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The republished law
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Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3
(Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 September 2016. It also
includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to
1 September 2016.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3
and 4.
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Contents
Page
Part 1
Preliminary
1 Name of Act 2
3 Dictionary 2
4 Notes 2
Part 2
Attorney-General
Division 2.1 General
5 Position of Attorney-General 3
6 Attorney-General’s functions 3
7 Additional functions of Attorney-General 4
8 Effect of Attorney-General’s functions on certain litigation 4
9 Change of Attorney-General 4
Division 2.2 Legal services directions
10 Meaning of territory legal work—div 2.2 5
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11 Legal services directions—issue 5
12 Legal services directions—compliance etc 6
13 Legal services directions—client legal privilege 6
14 Legal services directions—performing territory legal work 7
15 Legal services directions—reporting 7
Part 3 Solicitor-general
16 Appointment of Solicitor-General 8
17 Solicitor-general’s functions and entitlements 8
18 Leave of absence 9
19 Solicitor-general must not do other work 10
20 Disclosure of interests 10
21 Ending appointment 10
22 Solicitor-general’s staff 11
23 Consultants 11
24 Other arrangements for staff and facilities 12
25 Delegation by solicitor-general 12
Part 4 Government solicitor
26 Government solicitor 13
27 Government solicitor may act for more than 1 party 14
28 Chief solicitor 15
29 Person authorised by chief solicitor 15
30 Acting in government solicitor’s name 16
31 Certain references taken to include reference to government solicitor 16
Part 5 Miscellaneous
32 Regulation-making power 18
Dictionary 19
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 21
2 Abbreviation key 21
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3 Legislation history 22
4 Amendment history 22
5 Earlier republications 24
6 Expired transitional or validating provisions 24
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An Act about the functions of the Attorney-General, solicitor-general and
government solicitor, and for other purposes
Part 1
Preliminary
Section 1
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Law Officers Act 2011.
3 Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this Act is part of this Act.
Note 1 The dictionary at the end of this Act defines certain terms used in this
Act, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other terms
defined elsewhere in this Act.
For example, the signpost definition ‘authorised person—see
section 29 (1) (Person authorised by chief solicitor).’ means that the
term ‘authorised person’ is defined in that section.
Note 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to
the entire Act unless the definition, or another provision of the Act,
provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see
Legislation Act, s
155 and s 156 (1)).
4 Notes
A note included in this Act is explanatory and is not part of this Act.
Note See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of
notes.
Attorney-General
Part 2
General
Division 2.1
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Part 2 Attorney-General
Division 2.1 General
5 Position of Attorney-General
The Attorney-General is the first law officer of the Territory.
6 Attorney-General’s functions
The Attorney-General’s functions are—
(a) to be the chief legal representative of—
(i) the Crown in right of the Territory; and
(ii) the Territory; and
(b) to be the principal legal adviser to the Territory; and
(c) to have responsibility for the administration of law and justice
in the ACT; and
(d) to start and conduct litigation on behalf of—
(i) the Crown in right of the Territory; or
(ii) the Territory; or
(iii) a Minister; or
(iv) a person suing or being sued on behalf of the Territory;
and
(e) to ensure that litigation mentioned in paragraph (d) is started
and conducted in accordance with proper standards; and
(f) to exercise any function given to the Attorney-General under
another Act; and
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(g) to exercise any other function prescribed by regulation.
Note A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function
also gives the entity powers necessary and convenient to exercise the
function (see Legislation Act,
s 196 and dict, pt 1, def entity).
7 Additional functions of Attorney-General
The Attorney-General also has, in relation to the Territory, the
traditional functions, prerogatives and privileges of State
Attorneys-General, subject to this Act and any other territory law.
8 Effect of Attorney-General’s functions on certain
litigation
To remove any doubt, the functions of the Attorney-General,
including the traditional functions, prerogatives and privileges of
State Attorneys-General, do not prevent, and are taken never to have
prevented, a person authorised by the Territory, or under a territory
law, from starting or conducting litigation mentioned in section 6 (d)
(Attorney-General’s functions).
9 Change of Attorney-General
An action, proceeding or matter (whether civil or criminal) by or
against the Attorney-General does not end because of, and is not
affected by, a change of office-holder.
