Second Reading Speeches

Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2015

Type
Government
Portfolio
Attorney-General
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends: 19 Acts and the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Flight Crew Licensing) Regulation 2014 to amend errors, remove redundant provisions, and renumber text; 37 Acts to: clarify on the face of Acts that the Crown in right of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory is bound; and modernise the provisions about whether the Crown is liable to be prosecuted for an offence; 31 Acts to amend provisions which rely on the Consumer Price Index to refer to the ‘index reference period’ rather than the ‘reference base’; the

Parliamentary Presiding Officers Act 1965
and
Public Works Committee Act 1969
to remove gender-specific language; and the
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
and
Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990
to: remove spent provisions; and make amendments consequential on their removal. Also repeals six Acts.

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