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TRADE PRACTICES AMENDMENT (OPERATION OF STATE AND TERRITORY LAWS) BILL 2001

1998-1999-2000-2001

The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia

THE SENATE




Presented and read a first time









Trade Practices Amendment (Operation of State and Territory Laws) Bill 2001

No. , 2001

(Senator Schacht)



A Bill for an Act to allow State and Territory laws to operate concurrently with the Trade Practices Act 1974


ISBN: 0642 459606

Contents


A Bill for an Act to allow State and Territory laws to operate concurrently with the Trade Practices Act 1974

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Trade Practices Amendment (Operation of State and Territory Laws) Act 2001.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.


Schedule 1—Amendment of the Trade Practices Act 1974

1 At the end of Part IVA

Add:

51ACAA Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws

It is the Parliament’s intention that a law of a State or Territory should be able to operate concurrently with this Part unless the law is directly inconsistent with this Part.

2 At the end of Part IVB

Add:

51AEA Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws

It is the Parliament’s intention that a law of a State or Territory should be able to operate concurrently with this Part unless the law is directly inconsistent with this Part.

3 Application of items 1 and 2

The amendments made by items 1 and 2 apply in relation to a law of a State or Territory made before, on or after the commencement of those items.

 


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