Attorney-General
Part 2
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Division 2.2
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Division 2.2 Legal services directions
10 Meaning of territory legal work—div 2.2
In this division:
territory legal work means—
(a) any work performed by or on behalf of the government
solicitor in the exercise of its functions; or
(b) any legal work performed by a person for any of the following:
(i) the Territory;
(ii) a body established by a territory law;
(iii) a company or other entity in which the Territory has a
controlling interest;
(iv) another entity mentioned in section 26 (3), to the extent
that the work relates to the entity’s exercise of a territory
function.
11 Legal services directions—issue
(1) The Attorney-General may issue directions (legal services
directions) that are to apply—
(a) generally to territory legal work; or
(b) to territory legal work being performed, or to be performed, in
relation to a particular matter.
(2) The Attorney-General must issue a legal services direction setting
out guidelines (the model litigant guidelines) to ensure that proper
standards in litigation apply to territory legal work.
(3) A legal services direction is a notifiable instrument.
Note A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.
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12 Legal services directions—compliance etc
(1) Anyone performing territory legal work must comply with a legal
services direction.
(2) A legal services direction may be enforced only by, or on the
application of, the Attorney-General.
(3) The issue of non-compliance with a legal services direction may not
be raised in a proceeding (whether in a court, tribunal or other body)
except by or on behalf of the Territory.
(4) The Attorney-General is not civilly or criminally liable for anything
done or omitted to be done in compliance, or purported compliance,
with a legal services direction.
13 Legal services directions—client legal privilege
(1) If a legal services direction requires a person to give information or
produce a document to someone else, the person must not refuse to
comply with the direction on the ground of client legal privilege
(also known as legal professional privilege) or any other duty of
confidence.
(2) A person performing territory legal work may give information or
produce a document relating to the work to the Attorney-General or
a person authorised by the Attorney-General.
(3) A person is taken not to have breached client legal privilege or any
other duty of confidence in giving information or producing a
document under subsection (2).
(4) If a communication that is the subject of client legal privilege is
disclosed under subsection (1) or (2), then, despite the disclosure,
privilege is taken not to have been waived in relation to the
communication.
(5) The Legislation Act, s 171 (Client legal privilege) does not apply to
this section.
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Division 2.2
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14 Legal services directions—performing territory legal work
(1) A person performing territory legal work is not civilly liable for
anything done or omitted to be done honestly and without
recklessness—
(a) in complying with a legal services direction; or
(b) in the reasonable belief that the act or omission complied with
a legal services direction.
(2) Any civil liability that would, apart from this section, attach to a
person attaches instead to the Territory.
15 Legal services directions—reporting
(1) Each report prepared by the director-general under the Annual
Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 must—
(a) describe the measures taken by the administrative unit during
the financial year to ensure compliance with a legal services
direction; and
(b) provide information concerning any breaches of a legal
services direction during the financial year.
(2) Each director-general (other than the stated director-general) must—
(a) prepare a report setting out the matters mentioned in
subsection (1) (a) and (b) for the administrative unit; and
(b) give the report to the stated director-general not later than
21 days after the end of the financial year.
(3) In this section:
stated director-general means the director-general of the
administrative unit responsible for this Act.
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16 Appointment of Solicitor-General
(1) The Executive may appoint a person to be the Solicitor-General for
the Territory.
Note 1 For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see
the Legislation Act, pt
19.3.
Note 2 In particular, an appointment may be made by naming a person or
nominating the occupant of a position (see Legislation Act, s
207).
(2) However, the Executive must not appoint a person as
solicitor-general unless the person is a legal practitioner and has
been for not less than 5 years.
(3) The solicitor-general must be appointed for not longer than 7 years.
Note A person may be reappointed to a position if the person is eligible to be
appointed to the position (see Legislation Act,
s 208 and dict, pt 1,
def appoint).
(4) The conditions of appointment of the solicitor-general are the
conditions agreed between the Executive and the solicitor-general
that are stated in the appointment, subject to any determination
under the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995.
(5) The appointment of the solicitor-general is a notifiable instrument.
Note A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.
