A Bill for an Act to make various technical amendments of the statute law of the Commonwealth, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act is the Statute Law Revision Act 2016.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
| Commencement information |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
| 1. The whole of this Act | The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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 of principal Acts
Part 1—General amendments
Aviation Transport Security Act 2004
1 Subsection 3(4)
Omit “Convention on International Aviation (also known as the Chicago Convention)”, substitute “Convention on International Civil Aviation (also known as the Chicago Convention)”.
Note: This item fixes an incorrect citation of the name of an agreement.
Bankruptcy Act 1966
2 Subparagraphs 205A(4)(a)(ii) and (b)(ii) and (6)(a)(ii) and (b)(ii)
Omit “the the”, substitute “the”.
Note: This item omits a redundant word.
Biosecurity Act 2015
3 Subsection 177(2) (note 2)
Omit “paragraph 592(4)(e)”, substitute “paragraph 592(4)(b)”.
Note: This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
4 Subsection 273(1) (note 2)
Omit “paragraph 592(4)(e)”, substitute “paragraph 592(4)(b)”.
Note: This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
5 Subsection 278(1) (note)
Omit “paragraph 592(4)(e)”, substitute “paragraph 592(4)(b)”.
Note: This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
6 Subsection 280(1) (note)
Omit “paragraph 592(4)(e)”, substitute “paragraph 592(4)(b)”.
Note: This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
7 Subsection 434(1) (note 2)
Omit “paragraph 592(4)(e)”, substitute “paragraph 592(4)(b)”.
Note: This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
8 Subsection 523(1) (cell at table item 19, column headed “Provision”)
Repeal the cell, substitute:
Subsection 221(3)
Note: This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
9 Paragraph 641(3)(c)
Omit “partner”, substitute “member”.
Note: This item fixes a reference to an incorrect concept.
Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
10 After the heading to Division 1 of Part VIII
Insert:
103ZB Simplified outline of this Part
Note: This item inserts a missing section number and heading.
Civil Aviation Act 1988
11 Paragraph 26(2)(a)
Omit “subsection 14(1) of the Air Navigation Act 1920”, substitute “section 14 of the Air Navigation Act 1920”.
Note: This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference.
12 Subsection 32AHO(4)
Repeal the subsection.
Note: This item repeals a redundant subsection.
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995
13 Section 86 (the section 86 inserted by item 9 of Schedule 7 to the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Classification Tools and Other Measures) Act 2014)
Renumber as section 85A and relocate it to before the section 86 inserted by item 23 of Schedule 6 to the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Classification Tools and Other Measures) Act 2014.
Note: This item renumbers a section and relocates it to its appropriate position.
Crimes Act 1914
14 Paragraph 3ZM(7)(b)
Omit “admissable”, substitute “admissible”.
Note: This item fixes a spelling error.
15 Subsection 22(6)
Omit “a Australian travel document”, substitute “an Australian travel document”.
Note: This item fixes a grammatical error.
Customs Act 1901
16 Paragraph 203D(2)(c)
Omit “the the”, substitute “the”.
Note: This item omits a redundant word.
17 Subsections 227F(5) and (7)
Omit “a item”, substitute “an item”.
Note: This item fixes grammatical errors.
Excise Act 1901
18 Subsection 100(1)
Omit “is guilty of”, substitute “has committed the offence of”.
Note: This item changes a phrase, for consistency with current drafting practice.
19 Paragraphs 100(1)(a) and (b)
Omit “Unlawfully”, substitute “unlawfully”.
Note: This item fixes typographical errors.
20 Paragraph 100(1)(c)
Omit “Being”, substitute “being”.
Note: This item fixes a typographical error.
21 Section 103
Omit “(1) Commit”, substitute “(a) commit”.
Note: This item fixes a numbering error and a typographical error.
22 Section 103
Omit “(or)”, substitute “or”.
Note: This item fixes a typographical error.
