2013
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Attorney-General)
Justice and Community Safety Legislation (Red Tape Reduction No 1—Licence Periods) Amendment Bill 2013

Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Legislation amended	2
Part 2	Agents Act 2003
	4	Term of licences Section 35	3
	5	Continuation of existing licences until the renewal applications decided
Section 37 (2)	3
	6	Term of registration
Section 59	3
	7	Continuation of existing registrations until renewal applications decided
Section 61 (2)	4
Part 3	Agents Regulation 2003
	8	Eligibility of unqualified real estate salespeople for registration—Act, s 49 (2)
Section 8A (2) (b) and note	5
Part 4	Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Enforcement) Act 1995
	9	Term of licence
Section 54G	6
	10	Renewal of licence
Section 54H (3)	6
Part 5	Fair Trading (Motor Vehicle Repair Industry) Act 2010
	11	Licence term
Section 16	7
Part 6	Hawkers Act 2003
	12	Term of licence
Section 19	8
	13	Procedure for amendment etc of licence—other grounds Section 25 (3) (a)	8
Part 7	Pawnbrokers Act 1902
	14	Issue of licences
Section 5 (3)	9
Part 8	Sale of Motor Vehicles Act 1977
	15	Applications for licences by individuals
Section 10 (1) (d)	10
	16	Applications for licences by corporations
Section 11 (1) (f)	10
	17	Issue of licences
Section 14 (3)	10
	18	Applications for renewal of licences
Section 14B (b)	11
	19	Renewal of licences
Section 14D (2)	11
Part 9	Second-hand Dealers Act 1906
	20	Issue of licences
Section 3 (3)	12

2013
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Attorney-General)
Justice and Community Safety Legislation (Red Tape Reduction No 1—Licence Periods) Amendment Bill 2013

A Bill for
An Act to amend legislation about licence periods, and for other purposes

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1	Preliminary
1	Name of Act
This Act is the Justice and Community Safety Legislation (Red Tape Reduction No 1—Licence Periods) Amendment Act 2013.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the following legislation:
·	Agents Act 2003
·	Agents Regulation 2003
·	Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Enforcement) Act 1995
·	Fair Trading (Motor Vehicle Repair Industry) Act 2010
·	Hawkers Act 2003
·	Pawnbrokers Act 1902
·	Sale of Motor Vehicles Act 1977
·	Second-hand Dealers Act 1906.

Part 2	Agents Act 2003
4	Term of licences
Section 35 
omit
1 year
substitute
3 years
5	Continuation of existing licences until the renewal applications decided
Section 37 (2)
omit
1 year
substitute
3 years
6	Term of registration
Section 59
omit
1 year
substitute
3 years
7	Continuation of existing registrations until renewal applications decided
Section 61 (2)
omit
1 year
substitute
3 years

Part 3	Agents Regulation 2003
8	Eligibility of unqualified real estate salespeople for registration—Act, s 49 (2)
Section 8A (2) (b) and note
omit
1 year
substitute
3 years

Part 4	Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Enforcement) Act 1995
9	Term of licence
Section 54G
omit
1 year
substitute
3 years
10	Renewal of licence
Section 54H (3)
omit
1 year
substitute
3 years

Part 5	Fair Trading (Motor Vehicle Repair Industry) Act 2010
11	Licence term
Section 16
omit
12 months
substitute
3 years

Part 6	Hawkers Act 2003
12	Term of licence
Section 19
omit
1 year
substitute
3 years
13	Procedure for amendment etc of licence—other grounds Section 25 (3) (a) 
omit
1 year
substitute
3 years

Part 7	Pawnbrokers Act 1902
14	Issue of licences
Section 5 (3)
omit
1 year
substitute
3 years

Part 8	Sale of Motor Vehicles Act 1977
15	Applications for licences by individuals
Section 10 (1) (d)
omit
12 months
substitute
3 years
16	Applications for licences by corporations
Section 11 (1) (f)
omit
12 months
substitute
3 years
17	Issue of licences
Section 14 (3)
omit
12 months
substitute
3 years
18	Applications for renewal of licences
Section 14B (b)
omit
12 months
substitute
3 years
19	Renewal of licences
Section 14D (2)
omit
12 months
substitute
3 years

Part 9	Second-hand Dealers Act 1906
20	Issue of licences
Section 3 (3)
omit
1 year
substitute
3 years

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 6 June 2013.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2013.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2013