Acts Amendment (Statutory Designations) and Validation Act 1981 (WA)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
ACTS AMENDMENT
(STATUTORY DESIGNATIONS)
AND VALIDATION.
No. 63 of 1981.
AN ACT to alter designations of offices and departments in certain Acts and to validate acts, matters, and things done by or in relation to those offices and departments under designa- tions other than the designations applicable in relation to those offices and departments.
[Assented to 13 October 1981.]
BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1. This Act may be cited as the Acts Amendment ( Statutory Designations) and Validation Act 1981. Short title.
| No. 63.] | Acts Amendment (Statutory | [1981. |
| Designations) and Validation. |
Citation of
| amended | 2. A scheduled Act as amended by this Act may be cited by showing the year of its passing followed by- |
| Acts. |
" -1981 " .
Interpreta-
| tion. | 3. | In this Act unless the contrary intention |
appears
"commencement date" means the date on which
this Act comes into operation;
"Schedule" means the Schedule to this Act;
"scheduled Act" means an Act specified in column one of the Schedule as that Act was in force immediately before the commence- ment date;
"scheduled amendment" means the amendment effected to a scheduled provision pursuant to section 4 of this Act;
"scheduled provision" means the provision of a scheduled Act specified in column two of the Schedule.
| Amendment | 4. |
Each scheduled provision is amended in the manner set forth in the scheduled amendment opposite and corresponding to the scheduled provision.
of scheduled
Act.
| Validation. | 5. It is hereby declared that no act, matter, or thing done or purportedly done before the commen- cement date under a scheduled Act or by reference to a scheduled provision, as the case may be, is or ever has been invalid by reason that the act, matter, or thing done or purportedly done under the scheduled Act or by reference to a scheduled provision was done by reference to a designation of office or department other than the designation applicable to the office or department under the scheduled Act or scheduled provision as in force at the time that the act, matter or thing was done or purportedly done under that scheduled Act or by reference to that scheduled provision. |
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| Column One | Column Two | Column Three | Column Four |
| SCHEDULED | SCHEDULED AMENDMENT |
| SCHEDULED ACT | PROVISION |
| DELETE | SUBSTITUTE | Co co 0 |
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| Chiropodists Act 1957 ... | section 6 (2) | .... | "Commissioner of Public Health" | "Permanent Head" |
| Clean Air Act 1964 | .... | section 8 (4) (b) | "Department of Industrial Devel- | "Department of Industrial Development |
| opment" | and Commerce of the Public Service of the State" |
| Country Areas Water Sup- | section 5 | the definition "Department" | .... | " "Department" means the Public Works |
| ply Act 1947 | Department of the Public Service of the State" |
the definition "Minister"
| section 12B (2) | "Department" wherever occurring | "Under Secretary" in each case |
| section 12BA (3) . | "Department" wherever occurring | "Under Secretary" in each case |
| Country Towns Sewerage | section 3 | the definition "Minister" |
Act 1948
| Dairy Industry Act 1973 | section 5 | ... | definition "Chief, Division of | " "Chief, Division of Dairying and Food the time being holding the office of Chief, Division of Dairying and Food Technology in the Department;" |
| Dairying" | Technology" means the person for | rn |
| section 88 (6) | "Chief, Division of Dairying" | "Chief, Division of Dairying and Food Technology" |
| section 89 (3) | "Chief, Division of Dairying" | "Chief, Division of Dairying and Food |
| wherever occurring | Technology" in each case |
SCHEDULE—continued
| Column Otte | C011171111 Three | Column Four |
Column Ttvo
SCHEDULED AMENDMENT
| SCHEDULED ACT | SCHEDULED PROVISION | DELETE | SUBSTITUTE |
| Dental Act 1939 .... | section 51A (2) (a) | the provision | "(a) an officer of the Public Service of the State having professional qualifica- tions in dentistry who is nominated in writing by the Permanent Head and who shall be chairman;" | (t) |
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| Factories and Shops Act | section 5 | ... | the definition "Commissioner" | cE . cvg. |
| 1963 | section 16 (1) (i) | "Commissioner" .... | "Permanent Head of the Public Health Department of the Public Service of | R |
| the State" | v |
