Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2018A00004
Timestamp: 2018-11-21 08:29:45
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Details: C2018A00004
- C2018A00004
Act No. 4 of 2018 as made
An Act to make various amendments of the statute law of the Commonwealth to abolish statutory bodies, and for other purposes
Originating Bill: Statute Update (Smaller Government) Bill 2017
C2018A00004
Schedule 1—Tradespersons’ rights committees 3
Part 1—Repeals of Acts 3
Tradespersons’ Rights Regulation Act 1946 3
Sea Installations Act 1987 4
Schedule 2—Oil Stewardship Advisory Council 5
Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000 5
Schedule 3—Product Stewardship Advisory Group 6
Product Stewardship Act 2011 6
Schedule 4—Advisory Group of the Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority 7
Schedule 5—Plant Breeder’s Rights Advisory Committee 11
Schedule 6—Development Allowance Authority 13
Part 1—Repeals of Acts 13
Development Allowance Authority Act 1992 13
Infrastructure Certificate Cancellation Tax Act 1994 13
Airports (Transitional) Act 1996 14
Part 3—Application of amendments 17
Schedule 7—Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee 18
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 18
Part 2—Transitional and saving provisions 20
This Act is the Statute Update (Smaller Government) Act 2018.
Schedule 1—Tradespersons’ rights committees
Omit “Tradespersons’ Rights Regulation Act 1946”.
Schedule 2—Oil Stewardship Advisory Council
1 Subsection 6(1) (definition of Advisory Council)
2 Subsection 6(1) (definition of voting member)
3 Subsection 10(4)
Omit “The Minister may also take into consideration any relevant recommendation made to the Minister by the Advisory Council.”.
5 Saving provision—protection from civil actions
Despite the repeal of Part 3 of the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000 by this Schedule, section 31 of that Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to an act done or omitted to be done before that commencement by a member of the Oil Stewardship Advisory Council.
Schedule 3—Product Stewardship Advisory Group
1 Section 6 (definition of Advisory Group)
2 Section 108B
Schedule 4—Advisory Group of the Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority
Omit “an Advisory Group,”.
Omit “The Advisory Group provides advice and recommendations to the CEO.”.
(a) definition of advisory committee;
(b) definition of advisory committee member;
(c) definition of Advisory Group;
(d) definition of Advisory Group Chair;
(e) definition of Advisory Group member.
Omit “, the Advisory Group”.
5 Section 4 (paragraph (a) of the definition of vacancy)
7 Section 20CA
Omit “The CEO must have regard to advice and recommendations given to the CEO by the Advisory Group or an advisory committee.”.
8 Paragraph 21(1)(ka)
9 Subsection 21(1A)
10 Subsection 24A(2)
Omit “Advisory Group member or an”.
11 Paragraph 24J(2)(b)
12 Division 6 of Part 3A
14 Subsection 43(3)
Omit “, an ASDMAC member or an Advisory Group member”, substitute “or an ASDMAC member”.
15 Subparagraph 50F(a)(ii)
16 Subparagraph 50F(d)(iii)
17 At the end of subparagraph 50F(d)(v)
18 Subparagraph 50F(d)(vi)
19 Subparagraph 50F(e)(iii)
20 Subparagraph 50F(e)(iv)
Omit “41; and”, substitute “41.”.
21 Subparagraph 50F(e)(v)
22 Paragraph 68(e)
Omit “ASDMAC; or”, substitute “ASDMAC.”.
23 Paragraph 68(f)
24 Paragraph 69(aa)
25 Paragraph 69(g)
Omit “member; or”, substitute “member.”.
26 Paragraphs 69(h) and (i)
27 Subsection 78(1A)
28 Paragraphs 78(4)(a) to (c)
Omit “the Advisory Group,”.
(1) Part 8 of the Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority Act 2006, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to:
(a) a person who was an Advisory Group member at any time before that commencement; or
(b) an individual who attended a meeting of the Advisory Group at any time before that commencement.
(2) Despite the repeal of subsection 78(1A) of the Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority Act 2006 made by this Schedule, that subsection, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement to a former Advisory Group member in relation to an act done or omitted to be done before that commencement.
(3) Subsection 78(4) of the Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority Act 2006, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to the making of a statement to, or the giving of a document or information to, the Advisory Group at any time before that commencement.
Schedule 5—Plant Breeder’s Rights Advisory Committee
(b) definition of indigenous;
(c) definition of member.
2 Subsection 49(1)
3 Subsection 49(2)
Omit “, having regard to the views of the Plant Breeder’s Rights Advisory Committee on a matter referred under subsection (1),”.
