Air Navigation Amendment Act 1980
No. 27 of 1980
An Act to amend the Air Navigation Act 1920
[Assented to 8 May 1980]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
Short title, &c.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Air Navigation Amendment Act 1980.
(2) The Air Navigation Act 1920 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
Commencement
2. This Act shall come into operation on such date as is fixed by Proclamation.
3. Section 2a of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:
Act to bind Crown
“2a. This Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States and of the Northern Territory.”.
Crown not liable to prosecution
4. Section 24 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “or of a State” and substituting “, of a State or of the Northern Territory”.
Regulations
5. Section 26 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (4) and substituting the following sub-sections:
“(4) The preceding provisions of this section (including provisions that do not contain references to the States or to a Territory) have effect as if the Northern Territory were a State.
“(5) A law of the Northern Territory does not have effect to the extent to which it is inconsistent with a provision of the regulations having effect in that Territory.”.
Powers and functions under State and Northern Territory Laws
6. Section 30 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting “or of the Northern Territory” after “State”.
Formal and other minor amendments
7. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.
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SCHEDULE Section 7
FORMAL AND OTHER MINOR AMENDMENTS
Provision | Amendment |
Sub-section 3(1) (definition of “the Air Transit Agreement”) | Omit “7th December, 1944”, substitute “7 December 1944”. |
Sub-section 3(1) (definition of “the Chicago Convention”) | Omit “7th December, 1944”, substitute “7 December 1944”. |
Paragraphs 3a(2)(b) and (c) | Omit “14th June, 1954”, substitute “14 June 1954”. |
Paragraph 3a(2)(d).......... | Omit “21st June, 1961”, substitute “21 June 1961”. |
Paragraph 3a(2)(e).......... | Omit “14th September, 1962”, substitute “14 September 1962”. |
Paragraph 3a(2)(f).......... | Omit “12th March, 1971”, substitute “12 March 1971”. |
Paragraph 3a(2)(g).......... | Omit “7th July, 1971”, substitute “7 July 1971”. |
Section 4................. | (a) Omit “the last preceding section”, substitute “section 3a”. |
| (b) Omit “the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Schedules”, substitute “Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9”. |
Sub-section 9(2)............ | Omit “the last preceding sub-section”, substitute “sub-section (1)”. |
Paragraph 10(a)............ | Omit “the last preceding section”, substitute “section 9”. |
Section 11................ | Omit “the next succeeding section”, substitute “section 12”. |
Sub-section 14(3)........... | Omit “the last preceding sub-section”, substitute “sub-section (2)”. |
Sub-section 15(2)........... | Omit “the last preceding sub-section”, substitute “sub-section (1)”. |
Section 17................ | Omit “(1) of section 14”, substitute “14(1)”. |
Sub-section 20(1)........... | (a) Omit “4th March, 1948”, substitute “4 March 1948”. |
(b) Omit “1953-1954”, substitute “1953”. | |
Sub-section 21(2)........... | Omit “the last preceding sub-section”, substitute “sub-section (1)”. |
Paragraph 22(4)(a).......... | (a) Omit “Four hundred dollars”, substitute “$400”. |
(b) Omit “six”, substitute “6”. | |
Paragraph 22(4)(b).......... | (a) Omit “One thousand dollars”, substitute “$1,000”. |
(b) Omit “two”, substitute “2”. | |
| (c) Omit “Ten thousand dollars”, substitute “$10,000”. |
Paragraph 26(1)(b).......... | Omit “(2) of section 3a”, substitute “3a(2)”. |
Paragraph 26(2)(k).......... | (a) Omit “One thousand dollars”, substitute “$1,000”. |
(b) Omit “two”, substitute “2”. | |
Sub-section 26(3)........... | Omit “(g) of the last preceding sub-section”, substitute “(2)(g)”. |
Sub-section 28(1)........... | Omit “(b) of sub-section (2) of section 26”, substitute “26(2)(b)”. |
Sub-section 28(2)........... | Omit “the last preceding sub-section”, substitute “sub-section (1)”. |
Paragraph 28(2)(c).......... | Omit “twenty-eight”, substitute “28”. |
Sub-section 28(5)........... | (a) Omit “(2) of section 198”, substitute “198(2)”. |
(b) Omit “1904-1960”, substitute “1904”. |
SCHEDULE—continued
Provision | Amendment |
Heading to the Schedules | Omit |
Heading to First Schedule | Omit “FIRST SCHEDULE”, substitute “SCHEDULE 1”. |
Heading to Second Schedule | Omit “SECOND SCHEDULE”, substitute “SCHEDULE 2”. |
Heading to Third Schedule | Omit “THIRD SCHEDULE”, substitute “SCHEDULE 3”. |
Heading to Fourth Schedule | Omit “FOURTH SCHEDULE”, substitute “SCHEDULE 4”. |
Heading to Fifth Schedule | Omit “FIFTH SCHEDULE”, substitute “SCHEDULE 5”. |
Heading to Sixth Schedule | Omit “SIXTH SCHEDULE”, substitute “SCHEDULE 6”. |
Heading to Seventh Schedule | Omit “SEVENTH SCHEDULE”, substitute “SCHEDULE 7”. |
Heading to Eighth Schedule. | Omit “EIGHTH SCHEDULE”, substitute “SCHEDULE 8”. |
Heading to Ninth Schedule | Omit “NINTH SCHEDULE”, substitute “SCHEDULE 9”. |