but for this section, would have been admissible for or against the Territory is admissible for or against the authority.
	(7)	The Territory and the authority must endeavour to assist each other in the provision of evidence relevant to a proceeding for a cause of action arising before the commencement day.
40	Expiry of pt 6
	(1)	This part expires on 31 December 2003.
	(2)	To prevent doubt, it is declared that the Legislation Act 2001, section 88 (Repeal does not end transitional or validating effect etc) applies to part 6.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnotes.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	p = page	
cl = clause	par = paragraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	prov = provision	
div = division	pt = part	
exp = expires/expired	r = rule/subrule	
Gaz = Gazette	reg = regulation/subregulation	
hdg = heading	renum = renumbered	
ins = inserted/added	reloc = relocated	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	R[10] = Republication No	
LR = legislation register	s = section/subsection	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sch = schedule	
mod = modified / modification	sdiv = subdivision	
No = number	sub = substituted	
o = order	SL  = Subordinate Law	
om = omitted/repealed	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
3	Legislation history
ACTION Authority Act 2001 No 61
notified 10 September 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S66)
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 September 2001 (IA s 10B)
remainder (ss 3-39) commenced 1 January 2002 (s 2 and CN 2001 No 1)
as amended by
ACTION Authority Amendment Act 2001 No 99
notified LR 20 December 2001
s 5 commenced 1 January 2002 (s 2 (2))
remainder commenced 20 December 2001 (s 2 (1))
4	Amendment history
Commencement
s 2	om R 1 LA s 89 (4)
Regulation-making power
s 35A	ins 2001 No 99 amdt 4
Transferred staff
s 36A	ins 2001 No 99 amdt 5
Expiry of pt 6
s 40	ins 2001 No 99 amdt 6

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

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