Commonwealth Functions (Statutes Review) Act 1981 (Cth)

Commonwealth Functions (Statutes Review) Act 1981

Act No. 74 of 1981 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 18 September 2001 taking into account amendments up to Act No. 16 of 1990

[Note: Some provisions of this Act are not in force, see Note 2]

The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents

Part I—Preliminary 1 Short title [see Note 1] 2 Commencement [see Note 1]

Part II—Australian Capital Territory Division 1—Agents 3 Repeal Division 2—Architects 4 Repeal Division 3—Canberra Commercial Development Authority 5 Interpretation 6 Application of Division 7 Power of Authority to enter into agreement 8 Power of Minister to give directions to Authority 9 Sale by transfer of assets of Authority to company 10 Sale by direct transfer of assets 11 Existing contracts 12 Pending proceedings 13 Consequences of agreement 14 Winding up of Authority 15 Application of Commonwealth Employees (Redeployment and Retirement) Act 16 Registration of changes in title to land 17 Officers' Rights Declaration Act Division 4—Canberra Retail Markets Trust 18 Interpretation 19 Application of Division 20 Power of Trust to enter into agreements 21 Power of Minister to give directions to Trust 22 Sale by transfer of assets of Trust to company 23 Sale by direct transfer of assets 24 Existing contracts 25 Pending proceedings 26 Application of Ordinance where Trust continues to operate one Market 27 Consequences of agreement 28 Winding up of Trust 29 Application of Commonwealth Employees (Redeployment and Retirement) Act 30 Registration of changes in title to land 31 Officers' Rights Declaration Act Division 5—Canberra Showground Trust 32 Principal Ordinance 33 Division 6—Co‑operative societies 34 Principal Ordinance 35 Interpretation [see Note 2] 36 Repeal of Part III [see Note 2] 37 Amalgamation [see Note 2] 38 Use of word co‑operative [see Note 2] 39 Transfer of engagements [see Note 2] 40 Dealings with members and applicants [see Note 2] Division 7—Lakes 41 Principal Ordinance 42 Interpretation 43 44 Powers to charge for admission Division 8—Landlord and Tenant 45 Principal Ordinance 46 Interpretation 47 Repeal 48 Cessation of application of determinations 49 Lessor to furnish information to lessee 50 Application of Division 51 Repeal 52 Repeal 53 Certain payments prohibited 54 Repeal 55 Repeal 56 Heading to Part IIA 57 Rent increases in relation to prescribed premises 58 Repeal 59 Application to limited class of premises 60 Exclusion of premises let for a short‑term from operation of Part 61 Exclusion of certain premises from operation of Part 62 Information to be furnished on request 63 Powers of entry and inspection 64 Proof of instruments 65 Service of notices etc. Division 9—Life Insurance Holding Companies 66 Repeal of Ordinances Division 10—Milk Authority 67 Principal Ordinance 68 Interpretation 69 Inspectors 70 71 Functions of Authority 72 73 Powers of Authority 74 75 Saving Division 11—Nature Conservation 76 Principal Ordinance 77 Interpretation 78 Termination of office of Conservator 79 Repeal Division 12—Prices Regulation 80 Repeal Division 13—Rabbit destruction 81 Principal Ordinance 82 Amendment of Regulation 83 Repeal of Regulations Division 14—Sewerage rates 84 Principal Ordinance 85 Interpretation 86 Delegate and inspectors 87 Accounts for rates 88 Evidence Division 15—Surveyors 89 Repeal Division 16—Trading hours 90 Repeal Division 17—Water rates 91 Principal Ordinance 92 Interpretation 93 Reading of meters 94 Additional meter readings 95 Meter not registering 96 Notice of results of meter readings 97 Rates certificate where land metered 98 Rates certificate where land unmetered or not connected to system of works 99 Testing of meters 100 101 Accounts for rates 102 Special accounts for rates 103 Closing or cutting off of water pipes for non‑payment of rates 104 Entry of land by Delegate or meter reader Division 18—Miscellaneous 105 Power to amend Ordinances and Regulations 106 Part to be deemed to be an Ordinance