Law Reform Act 1995 (Qld)

Law Reform Act 1995

An Act to abolish the rule of common employment, to consolidate provisions reforming the law and to make provision for other reforms, and for other purposes

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Law Reform Act 1995.

2 Act is, in part, a consolidation (1) This Act, as in force at the commencement of this section, is, in part, a consolidation of provisions of the Law Reform (Abolition of the Rule of Common Employment) Act 1951 (the existing provisions) and provisions relocated from the following Acts (the relocated provisions)— • Law Reform (Tortfeasors Contribution, Contributory Negligence, and Division of Chattels) Act 1952 • Law Reform (Husband and Wife) Act 1968 • Voluntary Aid in Emergency Act 1973. (2) The Act is also a consolidation of provisions of the law about the age of majority and the legal capacity of persons whose relationship is husband and wife. (3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the relocated provisions were not re-enacted by the Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995, but merely moved (without re-enactment) from the Acts in which they were enacted to this Act. (4) Without limiting subsections (1) and (3) and to further remove any doubt, it is also declared that the relocation to this Act of the relocated provisions did not impliedly repeal or amend, or otherwise affect the operation of, the existing provisions, the relocated provisions or the provisions of any other law and, in particular, did not affect the meaning or effect that the existing or relocated provisions, or the provisions of the other law, had because of the respective times when they were enacted. (5) In addition, it is declared that the relocation did not— (a) affect any jurisdiction or power of a court or judge; or (b) affect any principle or rule of law or equity; or (c) affect any right, privilege or liability; or (d) revive anything not existing or in force.