Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1921 (SA)

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South Australia

Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1921

An Act to amend the law with respect to the capacity of women to hold certain offices.

Contents

1            Short title

2            Removal of certain disqualifications arising on account of sex

Legislative history

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1921.

2—Removal of certain disqualifications arising on account of sex

  1. A person shall not be disqualified by sex or marriage from being appointed as, or from performing the duties and exercising the functions of—

    (a)a public notary; or

    (b)a justice of the peace.

  2. This Act shall have the same effect as if it had come into operation on the sixth day of July, 1915.

Legislative history

Notes

•For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or of Act

The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1921 was repealed by s 88 of the Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Simplify) Act 2019 on 3.10.2019.

Principal Act

Year No Title Assent Commencement
1921 1456 Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1921 8.9.1921 6.7.1915: s 2(2)
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