Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04086:section:1952:p3
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Provision Reference: s 1952 (pt 3/12)
Character Range: 5592–8341

(Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1989 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of the provision, or item, concerned.

PART 2—AMENDMENT OF THE AIR NAVIGATION ACT 1920

Principal Act

  3. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Air Navigation Act 19201.

Regulations

4. (1) Section 26 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1aa).

(2) Conduct engaged in before this Act receives the Royal Assent is not taken to become an offence as a result of the enactment of subsection 2 (2) of this Act or subsection (1) of this section.

PART 3—AMENDMENT OF THE AIR NAVIGATION
(CHARGES) ACT 1952

Principal Act

5. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Air Navigation (Charges) Act 19522.

Air navigation charges

6. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsections:

"(2) Where a charge under this Act is not paid within 28 days, or such other period as is prescribed, after the day on which the charge became due and payable, the person liable for the charge is liable to pay to the Commonwealth, in addition to the charge, a penalty.

"(2a) The penalty is to be calculated upon the unpaid amount of the charge at the rate of:

   (a) 1.5% for each month or part of a month; or

     (b) such other percentage as is prescribed for such period, or part of such period, as is prescribed;

during which it is unpaid, calculated from the day on which the charge became due and payable, and compounded.".

PART 4—AMENDMENTS OF THE BROADCASTING ACT 1942

Principal Act

  7. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Broadcasting Act 19423.

Interpretation

8. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following definition in subsection (1):

" 'medicine' means a drug within the meaning of the Therapeutic Goods Regulations made under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, but does not include any such drug that, under paragraph 3 (2) (b) of that Act, would not be taken, for the purposes of that Act, to be therapeutic goods for use in humans;".

Special provisions relating to advertisements

9. (1) Section 100 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (7) and substituting the following subsection:

"(7) The Secretary to the Department of Community Services and Health may, by signed instrument, delegate his or her power under this section to approve the text of an advertisement to:

   (a) a medical officer of a State; or

     (b) the Proprietary Medicines Association of Australia or any other body:

         (i) carrying out, or associated with, research into medicines; or

         (ii) formed to represent the interests of manufacturers or distributors of medicines.".

(2) A delegation by