Statistics Legislation Amendment Act 2003 (Cth)

Statistics Legislation Amendment Act 2003

No. 106, 2003

An Act to amend the law relating to statistics, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendments

Part 1—Amendments Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 Census and Statistics Act 1905 Statistics Regulations

Part 2—Transitional

Statistics Legislation Amendment Act 2003

No. 106, 2003

An Act to amend the law relating to statistics, and for related purposes

[Assented to 21 October 2003]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Statistics Legislation Amendment Act 2003.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

(1) Each Act, and each regulation, that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

(2) The amendment of any regulation under subsection (1) does not prevent the regulation, as so amended, from being amended or repealed by the Governor‑General.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Part 1—Amendments

Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975

1 Subsection 16(2) Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) Subject to subsection (2A), subsection (1) does not prevent the engaging, in accordance with regulations in force under the Census and Statistics Act 1905, of persons (including persons referred to in subsection (1)) to assist in the carrying out of the functions of the Statistician.

2 Subsection 16(2A) Omit "under subsection (2)", substitute "as mentioned in subsection (2)".

3 At the end of Part II Add:

16A Persons seconded to the Bureau

(1) The Statistician may arrange with: (a) a governmental agency or governmental authority; or (b) an international organisation of an intergovernmental character; for the services of officers or employees of the agency, authority or organisation to be made available to assist in the carrying out of the functions of the Statistician.