17 Solicitor-general’s functions and entitlements
(1) The solicitor-general’s functions are—
(a) to act, at the request of the Attorney-General, as counsel for—
(i) the Crown in right of the Territory; or
(ii) the Territory; or
(iii) any other entity; and
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(b) to exercise other functions of counsel as the Attorney-General
directs; and
(c) to exercise the chief solicitor’s functions if the
Attorney-General directs the solicitor-general to exercise those
functions; and
(d) to exercise any function given to the solicitor-general under
this Act, another territory law or a law of the Commonwealth.
Note A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function
also gives the entity powers necessary and convenient to exercise the
function (see Legislation Act,
s 196 and dict, pt 1, def entity).
(2) A direction under subsection (1) (c) is a notifiable instrument.
Note A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.
(3) If a direction under subsection (1) (c) is in force, the
solicitor-general is taken to be the chief solicitor for all purposes.
(4) The solicitor-general is entitled to the following when exercising the
solicitor-general’s functions:
(a) to practise as a legal practitioner in any court;
(b) to all the rights and privileges of a legal practitioner who holds
a current unrestricted practising certificate under the Legal
Profession Act 2006.
18 Leave of absence
The Attorney-General may grant leave of absence to the
solicitor-general on the conditions about remuneration and
otherwise that the Attorney-General decides.
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19 Solicitor-general must not do other work
(1) The solicitor-general must not, without the Attorney-General’s
consent, do either of the following except when exercising the
solicitor-general’s functions:
(a) practice as a legal practitioner;
(b) have paid employment.
(2) However, if a direction under section 17 (1) (c) (Solicitor-general’s
functions and entitlements) is in force, subsection (1) does not apply
in relation to the exercise of the chief solicitor’s functions.
20 Disclosure of interests
The solic
itor-general must give written notice to the
Attorney-General of all direct or indirect financial interests that the
solicitor-general has or acquires—
(a) in a business, whether in the ACT or elsewhere; or
(b) in a corporation carrying on a business mentioned in
paragraph (a).
21 Ending appointment
(1) The Executive may end the appointment of a person as
solicitor-general for—
(a) misbehaviour; or
(b) physical or mental incapacity, if the incapacity substantially
affects the exercise of the person’s functions; or
(c) failing to comply with section 19 (Solicitor-general must not
do other work).
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(2) The Executive must end the person’s appointment if the person—
(a) becomes bankrupt or personally insolvent; or
Note Bankrupt or personally insolvent—see the Legislation Act,
dictionary, pt 1.
(b) is absent, other than on leave granted under section 18 (Leave
of absence), for 14 consecutive days or for 28 days in any
12-month period; or
(c) fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the person’s
obligations under section 20 (Disclosure of interests).
Note A person’s appointment also ends if the person resigns (see Legislation
Act, s 210).
22 Solicitor-general’s staff
(1) This section applies if a direction under section 17 (1) (c)
(Solicitor-general’s functions and entitlements) is in force.
(2) The solicitor-general may employ staff on behalf of the Territory.
(3) The solicitor-general’s staff must be employed under the Public
Sector Management Act 1994.
Note The Public Sector Management Act 1994, div 8.2 applies to the
solicitor-general in relation to the employment of staff (see Public
Sect
or Management Act 1994, s 152).
23 Consultants
(1) The solicitor-general may, for the Territory, engage consultants to,
or to perform services for, the solicitor-general.
(2) Consultants are to be engaged on written terms decided by the
solicitor-general that are approved by the Attorney-General.
(3) However, this section does not give the solicitor-general a power to
enter into a contract of employment.
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24 Other arrangements for staff and facilities
The solicitor-general may arrange with the head of service to use the
services of a public servant or Territory facilities.
Note The head of service may delegate powers in relation to the management
of public servants to a public servant or another person (see Public
Sect
or Management Act 1994, s 18).
25 Delegation by solicitor-general
The solicitor-general may delegate the solicitor-general’s functions
under a territory law to an authorised person.
Note For the making of delegations and the exercise of delegated functions,
see the Legislation Act,
pt 19.4.
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26 Government solicitor
(1) The Government Solicitor for the Territory is established.
Note Established includes continued in existence (see Legislation Act, dict,
pt 1, def establish).
(2) The government solicitor is a body corporate.
