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C2004C01252
25 October 1996
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1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Schedule(s)
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4 Definition
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Schedule 1—Repeal of Acts
Beer Excise Act Repeal Act 1968
Community Employment Act 1983
Customs Tariff Validation Act (No. 2) 1980
Customs Tariff Validation Act 1981
Customs Tariff Validation Act 1987
Excise Tariff Validation Act 1980
Excise Tariff Validation Act 1987
Financial Agreement Act 1928
Financial Agreement Act 1944
Financial Agreement Act 1966
Financial Agreement Act 1976
Soldier Settlement Loans (Financial Agreement) Act 1935
States Grants (Education Assistance—Participation and Equity) Act 1983
Subsidy (Cultivation Machines and Equipment) Act 1986
Subsidy (Grain Harvesters and Equipment) Act 1985
Tasmania Sinking Fund Agreement Act 1928
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Schedule 2—Amendment of Principal Acts
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980
Australian Citizenship Act 1948
Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980
Banking Act 1959
Cheques and Payment Orders Act 1986
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
Civil Aviation Act 1988
Commonwealth Banks Act 1959
Complaints (Australian Federal Police) Act 1981
Corporations Law
Crimes (Hostages) Act 1989
Customs Act 1901
Customs Administration Act 1985
Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990
Debits Tax Administration Act 1982
Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
Employment, Education and Training Act 1988
Evidence Act 1995
Export Market Development Grants Act 1974
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
Federal Proceedings (Costs) Act 1981
Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986
Health Insurance Act 1973
Higher Education Funding Act 1988
Horticultural Research and Development Corporation Act 1987
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989
Insurance (Agents and Brokers) Act 1984
Lighthouses Act 1911
Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976
Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973
Meat and Live-stock Industry Legislation Repeal Act 1995
Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989
National Gallery Act 1975
National Health Act 1953
Ombudsman Act 1976
Overseas Students Charge Collection Act 1979
Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948
Pig Industry Act 1986
Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
Small Superannuation Accounts Act 1995
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Act 1970
Social Security Act 1991
Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee Act 1977
Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973
Superannuation Act 1976
Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988
Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982
Wool Tax Act (No. 2) 1964
World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983
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Schedule 3—Amendment of Amending Acts
Albury-Wodonga Development Amendment Act 1991
Arts, Territories and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 1989
Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990
Australian National University Act 1991
Bank Integration Act 1991
Banking Legislation Amendment Act 1992
Commonwealth Employees’ Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Act 1990
Complaints (Australian Federal Police) Amendment Act 1994
Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1994
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1992
Customs and Excise Legislation Amendment Act 1993
Customs, Excise and Bounty Legislation Amendment Act 1995
Customs Tariff Amendment Act 1988
Customs Tariff Amendment Act 1995
Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992
Defence Force Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 1991
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1984
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1995
Employment, Education and Training Act 1988
Fisheries Legislation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991
Geneva Conventions Amendment Act 1991
Health Legislation (Private Health Insurance Reform) Amendment Act 1995
Higher Education Funding Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992
Higher Education Funding Amendment Act (No. 2) 1995
Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991
Insolvency (Tax Priorities) Legislation Amendment Act 1993
Insurance Laws Amendment Act 1994
International War Crimes Tribunals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994
Life Insurance (Consequential Amendments and Repeals) Act 1995
Medicare Agreements Act 1992
Migration Legislation Amendment Act 1994
Migration Reform Act 1992
Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989
Prime Minister and Cabinet Legislation Amendment Act 1991
Sales Tax Laws Amendment Act 1985
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Limited Sale Act 1993
Social Security (Home Child Care and Partner Allowances) Legislation Amendment Act 1994
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act 1992
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act 1993
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act 1994
Social Security (1994 Budget and White Paper) Amendment Act 1994
Social Security (Parenting Allowance and Other Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994
Social Security (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991
States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Amendment Act 1994
States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Amendment Act 1995
States Grants (Schools Assistance) Amendment Act 1984
States Grants (Schools Assistance) Amendment Act 1990
Statutory Instruments (Tabling and Disallowance) Legislation Amendment Act 1988
Student Assistance Amendment Act 1992
Student Assistance (Youth Training Allowance—Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1994
Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 1991
Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 1994
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (No. 1) Act 1995
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Schedule 9—Amendment of the AeroSpace Technologies of Australia Limited Sale Act 1994
Taxation Boards of Review (Transfer of Jurisdiction) Act 1986
Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1991
Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1994
Taxation Laws Amendment (Self Assessment) Act 1992
Taxation Laws Amendment (Tax File Numbers) Act 1988
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1994
Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1995
Transport Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1995
Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1990
Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994
Veterans’ Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994
Veterans’ Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994
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Schedule 4—Amendment of certain Acts to correct references to the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
Affirmative Action (Equal Employment Opportunity for Women) Act 1986
Albury-Wodonga Development Act 1973
Anti-Dumping Authority Act 1988
Archives Act 1983
Audit Act 1901
Australia Council Act 1975
Australia-Japan Foundation Act 1976
Australian Bicentennial Authority Act 1980
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983
Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Act 1982
Australian Film Commission Act 1975
Australian Film, Television and Radio School Act 1973
Australian Horticultural Corporation Act 1987
Australian Industry Development Corporation Act 1970
Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972
Australian National Railways Commission Act 1983
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987
Australian Science and Technology Council Act 1978
Australian Security Intelligence Organization Act 1979
Australian Sports Commission Act 1989
Australian Tourist Commission Act 1987
Australian War Memorial Act 1980
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980
Biological Control Act 1984
Coal Research Assistance Act 1977
Commonwealth Legal Aid Act 1977
Complaints (Australian Federal Police) Act 1981
Criminology Research Act 1971
Customs Act 1901
Dairy Produce Act 1986
Defence Act 1903
Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955
Defence Housing Authority Act 1987
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983
Employment, Education and Training Act 1988
Environment Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act 1974
Family Law Act 1975
Fishing Industry Research and Development Act 1987
Governor-General Act 1974
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
Health Insurance Act 1973
Health Insurance Commission Act 1973
High Court of Australia Act 1979
Horticultural Policy Council Act 1987
Horticultural Research and Development Corporation Act 1987
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
Industry Research and Development Act 1986
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
Insurance and Superannuation Commissioner Act 1987
Management and Investment Companies Act 1983
Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984
National Crime Authority Act 1984
National Gallery Act 1975
National Health Act 1953
National Library Act 1960
National Measurement Act 1960
National Museum of Australia Act 1980
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 1985
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975
Navigation Act 1912
Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978
Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987
Nursing Homes Assistance Act 1974
Office of National Assessments Act 1977
Ombudsman Act 1976
Parliamentary Counsel Act 1970
Pig Industry Act 1986
Pipeline Authority Act 1973
Privacy Act 1988
Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
Public Lending Right Act 1985
Public Service Act 1922
Reserve Bank Act 1959
Rural Industries Research Act 1985
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
Science and Industry Research Act 1949
Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Power Act 1949
Special Prosecutors Act 1982
States Grants (Tertiary Education Assistance) Act 1978
States Grants (Tertiary Education Assistance) Act 1981
States Grants (Tertiary Education Assistance) Act 1984
Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee Act 1977
Supply and Development Act 1939
Taxation Administration Act 1953
Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Development Authority Act 1988
Trade Practices Act 1974
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
War Graves Act 1980
Wheat Marketing Act 1989
Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982
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Schedule 5—Gender neutral language
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation Act 1981
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980
Archives Act 1983
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983
Australian Citizenship Act 1948
Australian Federal Police Act 1979
Australian Film Commission Act 1975
Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975
Australian War Memorial Act 1980
Bounty and Capitalisation Grants (Textile Yarns) Act 1981
Commonwealth Legal Aid Act 1977
Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970
Complaints (Australian Federal Police) Act 1981
Crimes (Taxation Offences) Act 1980
Currency Act 1965
Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983
Export Control Act 1982
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
Federal Proceedings (Costs) Act 1981
Freedom of Information Act 1982
Governor-General Act 1974
Health Insurance Act 1973
High Court of Australia Act 1979
Jury Exemption Act 1965
Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976
Marriage Act 1961
Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973
Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984
Migration Act 1958
National Crime Authority Act 1984
National Gallery Act 1975
National Library Act 1960
National Museum of Australia Act 1980
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975
Nursing Homes Assistance Act 1974
Office of National Assessments Act 1977
Ombudsman Act 1976
Passports Act 1938
Pay-roll Tax (Territories) Assessment Act 1971
Port Augusta to Whyalla Railway Act 1970
Protection of the Sea (Powers of Intervention) Act 1981
Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
Public Order (Protection of Persons and Property) Act 1971
Quarantine Act 1908
Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973
Shipping Registration Act 1981
States Grants (Petroleum Products) Act 1965
Statutory Declarations Act 1959
Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983
Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979
Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
Whale Protection Act 1980