Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03104:schedule:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03104
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/48)
Character Range: 197025–200043

Schedule 1—
Omit the words proposed to be omitted from section 3 (paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of the definition of "Commonwealth authority") of the Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984, substitute "on its own behalf".

Statutory Rules Publication Act 1903

Sub-section 5 (3b)—
Omit "of State for Administrative Services", substitute "for Sport, Recreation and Tourism".

Supply and Development Act 1939

Before the definition of "goods" in section 4—
Insert the following definitions:
     "'Australia' includes the external Territories;
     'Defence Act' means the Defence Act 1903".

After the definition of "long range weapons" in section 4—
Insert the following definition:
"'officer' means an officer as defined in sub-section 7 (1) of the Public Service Act 1922;".

Section 4 (definition of "the Defence Act")—
Omit the definition.

SCHEDULE 1—continued

Section 4 (definition of "undertaking")—
Omit "Australia", substitute "the Commonwealth".

Section 4 (definition of "war")—
Omit "or any Territory".

Sub-section 5 (1)—
     (a) Insert ", in writing," after "directions".
     (b) Omit "the next succeeding sub-section", substitute "sub-section (2)".

Paragraph 5 (1) (b)—
Omit "Australia" (wherever occurring), substitute "the Commonwealth".

Paragraph 5 (1) (f)
Omit "a preceding paragraph of this sub-section", substitute "paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (e)"

Sub-section 5 (2)—
Omit "from time to time", substitute ", by instrument signed by the Governor-General".

Sub-section 6 (1)—
Omit "Australia", substitute "the Commonwealth".

Sub-sections 6 (4) and (5)—
Omit the sub-sections, substitute the following sub-sections:
"(4) An offence against this section is an indictable offence and, subject to sub-sections (5) and (6), is punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months, or both.
"(5) Notwithstanding that an offence against this section is an indictable offence, a court of summary jurisdiction may hear and determine proceedings in respect of such an offence if the court is satisfied that it is proper to do so and the defendant and the prosecutor consent.
"(6) Where, in accordance with sub-section (5), a court of summary jurisdiction convicts a person of an offence against this section, the penalty that the court may impose is a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months, or both.".

Section 7—
     (a) Omit "The Governor-General may enter into any arrangement with the Governor of any State providing for", substitute "The Minister may make an arrangement with a Minister of a State for and in relation to".
     (b) Add at the end the following sub-section:
"(3) In this section, 'State' includes the Northern Territory.".

Sub-section 10 (1)—
     (a) Omit "in that behalf, substitute "in writing".
     (b) Omit ", or deemed to have been established,".
     (c) Omit ", constituted under the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922-1947,".
     (d) Omit "that Act",