Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 14 of 1911 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 19 April 2011
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 5 of 2011
The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that
have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and
Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra
Contents
Part I--Preliminary 1
1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1
3............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1
4............ Application to Territories .................................................................... 1
4A......... Application of the Criminal Code ....................................................... 2
Part II--Marine Navigational Aids 3
5............ Acquisition of lighthouses etc. ............................................................ 3
6............ Transfer of lighthouses etc. to be valid and effectual ........................... 3
6A......... Acquisition of lighthouses by compulsory process ............................. 3
7............ Power to establish and maintain lighthouses etc. ................................. 4
8............ Powers of inspection and maintenance ................................................ 5
10.......... Powers in relation to lights and navigational aid ................................. 5
11.......... Returns of harbour light and navigational aid ...................................... 7
12.......... Protection from actions ....................................................................... 7
Part IV--Offences 8
19.......... Destroying or damaging marine navigational aids etc. ........................ 8
19A....... Damage to be made good .................................................................. 13
19B....... Notice of damage to be given ............................................................ 14
Part V--Regulations 15
20.......... Regulations fixing light dues ............................................................. 15
Notes 17
An Act relating to Lighthouses, Lightships, Beacons, Buoys and other Marine Navigational Aids
Notes to
the
Lighthouses Act 1911 Note 1 The Lighthouses Act 1911 as shown in this
compilation comprises Act No. 14,
1911 amended as indicated in the Tables below. All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or
transitional provisions prior to 1 October 2001 is not included in this
compilation. For subsequent
information see Table A. Table of Acts
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Act |
Number |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
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14, 1911 |
22 Dec 1911 |
1 July 1915 (see Gazette 1915, p. 1183) |
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Lighthouses Act 1915 |
17, 1915 |
28 June 1915 |
1 July 1915 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1915, p.1183) |
-- |
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Lighthouses Act 1919 |
6, 1919 |
2 Oct 1919 |
2 Oct 1919 |
-- |
|
Lighthouses Act 1942 |
35, 1942 |
12 June 1942 |
10 July 1942 |
-- |
|
Lighthouses Act 1949 |
36, 1949 |
13 July 1949 |
10 Aug 1949 |
-- |
|
Lands Acquisition Act 1955 |
69, 1955 |
4 Nov 1955 |
16 Feb 1956 (see Gazette 1956, p. 472) |
S. 67(3) (rep. by 19, 1979, s. 58) |
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as amended by |
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19, 1979 |
28 Mar 1979 |
Parts II to XVI (ss. 3-122) and Part XVII (s. 123): 15 May 1979 (see Gazette 1979, No. S86) Remainder: Royal Assent |
S. 58(2) |
|
|
Lighthouses Act 1957 |
9, 1957 |
24 Apr 1957 |
22 May 1957 |
-- |
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Lighthouses Act 1961 |
63, 1961 |
24 Oct 1961 |
24 Oct 1963 (see Gazette 1963, p. 3769) |
-- |
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Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966 |
93, 1966 |
29 Oct 1966 |
1 Dec 1966 |
-- |
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Lighthouses Act 1970 |
106, 1970 |
4 Nov 1970 |
4 Nov 1970 |
-- |
|
Lighthouses Act 1972 |
61, 1972 |
31 Aug 1972 |
1 Feb 1973 (see Gazette 1973, No. 11) |
-- |
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Statute Law Revision Act 1973 |
216, 1973 |
19 Dec 1973 |
31 Dec 1973 |
Ss. 9(1) and 10 |
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as amended by |
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20, 1974 |
25 July 1974 |
31 Dec 1973 |
-- |
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36, 1978 |
12 June 1978 |
12 June 1978 |
S. 8 |
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99, 1979 |
22 Oct 1979 |
22 Oct 1979 |
-- |
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Lands Acquisition (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 1989 |
21, 1989 |
20 Apr 1989 |
9 June 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1989, No. S185) |
-- |
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162, 1989 |
18 Dec 1989 |
1 July 1990 (see s. 2) |
-- |
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78, 1990 |
22 Oct 1990 |
Ss. 35, 48, 62 and 63: 1 Jan 1991 |
Ss. 63(1) and (2) |
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|
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993 |
5, 1994 |
18 Jan 1994 |
Schedule (item 51): Royal Assent (a) |
-- |
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43, 1996 |
25 Oct 1996 |
Schedule 2 (items 69, 70): (b) |
-- |
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|
Transport and Regional Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 |
143, 2001 |
1 Oct 2001 |
2 Oct 2001 |
S. 4 [see Table A] |
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24, 2006 |
6 Apr 2006 |
Schedule 1: 4 May 2006 |
Sch. 1 (item 4) [see Table A] |
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73, 2008 |
3 July 2008 |
Schedule 4 (items 382-384): 4 July 2008 |
-- |
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Statute Law Revision Act 2011 |
5, 2011 |
22 Mar 2011 |
Schedule 5 (items 121, 122): 19 Apr 2011 |
-- |
(a) The Lighthouses Act 1911 was amended by the Schedule (item 51) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (10) (inclusive), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(b) The Lighthouses Act 1911 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 69 and 70) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) Each item in Schedule 2 commences or is taken to have commenced (as the case requires) at the time specified in the note at the end of the item.
