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REGISTRAR-GENERAL ACT 1993 - NOTES

Dictionary

(see s 2)

Note 1     The Legislation Act

contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

              •     ACT

              •     director-general (see s 163)

              •     exercise

              •     function

              •     Minister (see s 162).

"registrar-general" means—

        (a)     the Registrar-General under section 4; or

        (b)     the Registrar-General of the Australian Capital Territory in its corporate capacity under section 5.

"seal" means the official seal of the registrar-general mentioned in section 5 (1) (c).

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

A = Act

NI = Notifiable instrument

AF = Approved form

o = order

am = amended

om = omitted/repealed

amdt = amendment

ord = ordinance

AR = Assembly resolution

orig = original

ch = chapter

par = paragraph/subparagraph

CN = Commencement notice

pres = present

def = definition

prev = previous

DI = Disallowable instrument

(prev...) = previously

dict = dictionary

pt = part

disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative

r = rule/subrule

Assembly

reloc = relocated

div = division

renum = renumbered

exp = expires/expired

R[X] = Republication No

Gaz = gazette

RI = reissue

hdg = heading

s = section/subsection

IA = Interpretation Act 1967

sch = schedule

ins = inserted/added

sdiv = subdivision

LA = Legislation Act 2001

SL = Subordinate law

LR = legislation register

sub = substituted

LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996

underlining = whole or part not commenced

mod = modified/modification

or to be expired

3     Legislation history

Registrar-General Act 1993 A1993-63

notified 6 September 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S172

)

s 1, s 2 commenced 6 September 1993 (s 2 (1))

remainder commenced 1 October 1993 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1993 No S207

)

as amended by

Statutory Offices (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994

A1994-97 sch 1 pt 1

notified 15 December 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S280

)

s 1, s 2 commenced 15 December 1994 (s 2 (1))

sch 1 pt 1 commenced 15 December 1994 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1994 No S293

)

Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001

A2001-44 pt 326

notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30

)

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)

pt 326 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65

)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2007

A2007-3 sch 3 pt 3.85

notified LR 22 March 2007

s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2006 (LA s 75 (2))

sch 3 pt 3.85 commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (1))

Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 2)

A2007-16 sch 3 pt 3.33

notified LR 20 June 2007

s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 12 April 2007 (LA s 75 (2))

sch 3 pt 3.33 taken to have commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (2))

Statute Law Amendment Act 2008

A2008-28 sch 3 pt 3.48

notified LR 12 August 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 12 August 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.48 commenced 26 August 2008 (s 2)

Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011

A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.131

notified LR 30 June 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.131 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))

4     Amendment history

Name of Act
s 1     sub A2007-3

amdt 3.443

Dictionary
s 2     om A2001-44

amdt 1.3602
    ins A2007-3

amdt 3.444

Notes
s 3     sub A2007-3

amdt 3.444
    def registrar-general sub A1994-97

sch 1 pt 1
    om A2007-3

amdt 3.444
    def seal om A2007-3

amdt 3.444

Registrar-General
s 4     sub A1994-97

sch 1 pt 1; A2007-3

amdt 3.445
    (3)-(5) exp 12 April 2008 (s 4 (5) (LA s 88 declaration applies))
    am A2011-22

amdt 1.376

Deputy Registrars-General
s 4A     ins A1994-97

sch 1 pt 1
    sub A2007-3

amdt 3.445
    am A2007-16

amdt 3.139
    (4)-(6) exp 12 April 2008 (s 4A (6) (LA s 88 declaration applies))
    am A2011-22

amdt 1.376

Registrar-general a corporation sole
s 5     am A2001-44

amdt 1.3603
    (4)-(6) exp 12 September 2002 (s 5 (6))
    am A2007-3

amdt 3.446

No enquiry required about deputy registrar-general's compliance with directions
s 6     sub A2007-3

amdt 3.447

Acting appointments
s 7     om A1994-97

sch 1 pt 1

Protection of registrar-general etc from liability
s 8     am A1994-97

sch 1 pt 1; A2007-3

amdt 3.448, amdt 3.449
    sub A2008-28

amdt 3.145

Dictionary
dict     ins A2007-3

amdt 3.450
    am A2011-22

amdt 1.377
    def registrar-general ins A2007-3

amdt 3.450
    def seal ins A2007-3

amdt 3.450

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No

Amendments to

Republication date

1

A1994-97

31 January 1998

2

A2001-44

13 February 2002

3

A2001-44

13 September 2002

4

A2007-3

12 April 2007

4 (RI)

A2007-3

20 June 2007

5

A2007-3

13 April 2008

6

A2008-28

26 August 2008

‡ includes retrospective amendments by A2007-16






© Australian Capital Territory 2011

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A1993-63

Republication No 7

Effective: 1 July 2011

Republication date: 1 July 2011

Last amendment made by A2011-22







Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office
About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Registrar-General Act 1993

(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 July 2011

. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 1 July 2011

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au

):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001

applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001

, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au

). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001

, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001

, s 133).

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Endnotes6

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