5 Subsection 69(1)
Omit “and before the Minister seeks any advice from the Advisory Committee concerning those regulations”.
6 Subsection 69(3)
7 Section 85
(a) before the commencement of this item, the Advisory Committee had given views to the Minister on a matter referred to the Committee under subsection 49(1) of the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994; and
(b) before that commencement, the Minister had not had regard to those views;
then the Minister must have regard to those views on or after that commencement.
(2) Any records or documents that were in the possession of the Advisory Committee immediately before the commencement of this item are to be transferred to the Registrar after that commencement.
(a) before the commencement of this item, the Advisory Committee had given advice to the Minister on an intended regulation as mentioned in section 69 of the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994; and
(b) before that commencement, the Minister had not had regard to that advice;
then the Minister must have regard to that advice on or after that commencement.
Schedule 6—Development Allowance Authority
3 Section 56
4 Subsection 6(1) (paragraph (g) of the definition of assessment)
5 Subsection 82KZME(1) (note)
Omit “(6),”.
6 Subsection 82KZME(6)
7 Paragraphs 126(1)(d) and 128B(3)(bb)
8 Division 16L of Part III
9 Section 10‑5 (table item headed “infrastructure borrowings”)
10 Section 10‑5 (table item headed “interest”)
infrastructure borrowings, on .............................................
11 Section 11‑15 (table item headed “financial transactions”)
12 Section 12‑5 (table item headed “financial arrangements”)
Omit “infrastructure,”.
13 Section 12‑5 (table item headed “infrastructure”)
14 Section 12‑5 (table item headed “interest”)
Omit “see also infrastructure”.
15 Section 13‑1 (table item headed “infrastructure”)
16 Paragraph 104‑71(3)(a)
(a) an amount that is not included in the assessable income of an entity because of section 124ZM or 124ZN (which exempt income arising from *shares in a *PDF) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936; or
17 Section 112‑97 (table item 12A)
18 Paragraphs 118‑425(13)(d) and 118‑427(14)(d)
After “Development Allowance Authority Act 1992”, insert “, as in force just before the commencement of Schedule 6 to the Statute Update (Smaller Government) Act 2018”.
19 Subsection 230‑460(14)
20 Subsection 721‑10(2) (note)
Note: The other amounts referred to in item 3 of the table are interest payable under section 102AAM of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (distributions from certain non‑resident trust estates).
21 Subsection 3B(1B)
22 Section 8AB
23 Paragraph 8J(2)(ga)
24 Subsections 8W(1B), 13K(11), 15(4) and 15A(11)
25 Subsection 250‑10(1) in Schedule 1 (table item 105)
26 Subsection 355‑65(5) in Schedule 1 (table item 3)
(1) The amendments made by this Schedule (other than the repeal of Part 5 of Chapter 3 and Part 2 of Chapter 4 of the Development Allowance Authority Act 1992) do not apply in relation to a certificate that is in force just before the commencement of this item.
(2) For the purposes of applying, on or after that commencement, the Acts amended by this Schedule, as those Acts apply because of subitem (1), a reference in those Acts to the Development Allowance Authority is treated as being a reference to the Commissioner of Taxation.
Schedule 7—Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee
Omit “, a Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee”.
2 Paragraph 1(1)(c)
3 Subsection 5(1) (definition of CAMAC)
4 Subsection 5(1) (definition of Convenor)
5 Subsection 5(1) (paragraph (b) of the definition of meeting)
6 Subsection 5(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of member)
7 Subsection 5(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of member)
Omit “CAMAC,”.
8 Subsection 5(1) (paragraph (b) of the definition of member)
10 Paragraph 127(4)(a)
11 Part 9
12 Paragraphs 246(1)(b), (d) and (h)
13 At the end of section 261
Note: The Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC) ceased to exist on the commencement of Schedule 7 to the Statute Update (Smaller Government) Act 2018.
CAMAC means the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee.
commencement time means the time this Schedule commences.
(a) a contract, undertaking, deed or agreement; and
(c) an instrument made under an Act or a regulation;
(d) an Act;
(e) an instrument made under this Act;
(f) the Corporations Agreement 2002.
rules means rules made under item 27.
Treasury Department means the Department administered by the Treasury Minister.
Treasury Minister means the Minister administering the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001.
Treasury Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury Department.
(2) Section 5A of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 applies to this Part as if the provisions of this Part were provisions of that Act.
Note: Section 5A applies the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 as in force on 1 January 2005.
15 Assets and liabilities
(1) At the commencement time, the assets and liabilities of CAMAC immediately before that time cease to be assets and liabilities of CAMAC and become assets and liabilities of the Commonwealth without any conveyance, transfer or assignment.
