Administrative Changes Act 1976 Administrative Changes (Departments) Order 1995 (1995-149) [GG No 39 of 5.4.1995] (NSW)

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ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES ACT 1976—ORDER

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Piblished in Gazette No. 39 of 5 April 1995]

(L.S.) P. R. SINCLAIR, Governor.

I, Rear Admiral PETER ROSS SINCLAIR, A.C., Governor of the State of New South Wales, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Administrative Changes Act 1976, make the Order set out hereunder.

Dated at Sydney, this 5th day of April 1995.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Bob Carr

Premier.

Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Administrative Changes (Departments) Order 1995.

Commencement

2. This Order commences on 6 April 1995.

Definition

3. In this Order, “document” means any Act or statutory instrument, or any other instrument, or any contract or agreement.

Construction of references to Office of Aboriginal Affairs

4. In any document, a reference to the Office of Aboriginal Affairs is
to be construed as a reference to the Department of Aboriginal Affairs.

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Construction of references to Chief Secretary’s Department and
Secretary of that Department

5. (1) In any document, a reference to the Chief Secretary’s Department is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Gaming and Racing.

(2) In any document, a reference to the Secretary of the Chief Secretary’s Department is to be construed as a reference to the Director- General of the Department of Gaming and Racing.

Construction of references to Commercial Services Group

6. In any document, a reference to the Commercial Services Group is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Public Works and Services.

Construction of references to Department of Conservation and Land
Management

7. In any document, a reference to the Department of Conservation and Land Management is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Land and Water Conservation.

Construction of references to Department of Courts Administration

8. In any document, a reference to the Department of Courts Administration is to be construed as a reference to the Attorney General’s Department.

Construction of references to Ministry of Education and Youth
Affairs

9. In any document, a reference to the Ministry of Education and Youth Affairs is to be construed as a reference to the Office of the Board of Studies.

Construction of references to Ministry of Housing, Planning and
Urban Affairs

10. (1) In any document, a reference to the Ministry of Housing, Planning and Urban Affairs is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, except as provided by subclause (2).

(2) In any document, a reference to the Ministry of Housing, Planning and Urban Affairs is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Consumer Affairs if the reference is used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Consumer Affairs.

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Construction of references to Department of Industrial Relations,
Employment, Training and Further Education

11. (I) In any document, a reference to the Department of Industrial Relations, Employment, Training and Further Education is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Industrial Relations, except as provided by subclauses (2) and (3).

(2) In any document, a reference to the Department of Industrial Relations, Employment, Training and Further Education is to be construed as a reference to the Office of the Board of Vocational Education and Training if the reference is used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Education and Training.

(3) In any document, a reference to the Department of Industrial Relations, Employment, Training and Further Education is to be construed as a reference to the Treasury if the reference is used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Treasurer.

Construction of references to Department of Government and
Co-operatives

12. (1) In any document, a reference to the Department of Local Government and Co-operatives is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Local Government, except as provided by subclauses (2) and (3).

(2) In any document, a reference to the Department of Local Government and Co-operatives is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Consumer Affairs if the reference is used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Consumer Affairs.

(3) Without limiting the operation of subclause (2), the reference, in the definition of “Registrar” in section 5 of the Co-operatives Act 1992, to the head of the Department of Local Government and Co-operatives is to be construed as a reference to the head of the Department of Consumer Affairs.

Construction of references to Department of Planning

13. In any document, a reference to the Department of Planning is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning.

Construction of references to Property Services Group and
Managing Director of that Office

14. (1) In any document, a reference to the Property Services Group is

to be construed as a reference to the Department of Public Works and
Services, except as provided by subclause (2).

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(2) In any document, a reference to the Property Services Group is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Urban Affairs and

Planning if the reference is used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning.
(3) In any document, a reference to the Managing Director of the Property Services Group is to be read as a reference to the Director- General of the Department of Public Works and Services, except as provided by subclause (4).

(4) In any document, a reference to the Managing Director of the Property Services Group is to be read as a reference to the Director of Planning if the reference is used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning.

Construction of references to NSW Public Works
15. In any document, a reference to NSW Public Works is to be

construed as a reference to the Department of Public Works and Services.

Construction of references to Office of Energy

16. In any document, a reference to the Office of Energy is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Energy.

Construction of references to Social Policy Directorate

17. In any document, a reference to the Social Policy Directorate is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Aged and Disability Services.

Construction of references to Department of Sport, Recreation and
Racing

18. In any document, a reference to the Department of Sport, Recreation and Racing is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Sport and Recreation.

Construction of references to Ministry for the Status and

Advancement of Women

19. In any document, a reference to the Ministry for the Status and Advancement of Women is to be construed as a reference to the Department for Women.

Construction of references to Urban Parks Agency

20. In any document, a reference to the Urban Parks Agency is to be construed as a reference to the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

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Construction of references to Department of Water Resources

21. In any document, a reference to the Department of Water Resources is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Land and Water Conservation.

Savings provision

22. A reference in Schedule 3B to the Public Sector Management Act

1988 to a position, being a position transferred from a Department or

Administrative Office by an administrative change taking effect on the day this Order commences, is to be construed as a reference to that position in the Department or Administrative Office to which it was transferred.