AUSTRALIAN WASTE LANDS ACT 1855 Reprinted as in force on 11 April 1996 Reprint No. 11 Contents 3. Powers of the repealed Acts continued for certain purposes in this country 4. Power to amend or repeal orders in council 6. Existing regulations maintained in force until altered 8. Past appropriations to be valid 9. As to the term Governor Endnotes - LONG TITLE An Act to repeal the Acts of Parliament now in force respecting the disposal of the waste lands of the Crown in Her Majesty's Australian Colonies, and to make other provision in lieu thereof 3 Powers of the repealed Acts continued for certain purposes in this country The powers vested by the said Acts2 hereby repealed in Her Majesty, the Treasury, and the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners respectively, shall continue so far as regards the appropriation and application of moneys which may be received from the said colonies respectively under and by virtue of the provisions of the said Acts or either of them. 4 Power to amend or repeal orders in council It shall be lawful for the legislature of any colony in which the repeal of the said Act of the tenth year of Her Majesty shall have taken effect to repeal, alter, or amend any order in council made under authority of the said Act, and affecting such colony; but subject, nevertheless, so far as respects the Colonies of New South Wales and Victoria respectively, to the provisions in the said Acts of this session for the preservation and enabling the fulfilment of contracts, promises, and engagements made by or on behalf of Her Majesty with respect to lands situate in such respective colonies; and, until so repealed, and subject to any such alteration or amendments, every such order in council shall have the same force and effect as if this Act had not been passed. (This section is not reprinted as it is not applicable to Queensland.) 6 Existing regulations maintained in force until altered All regulations respecting the sale or other disposal of the waste lands of the Crown, made under the authority of the said recited Acts or either of them, which shall be legally in force in New South Wales, Victoria, Van Diemen's Land, or South Australia, at the date when the present Act shall take effect in the said colonies respectively, shall remain in force in each of the said colonies respectively until the Legislature of such colony shall otherwise provide. 8 Past appropriations to be valid No appropriation which has been or shall be made of the proceeds of the sale or disposal of the waste lands of the Crown in either of the said colonies shall be deemed invalid by reason of its not having been made in accordance with the provisions of the said Acts of Parliament hereby repealed. 9 As to the term Governor In this Act-- Governor shall mean the person for the time being lawfully administering the government of any colony. - NOTES Page Date to which amendments incorporated 5 Key 5 Table of reprints 6 List of legislation 6 List of annotations 6 Table of obsolete and redundant provisions 7 This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 11 April 1996. Future amendments of the Australian Waste Lands Act 1855 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49. Key Explanation Key Explanation AIA = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (prev) = previously amd = amended proc = proclamation amdt = amendment prov = provision ch = chapter pt = part def = definition pubd = published div = division R[X] = Reprint No.[X] exp = expires/expired RA = Reprints Act 1992 gaz = gazette reloc = relocated hdg = heading renum = renumbered ins = inserted rep = repealed lap = lapsed (retro) = retrospectively notfd = notified rv = revised edition o in c = order in council s = section om = omitted sch = schedule orig = original sdiv = subdivision p = page SIA = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 para = paragraph SIR = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2002 prec = preceding SL = subordinate legislation pres = present sub = substituted Reprint No. Amendments to Effective Reprint date 1 1896 59 & 60 Vic c 14 20 July 1896 11 April 1996 Omitted provision Provision making omitted provision obsolete/ redundant definitions to be read in context Acts Interpretation Act 1954 s 32A