Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01193:clause:1_11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01193
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 11
Character Range: 4257–6039

11  Transitional—engagement of persons in accordance with the regulations

(1) This item applies to each of the following:
 (a) the purported engagement of a person, in accordance with regulation 3 of the Statistics Regulations, during any part of the period beginning on 18 December 1987;
 (b) regulation 3 of the Statistics Regulations as purportedly in force at any time on or after 18 December 1987;
 (c) a determination under subsection 16(3) of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 as purportedly in force at any time on or after 18 December 1987;
 (d) an instrument under section 16 of the Census and Statistics Act 1905 as purportedly in force at any time on or after 18 December 1987;
 (e) an act or thing purportedly done by, or in relation to, a person mentioned in paragraph (a) at any time on or after 18 December 1987.

(2) The engagement, regulation, determination, instrument, act or thing is as valid, and is taken always to have been as valid, as it would have been if:
 (a) the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987:
 (i) had not omitted subsection 16(2) of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 as in force before 18 December 1987, and had not substituted a new subsection 16(2); and
 (ii) had inserted subsection 16(2A) in the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 immediately before 18 December 1987; and
 (b) the amendments made by items 1, 2, 9 and 10 of this Schedule had commenced on 18 December 1987.

Note: 18 December 1987 is the day on which section 16 of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 was amended by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 26 June 2003
Senate on 7 October 2003]

(106/03)