2013‑2014
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Australian War Memorial Amendment Bill 2014
No. , 2014
(Veterans’ Affairs)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Australian War Memorial Act 1980, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 2
Schedule 1—Amendments 3
Australian War Memorial Act 1980 3
A Bill for an Act to amend the Australian War Memorial Act 1980, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Australian War Memorial Amendment Act 2014.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedules
Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
Australian War Memorial Act 1980
1 At the end of section 6
Add:
(5) The Memorial must not fix charges for parking a vehicle on any land, or for entry onto any land or into any building, that:
(a) is owned by, or under the control of, the Memorial; and
(b) is in Campbell, Australian Capital Territory.
(6) To avoid doubt, subsection (5) does not apply in relation to the following:
(a) the hiring or leasing of any such land or building;
(b) the provision of educational programs by the Memorial;
(c) the provision of any other services by the Memorial following entry onto any such land or into any such building.
2 Paragraph 42(b)
After “Memorial”, insert “(other than any land or building in Campbell, Australian Capital Territory)”.