Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsSTATISTICAL RETURNS ACT 1896 - Reprint as in force on 13 December 1995Queensland
Queensland STATISTICAL RETURNS ACT 1896 Reprinted as in force on 13 December 1995 (includes amendments up to Act No. 58 of 1995) Reprint No. 1 This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning--This reprint is not an authorised copy Information about this reprint This Act is reprinted as at 13 December 1995. The reprint-- * shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)) * incorporates all necessary consequential amendments, whether of punctuation, numbering or another kind (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(d)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made--see List of legislation and List of annotations in endnotes. Minor editorial changes allowed under the provisions of the Reprints Act 1992 mentioned in the following list have also been made to-- * express gender specific provisions in a way consistent with current drafting practice (s 24) * correct spelling and use different spelling consistent with current drafting practice (s 26) * use standard punctuation consistent with current drafting practice (s-27) * use expressions consistent with current drafting practice (s-29) * relocate marginal or cite notes (s 34) * use aspects of format and printing style consistent with current drafting practice (s 35) * omit provisions that are no longer required (s 37) * omit unnecessary referential words (s 41) * omit the enacting words (s 42A). Also see endnotes for information about when provisions commenced. Queensland STATISTICAL RETURNS ACT 1896 TABLE OF PROVISIONS ENDNOTES '1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated 9 3 Key 9 4 List of legislation 10 5 List of annotations 10 '2 Date to which amendments incorporated 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 13 December 1995. Future amendments of the Statistical Returns Act 1896 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49. '3 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations AIA = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (prev) = previously amd = amended proc = proclamation ch = chapter prov = provision def = definition pt = part div = division pubd = published exp = expires/expired R[x] = Reprint No.[x] gaz = gazette RA = Reprints Act 1992 hdg = heading reloc = relocated ins = inserted renum = renumbered lap = lapsed rep = repealed notfd = notified s = section om = omitted sch = schedule o in c = order in council sdiv = subdivision p = page SIA = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 para = paragraph SL = subordinate legislation prec = preceding sub = substituted pres = present unnum = unnumbered prev = previous '4 List of legislation Statistical Returns Act 1896 60 Vic No. 16 date of assent 16 December 1896 commenced 1 January 1897 (see s 2) as amended by-- Statute Law Revision Act 1908 8 Edw 7 No. 18 s 2 sch 1 date of assent 23 December 1908 commenced on date of assent Bureau of Industry Act 1932 23 Geo 5 No. 25 pt 4 (as amd by 26 Geo 5 No. 9 s-10) date of assent 15 December 1932 commenced 22 February 1933 (proc pubd gaz 25 February 1933 p 702) Statistics Act 1935 26 Geo 5 No. 9 ss 3-5 date of assent 17 October 1935 commenced on date of assent Statistical Returns Act Amendment Act 1986 No. 27 date of assent 8 April 1986 commenced on date of assent Statistical Returns Act Amendment Act 1987 No. 58 date of assent 1 October 1987 commenced on date of assent Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58 ss 1-2, 4 sch 1 date of assent 28 November 1995 commenced on date of assent '5 List of annotations Preamble om 8 Edw 7 No. 18 s 2 sch 1 Commencement s 2 om R1 (see RA s 37) Definitions s 3 sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 def "approved form" ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 def "person" sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 Government statistician s 3A ins 1935 26 Geo 5 No. 9 s 4 amd 1986 No. 27 s 2 Government statistician may collect and publish statistical information prov hdg amd 1935 26 Geo 5 No. 9 s 3 s 4 sub 1932 23 Geo 5 No. 25 s 28(1) amd 1935 26 Geo 5 No. 9 s 3 sub 1987 No. 58 s 2 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 Refusal or failure to furnish information etc. s 5 amd 1935 26 Geo 5 No. 9 s 3 sub 1986 No. 27 s 3 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 Secrecy s 6 amd 1935 26 Geo 5 No. 9 s 3 sub 1986 No. 27 s 4 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 Release of information s 7 prev s 7 amd 1935 26 Geo 5 No. 9 s 3 om 1935 26 Geo 5 No. 9 s 5 pres s 7 ins 1986 No. 27 s 5 Proceedings for offences s 8 sub 1986 No. 27 s 6 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 Defendant to prove return of form s 9 amd 1935 26 Geo 5 No. 9 s 3 Certificate of government statistician prima facie evidence prov hdg amd 1935 26 Geo 5 No. 9 s 3 s 10 amd 1935 26 Geo 5 No. 9 s 3 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 Lawful delivery s 10A ins 1986 No. 27 s 7 om 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 Regulation making power s 11 sub 1987 No. 58 s 3; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 Approval of forms s 12 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 Transitional provision about forms s 13 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 exp 28 May 1996 (see s 13(3)) [1] Section 12 (Approval of forms)