23 Section 103
Omit “(2) Admit”, substitute “(b) admit”.
Note: This item fixes a numbering error and a typographical error.
24 Paragraph 104(1)(a)
Omit “The”, substitute “the”.
Note: This item fixes a typographical error.
25 Paragraph 104(1)(b)
Omit “Before”, substitute “before”.
Note: This item fixes a typographical error.
26 Paragraph 104(1)(c)
Omit “The”, substitute “the”.
Note: This item fixes a typographical error.
Fair Work Act 2009
27 Subsection 539(2) (table item 38, column 3, paragraph (b))
Omit “Federal Magistrates Court”, substitute “Federal Circuit Court”.
Note: This item fixes a misstatement of a title of a court.
Family Law Act 1975
28 Subparagraph 90M(1)(a)(i)
Omit “the parties to a marriage or either or them”, substitute “the parties to a marriage or either of them”.
Note: This item fixes a typographical error.
International Arbitration Act 1974
29 Article 7(4) of Schedule 2
Omit “telexor”, substitute “telex or”.
Note: This item fixes a typographical error.
Migration Act 1958
30 Subsection 5(1) (definition of Regulatory Powers Act)
Omit “Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2013”, substitute “Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014”.
Note: This item fixes an incorrect citation of a short title of an Act.
31 Section 267 (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
267 Secretary or Australian Border Force Commissioner may freeze amounts to secure future debts
Note: This item fixes an incomplete amendment.
32 Paragraph 336E(2)(f)
Omit “Authority,,”, substitute “Authority,”.
Note: This item omits a redundant comma.
Remuneration and Allowances Act 1990
33 Subsection 3(4)
Omit “overriden”, substitute “overridden”.
Note: This item fixes a spelling error.
Part 2—Amendments of listed provisions
My Health Records Act 2012
34 Amendments of listed provisions
The provisions of the My Health Records Act 2012 listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.
| Amendments relating to the term My Health Records Rules |
| Item | Provision | Omit | Substitute |
| 1 | Section 5 (paragraph (b) of the definition of this Act) | Record | Records |
| 2 | Paragraph 6(6)(b) | Record | Records |
| 3 | Paragraph 7(3)(b) | Record | Records |
| 4 | Paragraph 15(b) | Record (first occurring) | Records |
| 5 | Paragraph 15(l) | Record (second occurring) | Records |
| 6 | Paragraph 41(1)(c) | Record | Records |
| 7 | Subsection 41(2) | Record (second occurring) | Records |
| 8 | Paragraph 43(b) | Record | Records |
| 9 | Subsection 44(2) | Record (second occurring) | Records |
| 10 | Subparagraph 45(b)(ii) | Health Record | Health Records |
| 11 | Paragraph 48(a) | Record | Records |
| 12 | Subsection 49(2) | Record (second occurring) | Records |
| 13 | Paragraph 51(2)(b) | Record | Records |
| 14 | Paragraph 51(2)(c) | Record (second occurring) | Records |
| 15 | Subsections 55(1) and (2) | Record | Records |
| 16 | Subsection 55(3) | Record | Records |
| 17 | Paragraph 57(b) | Record | Records |
| 18 | Subparagraph 61(1)(b)(ii) | Record (wherever occurring) | Records |
| 19 | Subparagraph 62(b)(ii) | Record (wherever occurring) | Records |
| 20 | Section 78 | Record | Records |
| 21 | Subsection 109(1) | Record | Records |
| 22 | Subsection 109(1) | Record | Records |
| 23 | Subsection 109(3) | Record (first occurring) | Records |
| 24 | Subsections 109(4A) and (5) | Record | Records |
| 25 | Subsection 109(6) | Record (first occurring) | Records |
| 26 | Subsections 109(7) and (7A) | Record | Records |
| 27 | Subsection 109(8) | Record (first occurring) | Records |
| 28 | Subsection 109(8) | Record (third occurring) | Records |
| 29 | Subsection 112(2) | Record | Records |