Anzac Day (Amendment) Act 2003 (Vic)

ANZAC Day (Amendment) Act 2003

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1. Purposes 1

ry	2.	Commencement	2
3.	Principal Act	2
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n PART 2—AMENDMENTS TO PRINCIPAL ACT 3

e	4.	Short title amended	3
m	5.	Commemoration of ANZAC Day	3
ia	6.	Sports on ANZAC Day	3
rl	7.	ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund	3
8.	Use of cinemas	3
a	9.	Other entertainment	4
P	10.	New section 7 inserted	4
d	7.	Transitional provision—ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund	4
n	11.	References to "ANZAC Day" in other Acts	5
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PART 3—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS 6

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12.	Repeal of Theatres (Repeal) Act 2002	6
13.	Labour and Industry Act 1958	6

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la	14.	Liquor Control Reform Act 1998	6
15.	Lotteries Gaming and Betting Act 1966	6
is	16.	Public Holidays Act 1993	6
g	17.	Racing Act 1958	7
e	18.	Shop Trading Reform Act 1996

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g	1. Purposes
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L	The main purposes of this Act are—
n	(a) to amend the Anzac Day Act 1958 to
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Australians for their country in all post-
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(b) to make amendments to that Act and various other Acts to refer to "ANZAC" to recognise

ts	the origins of that word; and
n	(c) to increase penalties for offences under laws
e	controlling activities on ANZAC Day.
m	2. Commencement
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c	This Act comes into operation on the day after the
o	day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
D	3. Principal Act

ry	See:	In this Act, the Anzac Day Act 1958 is called the
Act No.
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PART 2—AMENDMENTS TO PRINCIPAL ACT

ts	4. Short title amended
n	In section 1 of the Principal Act, for "Anzac"
e	substitute "ANZAC".
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u	5. Commemoration of ANZAC Day
c	(1) Insert the following heading to section 3 of the
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ta	(2) In section 3 of the Principal Act—
n	(a) after "Empire" insert ", and in
e	commemoration of the service of Australians
m	for their country in subsequent conflicts and
ia	peace-keeping activities,";
rl	(b) for "Anzac" substitute "ANZAC".
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d	(1) Insert the following heading to section 4 of the
n	Principal Act—
a	"Sports on ANZAC Day".
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o	(2) In section 4 of the Principal Act, for "Anzac"
ti	(wherever occurring) substitute "ANZAC".
la	7. ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund
is	(1) Insert the following heading to section 4A of the
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L	"ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund".
n	(2) In section 4A(1) of the Principal Act, for "Anzac"
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(2) In section 5(1) of the Principal Act—

(a) for "Anzac" substitute "ANZAC";

ts	(b) in the penalty at the foot of the sub-section,
n	for "5 penalty units" substitute "100 penalty
e	units".
m	(3) In the penalty at the foot of section 5(3) of the
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c	Principal Act, for "5 penalty units" substitute
o	"100 penalty units".
D	9. Other entertainment
ry	(1) In the heading to section 5A of the Principal Act,
ta	for "Anzac" substitute "ANZAC".
n	(2) In section 5A(1) of the Principal Act—
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(a) for "Anzac" substitute "ANZAC";

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ia	(b) in the penalty at the foot of the sub-section,
rl	for "5 penalty units" substitute "100 penalty
a	units".
P	(3) In section 5A(3)(b) of the Principal Act, for
d	"Anzac" (wherever occurring) substitute
n	"ANZAC".
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(4) In the penalty at the foot of section 5A(5) of the

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o	Principal Act, for "5 penalty units" substitute
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la	10. New section 7 inserted
is	After section 6 of the Principal Act insert—
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n	The ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund is deemed
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11. References to "ANZAC Day" in other Acts

At the foot of the Schedule to the Principal Act

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n	"Note: The following Acts contain references to "ANZAC
e	Day"—
m	Labour and Industry Act 1958
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c	Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
o	Lotteries Gaming and Betting Act 1966
D	Public Holidays Act 1993
ry	Racing Act 1958
ta	Shop Trading Reform Act 1996".
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ts	12. Repeal of Theatres (Repeal) Act 2002
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e	The Theatres (Repeal) Act 2002 is repealed.
m	13. Labour and Industry Act 1958
u	In clause 4 of the Seventh Schedule to the Labour
c	and Industry Act 1958, for "Anzac" substitute
o	"ANZAC".
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ta	(1) In section 3(1) of the Liquor Control Reform

Act 1998, in the definition of "ordinary trading

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e	hours", for "Anzac" (wherever occurring) substitute "ANZAC".
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rl	Act 1998, for "Anzac" (wherever occurring)
a	substitute "ANZAC".
P	(3) In section 115(2) of the Liquor Control Reform
d	Act 1998, for "Anzac" (wherever occurring)
n	substitute "ANZAC".
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15. Lotteries Gaming and Betting Act 1966

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o	(1) Insert the following heading to section 11A of the
ti	Lotteries Gaming and Betting Act 1966—
la	"Two-up may be played on ANZAC Day".
is	(2) In section 11A of the Lotteries Gaming and
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e	Betting Act 1966, for "Anzac" (wherever
L	occurring) substitute "ANZAC".
n	16. Public Holidays Act 1993
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ri	In sections 6(f) and 10(1)(b)(v) of the Public
to	Holidays Act 1993, for "Anzac" (wherever
ic	occurring) substitute "ANZAC".
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17. Racing Act 1958

(1) In section 19 of the Racing Act 1958, for "Anzac"

ts	(where twice occurring) substitute "ANZAC".
n	(2) Insert the following heading to section 22A of the
e	Racing Act 1958—
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u	"Race-meetings on ANZAC Day".
c	(3) In section 22A of the Racing Act 1958, for
o	"Anzac" (wherever occurring) substitute
D	"ANZAC".
ry	(4) In section 22B of the Racing Act 1958, for
ta	"Anzac" substitute "ANZAC".
n	(5) Insert the following heading to section 63A of the
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"Greyhound races on ANZAC Day".

(6) In section 63A of the Racing Act 1958, for

a	"Anzac" (wherever occurring) substitute
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d	(7) In section 64(3) of the Racing Act 1958, for
n	"Anzac" substitute "ANZAC".
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ti	In section 3(1) of the Shop Trading Reform Act
1996, in paragraph (b) of the definition of
la	"ordinary shop closing times" for "Anzac"
is	substitute "ANZAC".
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Minister's second reading speech—

n	Legislative Assembly: 30 October 2003
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Legislative Council: 25 November 2003
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u	The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the Anzac Day Act
c	1958 to recognise and commemorate service by Australians for their
o	country in all conflicts, including peace-keeping activities, to make other
D	amendments to that Act, to make various consequential amendments to other Acts and for other purposes."
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