Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts
No. 8, 2010
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1
3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 6
Schedule 1--Amendment of principal Acts 7
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 7
Aircraft Noise Levy Act 1995 7
Broadcasting Services Act 1992 7
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 8
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 8
Criminal Code Act 1995 9
Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 10
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 10
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 11
First Home Saver Accounts Act 2008 11
Foreign States Immunities Act 1985 11
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 12
Industry Research and Development Act 1986 12
International Tax Agreements Act 1953 12
Navigation Act 1912 13
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 13
Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 13
Radiocommunications Act 1992 13
Taxation Administration Act 1953 14
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 14
Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Act 1946 15
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 37
Schedule 2--Amendment of amending Acts 40
A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999 40
Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006 40
Education Legislation Amendment Act 2008 40
Export Market Development Grants Amendment Act 2008 41
Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 41
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Review of Prudential Decisions) Act 2008 42
First Home Saver Accounts (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 42
First Home Saver Accounts (Further Provisions) Amendment Act 2008 42
Further 1998 Budget Measures Legislation Amendment (Social Security) Act 1999 43
Native Title Amendment (Technical Amendments) Act 2007 43
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1995 43
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1998 43
Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One‑off Payments and Other Budget Measures) Act 2008 44
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Parenting and Other Measures) Act 1997 44
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Act 1998 44
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 1) Act 2006 44
Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 4) Act 2006 44
Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 4) Act 2007 45
Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 5) Act 2007 45
Tax Laws Amendment (Repeal of Inoperative Provisions) Act 2006 45
Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business) Act 2007 45
Schedule 3--Repeal of obsolete Acts 47
Banking (Transitional Provisions) Act 1959 47
Industrial Research and Development Incentives Act 1976 47
Interactive Gambling (Moratorium) Act 2000 47
Papua New Guinea (Application of Laws) Act 1973 47
Year 2000 Information Disclosure Act 1999 47
Schedule 4--Amendment of references to "ballot‑paper" and "ballot‑papers" 48
Part 1--Amendment of specific references 48
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 48
Part 2--Bulk amendment of references to "ballot‑paper" 49
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 49
Part 3--Bulk amendment of references to "ballot‑papers" 54
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 54
Schedule 5--Amendments relating to use of the term "internet" 59
Part 1--Amendments to change specific references 59
Age Discrimination Act 2004 59
Anglo‑Australian Telescope Agreement Act 1970 59
Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing Act 2006 59
Australian Passports Act 2005 60
Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority Act 2006 60
Broadcasting Services Act 1992 60
Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 61
Criminal Code Act 1995 62
Cross‑Border Insolvency Act 2008 62
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 64
Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 64
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 64
Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2005 65
Freedom of Information Act 1982 65
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 65
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 66
Interactive Gambling Act 2001 66
Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 66
Medibank Private Sale Act 2006 67
National Health Security Act 2007 67
Navigation Act 1912 67
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 67
Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987 67
Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage) Act 2008 68
Protection of the Sea (Harmful Anti‑fouling Systems) Act 2006 68
Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993 68
Protection of the Sea (Powers of Intervention) Act 1981 69
Quarantine Act 1908 69
Radiocommunications Act 1992 69
Telecommunications Act 1997 71
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 72
Wheat Export Marketing Act 2008 73
Part 2--Bulk amendment to change capitalisation of "Internet" 75
Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing Act 2006 76
Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 76
Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Act 2008 76
Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority Act 2006 76
Broadcasting Services Act 1992 76
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 76
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 76
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 76
Criminal Code Act 1995 76
Do Not Call Register Act 2006 76
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 77
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 77
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 77
Freedom of Information Act 1982 77
Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 77
Higher Education Funding Act 1988 77
Higher Education Support Act 2003 77
Horticulture Marketing and Research and Development Services Act 2000 77
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 77
Interactive Gambling Act 2001 77
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 77
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 77
Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987 77
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 78
Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 78
Private Health Insurance Act 2007 78
Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 78
Radiocommunications Act 1992 78
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 78
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 78
Shipping Registration Act 1981 78
Skilling Australia's Workforce Act 2005 78
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 78
Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 78
Telecommunications Act 1997 78
Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 78
Telstra Corporation Act 1991 79
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 79
Wheat Export Marketing Act 2008 79
Part 3--References to which Part 2 does not apply 80
No. 8, 2010
An Act to make various amendments of the statute law of the Commonwealth, to repeal certain obsolete Acts, and for related purposes
[Assented to 1 March 2010]
The Parliament of Australia enacts: