Ministers of the Crown (Statutory Designations) and Acts Amendment Act 1974 (WA)

Western Australia Alteration of Statutory Designations Act 1974 Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 6 February 2015

Western Australia Alteration of Statutory Designations Act 1974 Contents Part I — General 1. Citation 2 2. Commencement 2 2A. Terms used 2 3. Change of reference 2 4. Variation or revocation of Orders 3 4A. Effect of revocation of Order 4 4B. Governor may rectify omissions 4 5. Saving of prerogative powers 4 Notes Compilation table 5 Defined terms Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 6 February 2015

Western Australia Alteration of Statutory Designations Act 1974 An Act to facilitate the alteration of the style and title of Ministers of the Crown, offices and departments, and for purposes incidental thereto. [Long title amended: No. 62 of 1981 s. 2.]

Part I — General

1. Citation This Act may be cited as the Alteration of Statutory Designations Act 1974 1. [Section 1 amended: No. 62 of 1981 s. 3.]

2. Commencement This Act, or any Part thereof, shall come into operation on such date as is fixed by proclamation in relation thereto 1.

2A. Terms used In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears — department means any department or part of a department of the Government; Minister means a principal executive office of the Government under the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899; office includes any office in a department; reference includes a reference otherwise than by designation, style or title. [Section 2A inserted: No. 62 of 1981 s. 4.]

3. Change of reference (1) Whenever — (a) the Governor — (i) designates and declares a principal executive office of the Government for the purposes of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 and thereby changes the designation of a Minister; (ii) establishes, amalgamates, divides, or abolishes a department or alters the designation of any department; or (b) an office has been abolished (whether by reason of the abolition of a department or otherwise) or the designation of an office has been altered, the Governor may, by Order in Council, direct that a reference to — (c) a Minister; (d) an office; (e) a department, as the case may be, contained in — (f) any law; or (g) any instrument, contract, or legal proceedings made or commenced before the coming into operation of the Order, by a reference specified in the Order shall be read and construed as a reference to a Minister, office, or department by the reference specified in that Order, and effect shall be given to any such direction. (2) An Order under this section shall not affect the validity of anything done by or in relation to any Minister of the Crown, office, or department before the coming into operation of the Order. (3) An Order under this section shall come into operation on the date on which it is published in the Government Gazette, or on such later date as may be specified in the Order. [Section 3 amended: No. 62 of 1981 s. 5.]