(2) The Commonwealth becomes the successor in law in relation to those assets and liabilities.
16 Certificates relating to vesting of assets
(1) If land vests in the Commonwealth under this Part and the Treasury Minister signs a certificate that:
(b) states that the land has become vested in the Commonwealth under this Part; and
(2) If an asset other than land vests in the Commonwealth under this Part and the Treasury Minister signs a certificate that:
(b) states that the asset has become vested in the Commonwealth under this Part; and
(c) is lodged with the person or authority who has responsibility for keeping a register in relation to assets of that kind (whether under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, a trust instrument or otherwise);
(e) make such entries in the register as are necessary, having regard to the effect of this Part.
(3) A document that appears to be a certificate made under this item is taken, unless the contrary is established, to be such a certificate and to have been properly made.
(4) A certificate made under this item is not a legislative instrument.
17 References in instruments to CAMAC
(1) If an instrument in force immediately before the commencement time contains a reference to CAMAC, the instrument has effect from the commencement time as if the reference were a reference to the Commonwealth.
(2) Subitem (1) does not, by implication, prevent the instrument from being varied or terminated after the commencement time.
(a) instruments, or references contained in instruments, to which subitem (1) does not apply; or
(b) instruments, or references contained in instruments, to which subitem (1) applies as if the reference in that subitem to the Commonwealth were a reference to the person prescribed by the rules.
(4) Subsection 12(2) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply in relation to rules made for the purposes of subitem (3) that commence on or after the commencement time.
18 Operation of laws
(1) Subject to subitem (2), if a thing was done by, or in relation to, CAMAC before the commencement time, then, for the purposes of the operation of any law of the Commonwealth after the commencement time, the thing is taken to have been done by, or in relation to, the Commonwealth.
(2) For the purposes of the operation of the Ombudsman Act 1976 after the commencement time, a thing done by, or in relation to, CAMAC before the commencement time is taken to have been done by, or in relation to, the Treasury Department.
(a) things in relation to which subitem (1) does not apply; or
(b) things in relation to which subitem (1) applies as if the references in that subitem to the Commonwealth were references to the person prescribed by the rules.
If, immediately before the commencement time, CAMAC was a party to proceedings pending in any court or tribunal, the Commonwealth is substituted for CAMAC as a party to the proceedings from that time.
20 Transfer of records to the Treasury Department
Any records or documents that were in the possession of CAMAC immediately before the commencement time are to be transferred to the Treasury Department.
21 Protection of information obtained from ASIC
(a) before the commencement time, information was disclosed to CAMAC in accordance with subsection 127(4) of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001; and
(b) immediately before the commencement time, a person was subject to a condition imposed under subsection 127(4A) of that Act in relation to the information disclosed;
the person continues to be subject to the condition after the commencement time.
22 Final report
(1) The Treasury Secretary must prepare and give to the Treasury Minister, for presentation to the Parliament, a report on the activities of CAMAC during the final reporting period.
(2) The Minister administering the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 may give the Treasury Secretary written directions in relation to the report. The Treasury Secretary must comply with any such directions in preparing the report.
(3) The Treasury Secretary must give the Treasury Minister the report within 4 months after the end of the final reporting period.
(4) The Treasury Minister must table the report in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the report is given to the Treasury Minister.
(a) starting on the first day after the end of the last period for which an annual report on CAMAC’s operations or activities was given to the Treasury Minister; and
23 Exemption from stamp duty etc.
No stamp duty or other tax is payable under a law of a State or Territory in respect of the following, or anything connected with the following:
24 Delegation by Ministers
(1) The Treasury Minister may, by writing, delegate all or any of his or her powers and functions under this Part (other than under item 27) to:
(2) The Minister administering the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 may delegate his or her power under subitem 22(2) to the Secretary of the Department administered by that Minister.
(3) In exercising powers or functions under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any directions of the delegating Minister.
25 Saving—operation of section 246 of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
(1) Despite the repeal of paragraphs 246(1)(b), (d) and (h) of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 by this Schedule, section 246 of that Act continues to apply, in relation to anything done or omitted to be done before the commencement time, as if the repeal had not happened.
(2) Paragraph 246(1)(b) of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 as continued under subitem (1) has effect, in relation to anything done or omitted to be done by CAMAC before the commencement time, as if the Commonwealth were referred to in that paragraph.
26 Compensation for acquisition of property
27 Transitional rules
(1) The Treasury Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules:
(a) prescribing matters required or permitted by this Schedule to be prescribed by the rules; or
(b) in relation to transitional matters arising out of the amendments and repeals made by this Schedule.