Law Reform (Abolitions and Repeals) Act 1996 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Law Reform (Abolitions and Repeals) Act 1996

No. 1 of 1996

An Act to reform the law of the Territory by abolishing an estate, a right and certain common law misdemeanours and by repealing certain laws

[Notified in ACT Gazette S31: 4 March 1996]

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

Short title

1.  This Act may be cited as the Law Reform (Abolitions and Repeals) Act 1996.

Commencement

2.  This Act commences on the day on which it is notified in the Gazette.

Abolition of estate

3.  The estate pur autre vie is abolished.

Certain common law misdemeanours abolished

4.  The common law misdemeanours of criminal libel, blasphemous libel, seditious libel and obscene libel are abolished.

Abolition of distress for rent

5.  The right to levy or make distress for rent is abolished.

Repeal of Acts

6.  The Acts and provisions specified in the Schedule are repealed.

SCHEDULE  Section 6

REPEAL

Part I—Imperial Acts and provisions

(1285) 13 Edw. 1 c. 22

(1575)   18 Eliz. 1 c. 5

(1623)   21 Jas. 1 c. 16, s. 6

Part II—Territory Acts and provisions

Acts Revision Act 1937
Acts Revision Act 1938
Acts Revision Act 1959
Acts Revision Act 1977
Acts Revision Act 1978
Acts Revision (Administrative Arrangements) Act 1976
Acts Revision (Administrative Arrangements) Act 1977
Acts Revision (Administrative Arrangements) Act 1978
Acts Revision (Age of Majority) Act 1974
Acts Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966
Acts Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1967
Acts Revision (Health Commission) Act 1975
Acts Revision (Metric Conversion) Act 1977
Acts Revision (Penalties) Act 1979
Acts Revision (Remuneration) Act 1976

Ancient Lights Declaratory Act 1904 of the State of New South Wales in its application in the Territory

Crown Lands Act 1884 of the State of New South Wales in its application in the Territory

Egg Industry Act 1975
Egg Industry (Amendment) Act 1979
Egg Industry (Amendment) Act 1982

Imperial Acts (Substituted Provisions) Act 1986, Schedule 2, Parts 1, 2, 9, 13, 16 and 20

Landlord and Tenant Act 1949, section 40
Leases (Wreck Bay Aboriginal Housing Company Limited) Act 1977
Police Offences Act 1930
Police Offences Act 1934
Police Offences Act 1937
Police Offences Act 1939
Police Offences Act (No. 2) 1939
Police Offences Act 1948
Police Offences Act 1953
Police Offences Act 1961
Police Offences Act 1967
Police Offences Act 1970
Police Offences Act 1975
Police Offences (Amendment) Act 1980
Police Offences (Amendment) Act 1983
Police Offences (Amendment) Act 1984
Police Offences (Amendment) Act 1989
Police Offences (Amendment) Act 1991
Real Property (Conversion of Titles) Act 1967
Returned Servicemen’s Badges Act 1960
Rural Workers Accommodation Act 1938
Rural Workers Accommodation Act 1942
Rural Workers Accommodation Act 1951
Rural Workers Accommodation Act 1962
Seat of Government (Designation) Act 1938
Walter Oswald Watt Memorial Fund Act 1938
Walter Oswald Watt Memorial Fund Act 1939

[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 7 December 1995]

©  Australian Capital Territory 1996