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| section 18 | "Commissioner" | "Permanent Head of the Public Health Department of the Public Service of | co |
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| the State" | R |
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| Fluoridation of Public | section 4 | ... | the definition "Commissioner" |
| Water Supplies Act 1966 | section 5 (2) (a) | "Commissioner" .... | "Permanent Head of the Public Health Department of the Public Service of | c„c--+ R |
| the State" | R. |
| section 5 (2) (c) | . | "Chief Engineer" | "Director of Engineering" | R |
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| section 5 (2) (c) | "department of the Public Service | "department of the Public Service of the | 0 vi |
| of the State known as the Metro- | State known as the Metropolitan |
| politan Water Supply, Sewerage, | Water Supply, Sewerage, and Drain- |
| and Drainage Department" | age Board" |
| section 5 (4) | "Commissioner" in line 1 | "member of the Committee referred to in subsection (2) (a) of this section" | CO |
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| "Commissioner" in line 2 | "he" |
| Fruit Growing Industry | section 3 | .... | the definition "Under Secretary" | CO | CO |
| (Trust Fund) Act 1941 | section 4 ... | "Under Secretary" | "Permanent Head" | CO |
| section 11 (1) | .... | "Under Secretary" | "Permanent Head" |
| section 11 (3) | .... | "Under Secretary" | "Permanent Head" |
| Health Act 1911 | section 340B (3) (c) | "Commissioner of Public Health" | "Commissioner" |
| Hospitals Act 1927 | section 6 (I) | the provision | |
| Industrial and Commercial | section 8 (2) (b) | "Department of Development and | "Department of Industrial Development |
| Employees' Housing Act | Decentralisation" | and Commerce of the Public Service |
| 1973 | of the State" |
| Industrial Development | section 6 (e) (ii) | the provision | "(ii) the Permanent Head of the Depart- and Commerce of the Public Ser- vice of the State" |
| (Kwinana Area) Act | ment of Industrial Development |
| 1952 |
| Industrial Development | section 4 (2) (f) | the provision | "(f) a medical officer of the Public |
| (Resumption of Land) | Health Department of the Public "(g) an officer of the Department of Industrial Development and Com- merce of the Public Service of the State nominated from time to time by the Minister administering that Department" |
| Act 1945 | Service of the State" |
| section 4 (2) (g) | the provision |
| Industrial Lands Develop- | section 6 (1) (c) | . | the provision | "(c) the Permanent Head of the Depart- ment of Industrial Development and Commerce or such other person employed in that Department as the Minister from time to time nomi- nates ;" |
ment Authority Act 1966
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SCHEDULED AMENDMENT
SCHEDULED
| SCHEDULED ACT | PROVISION | DELETE | SUBSTITUTE |
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| Inventions Act 1975 | .... | section 7 (1) (a) . | "Department of Industrial De- | "Department of Industrial Develop- | ca |
| velopment" | ment and Commerce of the Public Service of the State" |
| Land Drainage Act 1925 | Section 6 ... | the definition "Minister" |
| Metropolitan Water Sup- | Section 5 | . | the definition "Minister" |
ply, Sewerage, and
Drainage Act 1909
| Noise Abatement Act 1975 | section 5 (1) | the definition "Department" .... | " 'Department' means the Public Health Department of the Public Service of the State;" |
| section 10 (2) (a) .... | "of Public Health" | ||
| section 10 (2) (c) (i) | "Department of Development and | "Department of Industrial Development |
| Decentralisation" | and Commerce of the Public Service of the State" |
| section 10 (2) (c) (iii) | "Department of Labour" | "Department of Labour and Industry of the Public Service of the State" |
| section 10 (2) (c) (iv) | "Department of Environmental | "Department of Conservation and En- |
| Protection" | vironment of the Public Service of the State" |
| Occupational Therapists | section 7 (1) (a) . | the provision | "(a) the Permanent Head or a person |
| Registration Act 1980 | who is nominated by the Permanent Head; " |
| Physiotherapists Act 1950 | section 6 (2) | "the Commissioner of Public | "the Permanent Head" |
Health;"
| section 6 (2) | "Public Health Department of the | "Public Health Department of the Public |
| State" | Service of the State" |
| Plant Diseases Act 1914 .... | section 22 (4) | .... | "Superintendent of Horticulture" | "Chief, Division of Horticulture" |
