Racial Discrimination Amendment Act 1981

No. 25 of 1981

An Act to amend the Racial Discrimination Amendment Act 1980 by substituting references to the Human Rights Commission Act 1981 for references to the Human Rights Commission Act 1980

[Assented to 14 April 1981]

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 Racial Discrimination Amendment Act 1981.

(2) The Racial Discrimination Amendment Act 19801 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which the Human Rights Commission Act 1981 comes into operation and the Principal Act shall come into operation on that day as amended by this Act.

Commencement of Principal Act

3. Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “1980” and substituting “1981”.

Interpretation

4. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “1980” and substituting “1981”.

Functions of Commission

5. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “1980” and substituting “1981”.

NOTE

1. No. 18, 1980.