Items 69 and 70 are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of section 62 of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990. Section 62 of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 commenced on 1 January 1991.
Table of Amendments
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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
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Provision affected |
How affected |
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Title..................................... |
am. No. 106, 1970 |
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Heading preceding s. 1.... |
rep. No. 216, 1973 |
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Part I |
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Heading to Part I............... |
ad. No. 216, 1973 |
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S. 3...................................... |
am. No. 35, 1942; No. 106, 1970; No. 99, 1979; No. 162, 1989; No. 78, 1990; No. 5, 2011 |
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S. 4...................................... |
rep. No. 35, 1942 |
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ad. No. 36, 1949 |
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am. No. 9, 1957; No. 106, 1970; No. 61, 1972; No. 216, 1973; No. 162, 1989 |
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S. 4A................................... |
ad. No. 143, 2001 |
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Heading preceding s. 5.... |
rs. No. 106, 1970 |
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rep. No. 216, 1973 |
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Part II |
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Heading to Part II.............. |
ad. No. 216, 1973 (as am. by No. 20, 1974) |
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S. 5...................................... |
am. No. 106, 1970; No. 216, 1973; No. 73, 2008 |
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S. 6...................................... |
am. No. 106, 1970; No. 216, 1973 |
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S. 6A................................... |
ad. No. 17, 1915 |
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am. No. 69, 1955; No. 93, 1966; No. 106, 1970; No. 216, 1973; No. 36, 1978; No. 21, 1989; No. 5, 2011 |
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S. 7...................................... |
am. No. 9, 1957 |
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rs. No. 106, 1970 |
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am. No. 99, 1979; No. 78, 1990; No. 43, 1996 |
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S. 8...................................... |
rs. No. 35, 1942 |
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am. No. 93, 1966; No. 106, 1970; No. 78, 1990; No. 5, 1994; No. 143, 2001 |
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S. 9...................................... |
rep. No. 36, 1949 |
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S. 10.................................... |
am. No. 93, 1966; No. 106, 1970; No. 78, 1990; No. 143, 2001; No. 24, 2006 |
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S. 11.................................... |
am. No. 106, 1970 |
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S. 12.................................... |
am. No. 106, 1970; No. 78, 1990 |
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Heading preceding s. 13.. |
rep. No. 216, 1973 |
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Heading to Part III............. |
ad. No. 216, 1973 |
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Part III................................. |
rep. No. 162, 1989 |
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S. 13.................................... |
am. No. 35, 1942 |
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rep. No. 162, 1989 |
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S. 14.................................... |
rep. No. 162, 1989 |
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S. 15, 16.............................. |
am. No. 106, 1970 |
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rep. No. 162, 1989 |
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Ss. 17, 18............................ |
rep. No. 162, 1989 |
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Heading preceding s. 19.. |
rep. No. 216, 1973 |
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Part IV |
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Heading to Part IV............. |
ad. No. 216, 1973 |
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Heading to s. 19................ |
rs. No. 24, 2006 |
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S. 19.................................... |
am. No. 9, 1957; No. 93, 1966; No. 106, 1970; No. 78, 1990; No. 143, 2001; No. 24, 2006 |
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S. 19A................................. |
ad. No. 6, 1919 |
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am. No. 9, 1957; No. 106, 1970; No. 78, 1990; No. 73, 2008 |
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S. 19B................................. |
ad. No. 6, 1919 |
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rs. No. 36, 1949; No. 9,1957; No. 63, 1961 |
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am. No. 93, 1966; No. 106, 1970; No. 78, 1990; No. 143, 2001; No. 24, 2006; No. 73, 2008 |
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Heading preceding s. 20.. |
rep. No. 216, 1973 |
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Part V |
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Heading to Part V.............. |
ad. No. 216, 1973 |
Table A
Application, saving or transitional provisions
Transport and Regional Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 143, 2001)
(1) Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.
(2) For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.
Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (No. 24, 2006)
Schedule 1
4 Saving provision--notices in force under subsection 10(1)
Any notice served by the Authority under subsection 10(1) of the Lighthouses Act 1911 as in force immediately before the date of commencement of the amendments of that Act by this Act has effect, on and after that date, as if it were a notice served under subsection 10(1) of that Act as amended by this Act.