Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00120:section:167:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00120
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 167 (pt 1/25)
Character Range: 629925–632891

167  Offences by government bodies
  Notwithstanding anything in this Act or any other Act, a government body shall not be taken to have committed an offence against this Act.

Schedule—Statutory interest rates for periods between 1 January 1946 and 2 April 1986
Subsection 136(1)

Period
Date on which      Date on which      Interest rate
period commenced   period ended       (% per annum)
1 January 1946     1 August 1952      3.875
2 August 1952      31 March 1956      4.5
1 April 1956       28 February 1961   5.0
1 March 1961       10 April 1963      5.25
11 April 1963      31 March 1965      4.75
1 April 1965       31 July 1968       5.0
1 August 1968      31 March 1970      5.5
1 April 1970       30 September 1973  6.25
1 October 1973     13 September 1974  7.25
14 September 1974  28 February 1978   9.25
1 March 1978       31 March 1980      8.75
1 April 1980       31 July 1980       9.25
1 August 1980      31 December 1980   9.75
1 January 1981     31 August 1981     10.75
1 September 1981   31 March 1982      11.75
1 April 1982       31 January 1983    12.75
1 February 1983    30 September 1983  12.50
1 October 1983     30 November 1983   12.00
1 December 1983    15 April 1985      11.50
16 April 1985      14 July 1985       12.00
15 July 1985       30 September 1985  12.50
1 October 1985     2 April 1986       13.50

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