(3) The government solicitor may act as legal practitioner for—
(a) the Crown in right of the Territory; or
(b) the Territory; or
(c) a person suing or being sued on behalf of the Territory; or
(d) a Minister; or
(e) a body established under an enactment; or
(f) a company or other entity in which the Territory or a territory
entity has a controlling interest; or
(g) a person if the person—
(i) is a public employee; or
(ii) was a public employee; or
(iii) is or was an officer or employee of a company, joint
venture or trust in which the Territory or a territory entity
has a controlling interest; or
(h) a person holding office under an enactment; or
(i) a person who is or was a trustee, director or board member of a
company, joint venture or trust in which the Territory or a
territory entity has a controlling interest; or
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(j) the government solicitor (however described) of the
Commonwealth, a State, another Territory or a foreign country,
by arrangement, as agent on behalf of clients of that solicitor;
or
(k) any other entity for whom the Minister requests the
government solicitor to act.
Note A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function
also gives the entity powers necessary and convenient to exercise the
function (see Legislation Act,
s 196 and dict, pt 1, def entity).
(4) The government solicitor is entitled to the following when acting as
mentioned in subsection (3):
(a) to practise as a legal practitioner in any court;
(b) to all the rights and privileges of a legal practitioner who holds
a current unrestricted practising certificate under the Legal
Profession Act 2006.
(5) Subsection (3) (f), (g) (ii) and (iii) and (i) apply to a matter only if
the chief solicitor decides that the Territory has an interest in the
outcome of the matter.
(6) In this section:
territory entity—see the Auditor-General Act 1996, dictionary.
27 Government solicitor may act for more than 1 party
The government solicitor may act in a matter for 2 or more parties
who have conflicting interests in the matter if it has been approved
by the Attorney-General—
(a) in relation to the particular matter; or
(b) by written arrangements covering the circumstances in which
the government solicitor may act for 2 or more parties.
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28 Chief solicitor
(1) The chief solicitor may act personally in the government solicitor’s
name.
(2) The chief solicitor is entitled to the following when acting in the
government solicitor’s name:
(a) to practise as a legal practitioner in any court;
(b) to all the rights and privileges of a legal practitioner who holds
a current unrestricted practising certificate under the Legal
Profession Act 2006.
Note A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function
also gives the entity powers necessary and convenient to exercise the
function (see Legislation Act,
s 196 and dict, pt 1, def entity).
29 Person authorised by chief solicitor
(1) The chief solicitor may authorise a qualified officer of the relevant
administrative unit to act in the government solicitor’s name (an
authorised person), either generally or as stated in the authorisation.
(2) An authorisation is a notifiable instrument.
Note A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.
(3) An authorised person is responsible to the chief solicitor and,
through the chief solicitor, to the Attorney-General.
(4) An authorised person must comply with a direction (if any) given to
the person by the chief solicitor.
(5) Anything done or omitted to be done by an authorised person under
a direction given to the person by the chief solicitor is taken to have
been done or omitted to be done by the chief solicitor personally.
(6) In this section:
qualified officer means an officer who is a legal practitioner.
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30 Acting in government solicitor’s name
(1) Anything done in the government solicitor’s name under the
direction or authority of the chief solicitor or an authorised person is
taken to have been done by the government solicitor.
(2) However, the chief solicitor or an authorised person has, in relation
to a relevant thing, the duties and obligations that the chief solicitor
or person would have if the thing had been done or omitted to be
done in the course of practise by the chief solicitor or person as a
legal practitioner.
(3) In this section:
relevant thing, in relation to a person, means anything done or
omitted to be done by the person, or by anyone at the person’s
direction or under the person’s authority, in the government
solicitor’s name.
31 Certain references taken to include reference to
government solicitor
(1) In a relevant instrument, a reference to the Crown Solicitor for the
Commonwealth, a Deputy Crown Solicitor for the Commonwealth,
the Australian Government Solicitor or a director of legal services
for the Commonwealth includes a reference to the government
solicitor.
(2) In this section:
relevant instrument means an instrument relating to the Territory,
the government of the Territory or any asset, right, liability or
obligation of the Territory, and includes—
(a) a statutory instrument; and
(b) an award, other determination or order or an industrial
agreement; and
(c) any other order (whether executive, judicial or otherwise); and
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(d) a contract, agreement or arrangement; and
(e) a pleading in, or process issued in connection with, a legal or
other proceeding.
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Part 5 Miscellaneous
32 Regulation-making power
The Executive may make regulations for this Act.
Note A regulation must be notified, and presented to the Legislative
Assembly, under the Legislation Act.
