Holidays (Canberra Day) Amendment Act 2007 (ACT)

Holidays (Canberra Day) Amendment Act 2007

A2007-30

Contents

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1. Name of Act  2

2. Commencement  2

3. Legislation amended  2

4. Public holidays

   
   

   Section 3 (1) (a) (iii)  2

5. New section 6  2

6. Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005, section 22 (3) and (4) 3

Holidays (Canberra Day) Amendment Act 2007

A2007-30

An Act to amend the Holidays Act 1958, and for other purposes

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Holidays (Canberra Day) Amendment Act 2007.

2. Commencement

   This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This Act amends the Holidays Act 1958.

   NoteThis Act also amends the Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005 (see s 6).

4. Public holidays
   Section 3 (1) (a) (iii)

   substitute

   (iii)the 2nd Monday in March (Canberra Day);

   NoteFor 2007, the Canberra Day public holiday is 19 March 2007 (ie the 3rd Monday in March (see s 6)).

5. New section 6

   insert

6. Canberra Day public holiday for 2007

   (1)Despite section 3 (1) (a) (iii), the Canberra Day public holiday for 2007 is 19 March 2007.

   (2)Subsection (1) is a law to which the Legislation Act, section 88 (Repeal does not end effect of transitional laws etc) applies.

   (3)This section and the note to section 3 (1) (a) (iii) expire on 19 March 2008.

7. Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005, section 22 (3) and (4)

   substitute

   (3)A declaration under subsection (1) (e) is a disallowable instrument.

   NoteA disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act.

   (4)In this section:

   public holiday means a public holiday under the Holidays Act 1958 other than—

   (a)the 2nd Monday in March (Canberra Day); and

   (b)a day, or part of a day, declared under that Act, section 3 (1) (b) to be a public holiday; and

   (c)a day declared under that Act, section 3 (2) not to be a public holiday; and

   (d)19 March 2007.

   (5)Subsection (4), definition of public holiday, paragraph (a) applies only to a year after 2007.

   (6)Subsection (4), definition of public holiday, paragraph (d) and subsection (5) are laws to which the Legislation Act, section 88 (Repeal does not end effect of transitional laws etc) applies.

   (7)Subsection (4), definition of public holiday, paragraph (d), subsections (5) and (6) and this subsection expire on 19 March 2008.

Endnotes

1. Presentation speech

   Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 8 March 2007.

2. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 2 October 2007.

3. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Holidays (Canberra Day) Amendment Bill 2007, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 25 September 2007.

   Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

   © Australian Capital Territory 2007