| section 38 (I) (b) (ii) | "Secretary for Mines" ... | "Permanent Head of the Department of Mines of the Public Service of the State" |
| Poisons Act 1964 | section 8 (2) (a) | "Department of Public Health" . | "Public Health Department of the Public Service of the State" |
| section 8 (2) (b) | "Department of Public Health" . | "Public Health Department of the Public Service of the State" |
| Potato Growing Industry | section 4 | .... | the definition "Under Secretary" |
Trust Fund Act 1947
| section 5 (1) | "Under Secretary" | "Permanent Head" |
| section 6 (4) (a) (ii) | "Agricultural Department" | "Department of Agriculture of the |
Public Service of the State"
| section 16 (1) | "Under Secretary" | "Permanent Head" |
| section 16 (3) | "Under Secretary" | "Permanent Head" |
| Poultry Industry (Trust | section 3 | .... | the definition "Under Secretary" |
| Fund) Act 1948 | .... | section 4 | .... | "Under Secretary" | .... | .... | "Permanent Head" |
| section 11 (I) | "Under Secretary" | .... | "Permanent Head" |
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| Public Education Endow- | section 2 (I) | "Inspector General of Schools" | "Director-General of Education" |
| ment Act 1909 | section 2 (2) | "Inspector General of Schools" | "Director-General of Education" | CrJ |
| Radiation Safety Act 1975 | section 4 | ... | the interpretation "authorized | " 'authorized officer' means a person |
| officer" | who is appointed in writing by the Permanent Head" |
| section 7 (1) | "Commissioner of Public Health" | "Permanent Head" |
| section 13 (2) (a) .... | "Commissioner of Public Health" | "Permanent Head" |
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| Column One | Column Two | Column Three | Column Four |
| SCHEDULED | SCHEDULED AMENDMENT |
| SCHEDULED ACT | PROVISION | DELETE | SUBSTITUTE | z |
| a) |
| Radiation Safety Act 1975 | section 13 (3) | "Commissioner of Public Health" | "Permanent Head" |
wherever occurring
| section 42 (4) | .... | "Commissioner of Public Health" | "Permanent Head" |
| section 55 (1), (2), | "Commissioner of Public Health" | "Permanent Head" |
& (3)
| Rights in Water and Irri- | section 2 | .... | the definition "Minister" |
gation Act 1914
| Soil Conservation Act 1945 | section 4 | paragraph (e) of definition of | "(e) Director of Engineering in the |
| "Public Authority" | Department of Public Works of the Public Service of the State" |
| State Energy Commission | section 21 (1) (a) ... | "Department of Industrial Devel- | "Department of Resources Development |
| Act 1979 | .... | opment" | of the Public Service of the State" |
| Tourist Act 1973 | section 5 (2) (b) | "Co-ordinator, Department of | "Permanent Head of the Department of |
| Development and Decentralis- | Industrial Development and Com- |
| ation" | merce of the Public Service of the State" |
| section 5 (2) (d) | "Director of the Youth, Com- | "Permanent Head of the Department |
| munity Recreation and National | for Youth, Sport and Recreation or |
| Fitness Council or a member of | a member of the Youth, Sport and |
| that Council" | Recreation Advisory Committee" |
| Veterinary Preparations | section 17 (6) (b) | "the person holding or acting in | "Permanent Head of the Public Health | Co |
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| and Animal Feeding | the office of Commissioner of | Department of the Public Service of | co |
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| Stuffs Act 1976 | Public Health" | the State" |
| Water Boards Act 1904 .... | section 3 | .... | the definition "Minister" |
| Weights and Measures Act | section 4 | the definition "Secretary for |
1915 Labour"
| section 5 | "Secretary for Labour" ... | "Permanent Head" |
| section 7 | "Secretary for Labour" ... | "Permanent Head" |
| section 8 | "Secretary for Labour" .... | "Permanent Head" |
| Western Australian Over- | section 13 (1) | "Co-ordinator of Industrial Devel- | "Permanent Head of the Department of |
| seas Projects Authority | opment" | Industrial Development and Com- |
| Act 1978 | merce of the Public Service of the State" |
| Workers' Compensation | section 8 (Id) (b) and | "Commissioner of Public Health" | "Permanent Head of the Public Health |
| Act 1912 | section 8 (1d) (c) | wherever occurring | Department of the Public Service of the State" in each case |
| section 9 (1) (2) | .... | "Commissioner of Public Health" | "Permanent Head of the Public Health |
| wherever occurring | Department of the Public Service of the State" in each case |
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