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Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997

No. 31, 1997

Compilation No. 14

Compilation date: 1 January 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 103, 2023

Registered: 17 January 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 January 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Act binds the Crown
5 External Territories
Part 3—Chief Executive Centrelink
7 Chief Executive Centrelink
7A Acting Chief Executive Centrelink
8 Functions of Chief Executive Centrelink
8A Chief Executive Centrelink's service delivery functions
8B Agreements about performance of Chief Executive Centrelink's functions
12 Delegation
13 Commonwealth consent to conferral of powers etc. on Chief Executive Centrelink by State and Territory laws
14 How duty is imposed on Chief Executive Centrelink by State and Territory laws
15 When State and Territory laws impose a duty on Chief Executive Centrelink
16 Chief Executive Centrelink may be assisted by Departmental employees
Part 5—Miscellaneous
38 Use of protected names and symbols
39 Chief Executive Centrelink may charge for services
40 Centrelink programs
40A Multiple secrecy provisions
41 Regulations
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
An Act relating to the provision of certain services, and for other purposes

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