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Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to
this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act,
dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
administrative unit
Attorney-General
Chief Minister
corporation
director-general (see s 163)
document
entity
exercise
function
head of service
instrument (see s 14)
legal practitioner
Minister (see s 162)
person (see s 160)
public servant
public service
statutory instrument (see s 13)
territory law
the Territory.
Attorney-General includes, if no Minister is designated
Attorney-General by the Chief Minister, the Minister for the time
being administering this Act.
authorised person—see section 29 (1) (Person authorised by chief
solicitor).
chief solicitor means the person performing the duties of Chief
Solicitor in the public service.
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enactment means an Act or subordinate law.
government solicitor means the Government Solicitor for the
Territory established under section 26.
legal services directions—see section 11 (1) (Legal services
directions—issue).
model litigant guidelines—see section 11 (2) (Legal services
directions—issue).
relevant administrative unit means the administrative unit to which
the Chief Minister has, under the Public Sector Management
Act 1994, section 14 (1) (b) allocated responsibility for this Act.
solicitor-general means the Solicitor-General for the Territory
appointed under section 16.
territory legal work, for division 2.2 (Legal services directions)—
see section 10.
Endnotes
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Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished
law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part
11.3 are
annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The
details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced
expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining
= whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired
Endnotes
3 Legislation history
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3 Legislation history
Law Officers Act 2011 A2011-30
notified LR 29 August 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 29 August 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 31 August 2011 (s 2 and CN2011-9)
as ame
nded by
Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Amendment Act 2015
A20
15-16 sch 1 pt 1.15
notified LR 27 May 2015
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 May 2015 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.15 commenced 3 June 2015 (s 2)
Public Sector Management Amendment Act 2016 A20
16-52 sch 1
pt 1.42
notified LR 25 August 2016
s 1, s 2 commenced 25 August 2016 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.42 commenced 1 September 2016 (s 2)
4 Amendment history
Commencement
s 2 om LA s 89 (4)
Legal services directions—reporting
s 15 am A2015-16 amdt 1.19; ss renum R
5 LA
Solicitor-general’s staff
s 22 sub A2016-52 amdt
1.111
Other arrangements for staff and facilities
s 24 sub A2016-52 amdt
1.112
Signatures
s 33 exp 1 March 2012 (s 33 (4) (a))
Legislation amended—sch 1
s 34 om LA s 89 (3)
Legislation repealed
s 35 om LA s 89 (3)
Transitional
pt 6 hdg exp 31 August 2014 (s 39)
Endnotes
Amendment history 4
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Model litigant guidelines
s 36 exp 31 August 2014 (s 39)
Authorisations under Government Solicitor Act
s 37 exp 31 August 2014 (s 39)
Transitional regulations
s 38 exp 31 August 2013 (s 38 (4))
Expiry—pt 6
s 39 exp 31 August 2014 (s 39)
Consequential amendments
sch 1 om LA s 89 (3)
Dictionary
dict am A2016-52 amdt 1.113
Endnotes
5 Earlier republications
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5 Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to
the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in
electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised
republications have also been published in printed format. These republications
are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an
authorised republication are identical.
Republication
No and date
Effective Last
amendment
made by
Republication
for
R1
31 Aug 2011
31 Aug 2011–
29 Feb 2012
not amended new Act
R2
1 Mar 2012
1 Mar 2013–
31 Aug 2013
not amended expiry of provision
(s 33)
R3
1 Sept 2013
1 Sept 2013–
31 Aug 2014
not amended expiry of provision
(s 38)
R4
1 Sept 2014
1 Sept 2014–
2 June 2015
not amended expiry of
transitional
provisions (pt 6)
R5
3 June 2015
3 June 2015–
31 Aug 2016
A2015-16 amendments by
A2015-16
6 Expired transitional or validating provisions
This Act may be affected by transitional or validating provisions that have
expired. The expiry does not affect any continuing operation of the provisions
(see Legislation Act 2001, s 88 (1)).
Expired provisions are removed from the republished law when the expiry takes
effect and are listed in the amendment history using the abbreviation ‘exp’
followed by the date of the expiry.
To find the expired provisions see the version of this Act before the expiry took
effect. The ACT legislation register has point-in-time versions of this Act.
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