Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Act 2003 (Qld)

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Act 2003

An Act to adopt the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 (Cwlth), and for other purposes

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Act 2003.

2 Commencement This Act, other than sections 11 to 13, is taken to have commenced on 1 May 2003.

3 Purpose The purpose of this Act is to adopt the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 (Cwlth).

4 Definitions In this Act— adopted means adopted by this Act. Commonwealth Act means the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 (Cwlth). previous Act means the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Act 1999.

5 Adoption of the Commonwealth Act (1) The Commonwealth Act, as originally enacted and as amended from time to time by regulations made under the Commonwealth Act, is adopted under the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, section 51(xxxvii). Editor's note— The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, section 51 provides— '51. The Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws for the peace, order, and good government of the Commonwealth with respect to: . . . (xxxvii.) matters referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth by the Parliament or Parliaments of any State or States, but so that the law shall extend only to States by whose Parliaments the matter is referred, or which afterwards adopt the law;'. (2) The adoption has effect for a period commencing on the day this section commences and ending on the day fixed under section 6 as the day on which the adoption ends.

6 End of adoption of the Commonwealth Act The Governor in Council may, at any time, fix by regulation a day as the day on which the adoption of the Commonwealth Act under section 5(1) ends.