Sex Discrimination (Operation of Legislation) Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1989 No. 2001

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Sex Discrimination (Operation of

Legislation) Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.

Dated 31 July 1989.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

LIONEL BOWEN

Attorney-General

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Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Sex Discrimination (Operation of Legislation) Regulations.

Commencement

2. These Regulations commence on 1 August 1989.

Interpretation

3. (1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

“the Act” means the Sex Discrimination Act 1984;

“the relevant day” means 31 July 1990.

(2) Except in this regulation, a reference in these Regulations to the short title of an Act, an Ordinance or a State Act is a reference to that Act, Ordinance or State Act as in force at the commencement of the Act.

(3) In these Regulations, a reference to any regulation, rule, by-law, determination or direction is a reference to that regulation, rule, by-law, determination or direction as in force at the commencement of the Act.

Operation of paragraph 40 (1) (a) of the Act

4. For the purposes of subsection 40 (2) of the Act, paragraph 40 (1) (a) of the Act is to remain in force in relation to the legislation specified in Schedule 1 until the end of the relevant day.

Operation of paragraph 40 (1) (b) of the Act

5. For the purposes of subsection 40 (2) of the Act, paragraph 40 (1) (b) of the Act is to remain in force in relation to the legislation specified in Schedule 2 until the end of the relevant day.

Repeal

6. Statutory Rules 1988 No. 183 are repealed.

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SCHEDULE 1Regulation 4

APPLICATION OF PARAGRAPH 40 (1) (a) OF THE ACT-SPECIFIED LEGISLATION

PART 1—COMMONWEALTH ACTS AND PROVISIONS OF COMMONWEALTH ACTS

Defence Act 1903, Part IV (other than subsection 60 (3))

Defence Service Homes Act 1918

Gift Duty Assessment Act 1941

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

Income Tax (International Agreements) Act 1953

Marriage Act 1961, sections 11, 12, 77 and 78

National Health Act 1953, section 4 (definition of “pensioner”), section 84 (definition of “concessional beneficiary”), paragraphs (be) and (j) in the Schedule

Sales Tax (Exemptions and Classifications) Act 1935

Student Assistance Act 1973

Taxation (Unpaid Company Tax) Assessment Act 1982

War Gratuity Act 1945

PART 2—PROVISIONS OF NEW SOUTH WALES ACTS

Factories, Shops and Industries Act 1962, section 36

Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1948, Part V

PART 3—VICTORIAN ACT

Local Government Act 1958

PART 4—QUEENSLAND ACT

Factories and Shops Act 1960

 

SCHEDULE 1— continued

PART 5—WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ACT AND PROVISION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ACT

Child Welfare Act 1947

Pearling Act 1912, subsection 82 (2)

PART 6—TASMANIAN ACTS

Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare Act 1977

Mines Inspection Act 1968

PART 7—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ORDINANCE AND PROVISIONS OF NEW SOUTH WALES ACTS IN FORCE IN THAT TERRITORY UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT ACCEPTANCE ACT 1909

Adoption of Children Ordinance 1965

Inebriates Act 1900 (N.S.W.), section 2

Inebriates (Amendment) Act 1909 (N.S.W.), section 5

PART 8—CHRISTMAS ISLAND LAWS

Married Women and Children (Maintenance) Ordinance

Muslims Ordinance

Penal Code, sections 375, 376a, 376b, 376c and 493

PART 9—COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS LAWS

Married Women and Children (Maintenance) Ordinance

Muslims Ordinance

Penal Code, sections 375, 376a, 376b, 376c and 493

PART 10—NORFOLK ISLAND LAWS

Social Services Act 1980

Crimes Act 1900 of New South Wales as in force in Norfolk Island under section 3 of the Criminal Law Ordinance 1960, sections 63 to 78b(inclusive), 407, 467 and 573

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SCHEDULE 2Regulation 5

APPLICATION OF PARAGRAPH 40 (1) (b) OF THE ACT—SPECIFIED LEGISLATION

PART 1—COMMONWEALTH

All regulations, rules, by-laws, determinations and directions made under any of the following:

Gift Duty Assessment Act 1941

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

Sales Tax (Exemptions and Classifications) Act 1935

Student Assistance Act 1973

PART 2—NEW SOUTH WALES

Regulation 2 of the Lead Regulations made under the Factories, Shops and Industries Act 1962

SCHEDULE 2— continued

PART 3—QUEENSLAND

All regulations, rules, by-laws, determinations and directions made under the Factories and Shops Act 1960

PART 4—TASMANIA

All regulations, rules, by-laws, determinations and directions made under the Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare Act 1977 and the Mines Inspection Act 1968 respectively.

PART 5—AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Adoption of Children Regulations

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette