Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04689:section:1992:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04689
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1992 (pt 15/18)
Character Range: 37141–39976

the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.";

  (c) by omitting subsection (7) and substituting the following subsection:

     "(7) The Senior Registrar and Deputy Registrars are to perform such duties in respect of proceedings in the Court as are assigned to them by Rules of Court, by an order of the Court or by the Chief Executive and Principal Registrar.".

Certain officers may administer oaths and affirmations

31. Section 28 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "The Registrar," and substituting "The Chief Executive and Principal Registrar, the Senior Registrar,".

Registry

32. Section 30 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (2) "Registrar" and substituting "Chief Executive and Principal Registrar".

Writs etc.

33. Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subparagraph (c)(i) "Registrar" (twice occurring) and substituting "Chief Executive and Principal Registrar".

Transitional

34.(1) To avoid doubt, section 29 is taken (in particular, for the purposes of section 25B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901) to have altered the name of the office established by section 18 of the Principal Act.

(2) In any Act, in any instrument under an Act, in any award or other industrial determination or order or any industrial agreement, in any other order (whether executive, judicial or otherwise), in any contract, in any pleading in, or process issued in connection with, any legal or other proceedings, or in any other instrument, a reference to the Registrar of the High Court is taken, except in relation to matters that occurred before the commencement of this Part, to be a reference to the Chief Executive and Principal Registrar.

(3) The person who, immediately before the commencement of this Part, held office as the Registrar of the Court under subsection 26(1) of the Principal Act:

    (a) is taken to have been appointed at that commencement as the Senior Registrar of the Court under subsection 26(1) of the Principal Act as amended by this Division; and

    (b) subject to subsection 26(4) of the Principal Act as in force after that commencement, holds office as the Senior Registrar on the terms and conditions on which he or she held office as the Registrar immediately before that commencement.

(4) Any other person who, immediately before the commencement of this Part, held office under subsection 26(1) of the Principal Act continues to hold office after that commencement as if he or she had been appointed to that office under subsection 26(1) of the Principal Act as in force after that commencement.

Division 2—Consequential amendments of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

Principal Act

35. In this Division, "Principal Act" means the Commonwealth Electoral Act 19186.

36. Section 356 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section