Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002 (NSW)

Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002 No 28

An Act to establish uniform procedures with respect to the administration of licensing and registration schemes; and consequentially to amend various Acts and regulations.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002.

2 Commencement (1) This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation. (2) Different days may be appointed for the commencement of Schedules 1, 2 and 3 with respect to matter relating to different Acts or statutory rules or different provisions of the same Act or statutory rule. (3) Different days may be appointed for the commencement of a single provision of Schedule 4 for the purpose of commencing the amendments effected by the provision on different days.

2A Notes Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.

Part 2 Uniform licensing procedures

Division 1 Preliminary

3 Application of Part (1) This Part applies to licences arising under a legislative provision referred to in Schedule 1, subject to any modifications or limitations prescribed by or under the relevant licensing legislation. (2) A statutory rule that establishes, amends or repeals a licensing scheme may amend Schedule 1 so as to include, amend or omit any matter arising from the establishment, amendment or repeal of the scheme. (3) In the event of an inconsistency between this Part (as applied to a licence arising under a legislative provision referred to in Schedule 1) and the relevant licensing legislation, the relevant licensing legislation prevails to the extent of the inconsistency. (4) This Part does not limit or otherwise affect the operation of— (a) the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, or (b) the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 of the Commonwealth.