Territory of COCOS (KEELING) IslandS

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Applied Laws (Implementation) (Amendment) Ordinance 1996

No. 6 of 1996

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Ordinance under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.

Dated 6 November 1996.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

WARWICK SMITH

Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government

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An Ordinance to amend the Applied Laws (Implementation) Ordinance 1992

1.   Short title

1.1   This Ordinance may be cited as the Applied Laws (Implementation) (Amendment) Ordinance 1996.1

[NOTE: This Ordinance commences on gazettal: see Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955, s. 12 (2).]

2.    Amendment

2.1   The Applied Laws (Implementation) Ordinance 19922 is amended as set out in this Ordinance.

3.   Schedule 1 (Amendments of applied laws)

3.1   Amendments of the Land Act 1933 (W.A.)(C.K.I.):

Clause 1:

Omit the clause, substitute:

“1.   Section 3 (Interpretation)

1.1   After subsection 3 (3), insert:

 ‘(3A) On and after 1 July 1992, land in the Territory that is held by the Commonwealth in fee simple is Crown land for the purposes of this Act.’.”.

4.    Schedule 1 (Amendments of applied laws)

4.1   Insert in the Schedule:

“Explosives and Dangerous Goods Act 1961 (W.A.)(C.K.I.)

1.   Section 17 (Notice of arrival of imported explosive)

1.1   Subsection 17 (4):

Omit ‘Comptroller-General of Customs of the Commonwealth,’, substitute ‘Comptroller of the Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service,’.

“Pay-roll Tax Act 1971 (W.A.)(C.K.I.)

1.   Section 7 (Rates for group employers)

1.1   Subsection 7 (3):

Omit ‘Western Australia.’, substitute ‘the Territory.’.

1.2   Subsection 7 (4):

Omit ‘Western Australia’, substitute ‘the Territory’.

1.3   Subsection 7 (5):

Omit ‘Western Australia,’, substitute ‘the Territory,’.

1.4   Paragraph 7 (5) (b):

Omit ‘Western Australia’, substitute ‘the Territory’.

1.5   Subsection 7 (6):

Omit ‘Western Australia’, substitute ‘the Territory’.

1.6   Subsection 7 (7):

Omit ‘Western Australia’, substitute ‘the Territory’.

1.7   Paragraphs 7 (7) (b) and (c):

Omit ‘Western Australia;’, substitute ‘the Territory;’.

1.8   Subsection 7 (8):

Omit ‘Western Australia’, substitute ‘the Territory’.

1.9   Paragraphs 7 (8) (b) and (c):

Omit ‘Western Australia;’, substitute ‘the Territory;’.

1.10   Subsection 7 (12):

Omit ‘Western Australia,’, substitute ‘the Territory,’.

“Pay-roll Tax Assessment Act 1971 (W.A.)(C.K.I.)

1.   Section 3 (Interpretation)

1.1   Subsection 3 (1) (definition of ‘agent’):

Omit ‘Western Australia,’, substitute ‘the Territory,’.

1.2   Subsection 3 (1) (definition of ‘agent’):

Omit ‘Western Australia’, substitute ‘the Territory’.

1.3   Subsection 3 (1) (definition of ‘corresponding law’):

Omit ‘another State’, substitute ‘a State’.

1.4   Subsection 3 (1) (definition of ‘employer’):

After ‘any person’, insert ‘(except the Commonwealth)’.

1.5   Subsection 3 (1) (definition of ‘employer’):

Omit ‘the Crown in right of the State of Western Australia and includes also’.

1.6   Subsection 3 (1) (definition of ‘wages’):

Paragraph (a):

Omit the paragraph.

1.7   Subsection 3 (3):

After “Act,”, insert “the Territory of Christmas Island,”.

2.   Section 6 (Wages liable to pay-roll tax)

2.1   Paragraph 6 (1) (a):

Omit ‘Western Australia,’, substitute ‘the Territory,’.

2.2   Paragraph 6 (1) (a):

Omit ‘one other State;’, substitute ‘a State;’.

2.3   Paragraph 6 (1) (b):

Omit ‘Western Australia’, substitute ‘the Territory’.

2.4   Paragraph 6 (1) (b):

Omit ‘Western Australia.’, substitute ‘the Territory.’.

2.5   Subsection 6 (2):

Omit ‘Western Australia or in another State),’, substitute ‘the Territory or in a State),’.

2.6   Paragraph 6 (2) (a):

Omit ‘Western Australia—’, substitute ‘the Territory—’.

2.7   Paragraph 6 (2) (a):

Omit ‘Western Australia;’, substitute ‘the Territory;’.

2.8   Paragraph 6 (2) (b):

Omit ‘Western Australia or wholly in one other State,’, substitute ‘the Territory or wholly in a State,’.

2.9   Paragraph 6 (2) (b):

Omit ‘Western Australia;’, substitute ‘the Territory;’.

2.10   Paragraph 6 (2) (c):

Omit ‘Western Australia or in another State—’, substitute ‘the Territory or in a State—’.

3.   Section 41 (Public officer of company)

3.1   Subsection 41 (1):

Omit ‘Western Australia)’, substitute ‘the Territory)’.”.

5.   Schedule 3 (Suspended applied laws)

5.1   Omit “Juries Act 1957 (W.A.)(C.K.I.)”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 13 November 1996.

2. Ordinance No. 5, 1992 as amended by No. 10, 1992; Nos. 3, 8, 9, 10 and 11 1993; No. 4, 1994; Nos. 1 and 4, 1995.