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Law and Justice Legislation Amendment
Act 1994

No. 84 of 1994

An Act to amend various Acts relating to law and justice,
and for related purposes

                            [Assented to 23 June 1994]

  The Parliament of Australia enacts:

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1994.

Commencement

2.(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

  (2) Part 3 commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

  (3) Part 4 commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(4) If Part 4 does not commence under subsection (3) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

(5) The amendment made by Part 5 is taken to have commenced on 1 November 1991.

  (6) Part 7 commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(7) If Part 7 does not commence under subsection (6) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

PART 2—AMENDMENT OF THE ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT 1901

Object of Part

3. The object of this Part is to enable an instrument of delegation to apply to specified offices created after the delegation was given.

Principal Act

4. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Acts Interpretation Act 19011.

Delegations

5. Section 34AA of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end ", even if the office or position does not come into existence until after the delegation is given".

PART 3—AMENDMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL ACT 1975

Objects of Part

6. The background to this Part is that the current President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has accepted an appointment as President of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission. The objects of this Part are:

    (a) to allow a Judge to accept a substantive appointment as President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal during the period for which the current President is appointed to the bench of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission; and

    (b) to give the current President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal the right to return to the Presidency of the Tribunal at the end of that period.

Principal Act

7. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 19752.

Insertion of new section

  8. After section 8 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Special provisions—President on the bench of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission

When section applies

  "8A.(1) This section applies if:

     (a)