Ethnic Affairs Commission Act 1979 Ethnic Affairs Commission Regulation 1997 (1997-39) [GG No 15 of 7.2.1997, p 373] (NSW)

1997 No 39

New South Wales

Ethnic Affairs Commission

Regulation 1997

under the

Ethnic Affairs Commission Act 1979

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Ethnic Affairs Commission Act 1979.

BOB CARR, M.P.,

Premier and Minister for Ethnic Affairs

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to prescribe area health services established under the Area Health Services Act 1986 and the Ambulance Service of New South Wales as public authorities for the purposes of the Act. Under the Act, as amended by the Ethnic Affairs Commission Amendment Act 1996, a public authority must observe the principles of cultural diversity in its affairs and may enter into ethnic affairs agreements with the Ethnic Affairs Commission.

This Regulation is made under the Ethnic Affairs Commission Act 1979, including section 5 and section 22 (the general regulation making power).

This Regulation comprises or relates to matters of a machinery nature.

Published in Gazette No 15 of 7 February 1997, page 373 Page 1

1997 No 39

Ethnic Affairs Commission Regulation 1997

Contents

Contents

Page

1	Name of Regulation	3
2	Commencement	3
3	Definitions	3
4	Notes	3
5	Public authorities	3

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Ethnic Affairs Commission Regulation 1997 Clause 1

Ethnic Affairs Commission Regulation 1997

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Ethnic Affairs Commission Regulation

1997.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 7 February 1997.

3 Definitions

In this Regulation:

the Act means the Ethnic Affairs Commission Act 1979.

4 Notes

The explanatory note and table of contents in the text of this

Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

5 Public Public authorities

For the purposes of the definition of public authority in section 5 of the Act, the following are prescribed as public authorities:

(a)	an area health service within the meaning of the Area Health Services Act 1986,
(b)	the Ambulance Service of New South Wales.