Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act (No. 1) 1984
No. 72 of 1984
An Act to make various amendments of the statute law of the Commonwealth, and for related purposes
[Assented to 25 June 1984]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984.
Commencement
2. (1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Sections 1 and 2 shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(3) The amendments of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 made by this Act shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
Airports (Business Concessions)Act 1959
Sub-section 15 (1)-
Omit all the words after "writing", substitute the following words and paragraphs:"signed by him-
(a) delegate to any prescribed person or to any person included in a prescribed class of persons his power to grant an authority to sell or supply intoxicating liquor; and
(b) delegate to any person all or any of his other powers and functions under this Act, other than the power of delegation under this section".
Sub-section 15 (2)-
Omit "so delegated", substitute "delegated under this section".
Apple and Pear Stabilization Act 1971
After sub-section 17 (4)-
Insert the following sub-section:
"(4A) Notwithstanding sub-section (4), moneys standing to the credit of the Beurre Bosc Stabilization Fund referred to in column 2 of Schedule 1 may be paid out of that Fund to the Corporation, but the Corporation shall not apply any moneys so paid otherwise than for the purposes of research relating to the production, packing, handling, production or marketing of pears.".
Sub-section 17 (7)-
After "a person", insert "(other than the Corporation)".
Australian Shipping Commission Act 1956
Sub-section 19A (6)-
After "approved", insert "under sub-section (5)".
Australian Tourist Commission Act 1967
Sub-section 6 (1)-
Omit "10", substitute "12".
Sub-section 6 (4)-
Omit "8", substitute "10".
Sub-section 14 (5)-
Omit "6", substitute "7".
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980
Section 14-
Add at the end thereof the following sub-sections:
"(5) The Minister may, by writing signed by him, extend the period for which a member is entitled to hold office under sub-section (1), (3) or (4), being a member holding office immediately before the commencement of this sub-section, for a period not exceeding 2 years or for consecutive periods not exceeding in the aggregate 2 years.
"(6) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of a member whose term of office has been extended under sub-section (5), a reference in sub-section (3) or (4) to the period for which the member was entitled to hold office shall be read as a reference to the period as so extended.".
Boy Scouts' Association Act 1924
Long title of Act-
Omit "Boy Scouts' Association", substitute "Scout Association".
Preamble-
(a) Omit the first paragraph of the Preamble, substitute the following paragraph:
"WHEREAS the Scout Association (in this Act referred to as the 'Association') was duly incorporated under the name of the Boy Scouts Association in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland by Royal Charter granted on 4 January 1912:".
(b) Omit the third paragraph of the Preamble, substitute the following paragraph:
"AND WHEREAS for providing and maintaining an efficient organization for promoting the objects of the Association, various Local Branches, including the Scout Association of Australia which was duly incorporated under the name of the Australian Boy Scouts Association by Royal Charter granted on 23 August 1967, have been formed under the power aforesaid in Australia:".
Section 1-
Repeal the section, substitute the following section:
Short title
"1. This Act may be cited as the Scout Association Act 1924.".
Section 2-
Omit 'The Boy Scouts' Association' ", substitute "the 'Scout Association' ".
Broadcasting and Television Act 1942
Sub-section 4 (1), definition of "technical equipment"-
Omit the definition.
Sub-section 90AA (2)-
Omit the sub-section.
Sub-sections 90C (4), (5), (6) and (7)-
Omit the sub-section.
Sub-sections 90F (3) and (4)-
Omit the sub-sections.
Sub-section 90L (5)-
Omit the sub-section.
Paragraph 90N (2) (a)-
Omit the paragraph.