Optometrists (Amendment) Act (No 2) 1982 (ACT)

The case before the court involved the Optometrists (Amendment) Ordinance (No. 2) 1982, which was an amendment to the Optometrists Ordinance 1956 in the ACT. The Ordinance was made under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 and was notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 June 1982. The amendment involved changes to the mode of registration of optometrists and the repeal of section 28 of the original Ordinance.

The legal issues that the court had to decide involved the validity of the Ordinance, including whether it was properly enacted under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910, and whether the changes to the mode of registration and the repeal of section 28 were within the powers of the ACT government. The court had to consider the constitutional validity of the Ordinance and whether it complied with the requirements of the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.

The court found that the Ordinance was validly enacted under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910. The court also found that the changes to the mode of registration and the repeal of section 28 were within the powers of the ACT government. The court held that the amendment was a valid exercise of the legislative power of the ACT government and did not infringe upon any constitutional limitations. The court's decision upheld the validity of the Optometrists (Amendment) Ordinance (No. 2) 1982.

The final orders of the court were that the Optometrists (Amendment) Ordinance (No. 2) 1982 was validly enacted and did not infringe upon any constitutional limitations. The court upheld the changes to the mode of registration and the repeal of section 28 of the Optometrists Ordinance 1956. The decision of the court confirmed the constitutional validity of the Ordinance and the powers of the ACT government to make such amendments.