CENSUS AND STATISTICS AMENDMENT ACT 1977
No. 15
of 1977
An Act relating to the Census and to Statistics.
BE IT ENACTED by
the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Australia, as follows:—
Short
title, &c.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Census and
Statistics Amendment Act 1977.
(2) The Census
and Statistics Act 1905 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on
which the Representation Amendment Act 1977 comes into operation.
Definitions.
3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting the definition of “The Statistician” and substituting the following
definition:—
“‘Statistician’ means the Australian Statistician
referred to in sub-section 5(2) of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975.”.
Appointment
of Statistician.
4. Section 4 of the Principal Act is repealed.
Taking of
Census.
5. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:—
“(1) The Census
shall be taken in the year 1981 and in every fifth year thereafter, and at such
other times as are prescribed.”.
Statistics
to be collected.
6. Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following sub-section:—
“(2) The
Statistician shall collect such statistics as are necessary for the purposes of
the compilation of statistics referred to in paragraph 20(1)(a).”.
Compilation,
&c., of statistics.
7. Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:—
“(1) The
Statistician shall compile and tabulate—
(a) statistics of the number of the people of each
State as on the last day of March, June, September and December in each year;
and
(b) the statistics collected in pursuance of
sub-section 16(1),
and shall publish those statistics or abstracts
thereof, as the Minister directs, with observations thereon.”.
Amendment of section 15 of Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975.
8. Section 15 of the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Act 1975 is amended by omitting from sub-section (5) the words “powers and
functions” and substituting the words “functions, powers and duties”.
Application.
9.