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Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2004
No. 62, 2004
An Act to amend various Acts relating to law and justice, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Amendments Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 Admiralty Act 1988 Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 Bankruptcy Act 1966 Crimes Act 1914 Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 Evidence Act 1995 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 Foreign Proceedings (Excess of Jurisdiction) Act 1984 Freedom of Information Act 1982 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 Industrial Relations (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 International Arbitration Act 1974 Judiciary Act 1903 Law Officers Act 1964 Legislative Instruments Act 2003 Native Title Act 1993 Public Order (Protection of Persons and Property) Act 1971 Statutory Declarations Act 1959 Workplace Relations Act 1996
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2004
No. 62, 2004
An Act to amend various Acts relating to law and justice, and for related purposes
[Assented to 26 May 2004]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2004.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.
Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 26 May 2004 2. Schedule 1, item 1 A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. 26 November 2004 However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period. 3. Schedule 1, item 2 Immediately after the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 6 to the Proceeds of Crime (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2002. 1 January 2003 4. Schedule 1, items 3 to 9 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 27 May 2004 5. Schedule 1, item 10 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. Does not commence However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act introduced into Parliament as the Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Bill 2003 does not commence on or before the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 6. Schedule 1, items 11 and 12 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 27 May 2004 7. Schedule 1, item 13 Immediately after the commencement of item 17 of Schedule 1 to the Measures to Combat Serious and Organised Crime Act 2001. 12 October 2001 8. Schedule 1, items 14 to 37 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 27 May 2004 9. Schedule 1, item 38 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 27 May 2004 However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act introduced into Parliament as the Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Bill 2003 commences on or before the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 10. Schedule 1, item 39 31 August 1998. 31 August 1998 11. Schedule 1, items 40 to 45 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 27 May 2004 12. Schedule 1, items 46 to 50 Immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. 1 January 2005 13. Schedule 1, items 51 to 54 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 27 May 2004 14. Schedule 1, items 55 and 56 A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. 26 November 2004 However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period. 15. Schedule 1, items 57 to 59 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 27 May 2004
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