Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 (Qld)

Queensland Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Current as at 25 August 2014

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Queensland Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Contents Part 1 1 2 Part 2 3 Part 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Part 4 14 Chapter 6 Part 1 15 16 17 Part 2 18 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Repeal of Travel Agents Act 1988 Repeal of Travel Agents Act 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Savings and transitional provisions for repeal of TravelAgents Act 1988 Continuing effect of particular disqualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Review provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Account keeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Compensation fund and trust deed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Claims for compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Trustees’ subrogation rights etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Proceedings by or against trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Authorised officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Delegations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Offences against and proceedings under repealed Act . . . . . . . . 7 Expiry Expiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Consequential amendments of Construction and Tourism(Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation AmendmentAct 2014 Amendments applicable before expiry of ch 5 Application of pt 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Renumbering of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Expiry of chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Amendments applicable after expiry of ch 5 Application of pt 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Contents 19 Expiry of Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Endnotes 1 2 3 4 5 6 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of renumbered provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 11 11 12 12 16 Page 2

Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 25 August 2014] An Act to repeal the TravelAgentsAct1988 Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 . 2 Interpretation (1) In this Act— commencement means the commencement of this section. former , in relation to a provision, means a provision of the repealed Act. pre-repeal matter means an act, event or omission of a kind mentioned in former section 40(1)(a), (b) or (c) that was done, occurred or was omitted to be done before the commencement. repealed Act means— (a) for sections 11 to 13—the Travels Agents Act 1988 as in force immediately before the commencement and that Act as continued in effect under this Act; or (b) otherwise—the TravelAgentsAct1988 as in force immediately before the commencement. Current as at 25 August 2014 Page 3

Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Part 2 Repeal of Travel Agents Act 1988 [s 3] (2) Terms defined in the repealed Act and used in this Act have, if the context permits, the same meaning as they had under the repealed Act. Part 2 Repeal of Travel Agents Act 1988 3 Repeal of Travel Agents Act 1988 The Travel Agents Act 1988, No. 56 is repealed. Part 3 Savings and transitional provisions for repeal of Travel Agents Act 1988 4 Continuing effect of particular disqualifications (1) This section applies to a person who was, immediately before the commencement, subject to a disqualification of the type mentioned in former section 25(2)(b) imposed by the commissioner permanently or for a specified period ending after the commencement. (2) On and from the commencement— (a) former section 25(6) continues to apply, despite its repeal, to the person; and Note — Former section 25(2)(b) provided for the disqualification of a person from being involved in the direction, management or conduct of business as a travel agent. Page 4 Current as at 25 August 2014

Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Part 3 Savings and transitional provisions for repeal of Travel Agents Act 1988 [s 5] (b) former sections 26 and 26A continue to apply, despite their repeal, in relation to the review by QCAT of the commissioner’s decision to impose the disqualification. 5 Review provisions On and from the commencement, former sections 27, 27A and 37 continue to apply, despite their repeal, in relation to the review by QCAT of a decision mentioned in former section 27(1) made by the trustees before the commencement. 6 Account keeping On and from the commencement, former section 33 continues to apply, despite its repeal, to a person who carried on business as a travel agent immediately before the commencement. 7 Compensation fund and trust deed (1) On and from the commencement, former sections 36 and 38(1) and (3) continue to apply despite their repeal. (2) The trust deed, or an amendment to the trust deed, approved before the commencement continues to have effect on and from the commencement. Note — A copy of the Travel Compensation Fund Substitution Trust Deed is available from the Travel Compensation Fund’s website, < 8 Claims for compensation On and from the commencement— (a) former section 40 continues to apply, despite its repeal, in relation to a claim for compensation for loss suffered in consequence of a pre-repeal matter, whether the loss is suffered before, on or after the commencement; and Current as at 25 August 2014 Page 5

Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Part 3 Savings and transitional provisions for repeal of Travel Agents Act 1988 [s 9] (b) former section 41 continues to apply, despite its repeal, for determining a claim for compensation mentioned in paragraph (a) that is— (i) made, but not finally determined by the trustees, immediately before the commencement; or (ii) made on or after the commencement. 9 Trustees’ subrogation rights etc. On and from the commencement, former section 42 continues to apply, despite its repeal, in relation to a payment made to a claimant under the compensation scheme, whether the claim or payment was made before, on or after the commencement. 10 Proceedings by or against trustees On and from the commencement, former section 43 continues to apply, despite its repeal, for— (a) a proceeding by or against the trustees started, but not finally concluded, before the commencement; or (b) an application by a claimant for review of— (i) a decision of the trustees to refuse the claimant’s claim for compensation, whether the decision was made before, on or after the commencement; or (ii) a decision mentioned in section 5; or (c) a proceeding to exercise or enforce the trustees’ subrogation rights under former section 42(3) started before, on or after the commencement. 11 Authorised officers (1) For the purposes of investigating, monitoring and enforcing compliance with the repealed Act, on and from the commencement— (a) former sections 45 to 47 and 50 continue to apply, despite their repeal; and Page 6 Current as at 25 August 2014

Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Part 3 Savings and transitional provisions for repeal of Travel Agents Act 1988 [s 12] (b) an appointment of a person as an inspector, or an authorisation of a person as an authorised officer, under the repealed Act in effect immediately before the commencement, continues in effect. (2) Subsection (1)(b) stops applying when the appointment or authorisation expires or otherwise ends under the repealed Act. 12 Delegations (1) This section applies for the purpose of— (a) administering the repealed Act in relation to pre-repeal matters; and (b) investigating, monitoring or enforcing compliance with the repealed Act. (2) On and from the commencement— (a) the chief executive may make a delegation under former section 44A(1); and (b) the commissioner may make— (i) a delegation under former section 44; and (ii) a subdelegation under former section 44A(2); and (c) a delegation made under former section 44 or 44A(1), or a subdelegation made under former section 44A(2), in force immediately before the commencement continues in force until the delegation expires or otherwise ends under the repealed Act. 13 Offences against and proceedings under repealed Act (1) On and from the commencement— (a) former section 54 continues to apply, despite its repeal, in relation to an offence against the repealed Act; and (b) former sections 55 and 56 continue to apply, despite their repeal, to a proceeding under or for the purposes of Current as at 25 August 2014 Page 7

Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Chapter 6 Consequential amendments of Construction and Tourism (Red Tape Reduction)and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 Part 1 Amendments applicable before expiry of ch 5 [s 14] the repealed Act started before, on or after the commencement. (2) For subsection (1), it does not matter whether the offence was committed or the proceedings were started before, on or after the commencement. Part 4 Expiry 14 Expiry This Act expires on the day the compensation scheme, established by the trust deed, is terminated under clause 27.1 of the trust deed. Chapter 6 Consequential amendments of Construction andTourism (Red TapeReduction) and OtherLegislation Amendment Act2014 Part 1 Amendments applicable before expiry of ch 5 15 Application of pt 1 This part applies if, on the commencement of this chapter— (a) all provisions of chapters 2 to 4 have commenced; and Page 8 Current as at 25 August 2014

Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Chapter 6 Consequential amendments of Construction and Tourism (Red Tape Reduction)and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 Part 2 Amendments applicable after expiry of ch 5 [s 16] (b) chapter 5 has not expired. 16 Renumbering of Act (1) On the commencement, the provisions of this Act are amended by numbering and renumbering them in the same way as a reprint may be numbered and renumbered under the ReprintsAct1992 , section 43. (2) Without limiting the ReprintsAct1992 , section 43(4), each reference in this Act to a provision of this Act renumbered under subsection (1) is amended, when the renumbering happens, by omitting the reference to the previous number and reinserting the new number. (3) In this section— commencement means the commencement of this section. 17 Expiry of chapter This chapter expires on the day after section 16 commences. Part 2 Amendments applicable after expiry of ch 5 18 Application of pt 2 This part applies if, on the commencement of this chapter— (a) chapter 5 has expired; and (b) a provision in any of chapters 2 to 4 has not commenced. Current as at 25 August 2014 Page 9

Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Chapter 6 Consequential amendments of Construction and Tourism (Red Tape Reduction)and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 Part 2 Amendments applicable after expiry of ch 5 [s 19] 19 Expiry of Act This Act expires on the day after the last remaining provision mentioned in section 18(b) commences. Page 10 Current as at 25 August 2014

Endnotes Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Endnotes 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 3 Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 4 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 5 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 6 Table of renumbered provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 2 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd num o in c om orig p para prec pres prev Explanation = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 = amended = amendment = chapter = definition = division = expires/expired = gazette = heading = inserted = lapsed = notified = numbered = order in council = omitted = original = page = paragraph = preceding = present = previous Key (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep (retro) rv s sch sdiv SIA SIR SL sub unnum Explanation = previously = proclamation = provision = part = published = Reprint No. [X] = Reprints Act 1992 = relocated = renumbered = repealed = retrospectively = revised version = section = schedule = subdivision = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2012 = subordinate legislation = substituted = unnumbered 3 Table of reprints A new reprint of the legislation is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel each time a change to the legislation takes effect. Current as at 25 August 2014 Page 11

Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Endnotes The notes column for this reprint gives details of any discretionary editorial powers under the ReprintsAct1992 used by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel in preparing it. Section 5(c) and (d) of the Act are not mentioned as they contain mandatory requirements that all amendments be included and all necessary consequential amendments be incorporated, whether of punctuation, numbering or another kind. Further details of the use of any discretionary editorial power noted in the table can be obtained by contacting the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel by telephone on 3003 9601 or email [email protected]. From 29 January 2013, all Queensland reprints are dated and authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel. The previous numbering system and distinctions between printed and electronic reprints is not continued with the relevant details for historical reprints included in this table. Current as at 1 July 2014 25 August 2014 Amendments included none 2014 Act No. 30 Notes certain provs commenced RA ss 7(1)(k), 40, 42A RA ss 40, 43 4 List of legislation Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 No. 30 (prev Construction and Tourism (Red TapeReduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014) date of assent 28 May 2014 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent ch 3B commenced 13 May 2014 (see s 2(1A)) ch 2, ss 21(1), 25, 27–29, 31(1), ch 5, sch 1 commenced 1 July 2014 (see s 2(1)) ss 11–12 commenced 24 August 2014 (see s 2(2)) ss 14–16 commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 130) ch 6 commenced 25 August 2014 (2014 SL No. 130) remaining provisions commenced on date of assent exp on the day the compensation scheme, established by the trust deed, is terminated under clause 27.1 of the trust deed (see s 14) amending legislation— Construction and Tourism (Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation AmendmentAct 2014 No. 30 ss 1, 2(3)(b), ch 6 date of assent 28 May 2014 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 25 August 2014 (2014 SL No. 130) 5 List of annotations Long title amd 2014 No. 30 s 78 Page 12 Current as at 25 August 2014

Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Endnotes PART 1—PRELIMINARY pt hdg ins 2014 No. 30 s 66 Short title s 1 amd 2014 No. 30 s 67 Interpretation s 2 prev s 2 om 2014 No. 30 s 68 pres s 2 amd 2014 No. 30 s 73 Act amended s 3 om 2014 No. 30 s 69 Amendment of s 3B (When an individual is not an eligible worker) s 4 om 2014 No. 30 s 69 Amendment of s 50 (Number of days’ service) s 5 om 2014 No. 30 s 69 Amendment of s 71 (Exemption from payment of levy) s 6 om 2014 No. 30 s 69 Amendment of s 73 (Meaning of cost of building and construction work) s 7 om 2014 No. 30 s 69 Amendment of s 77 (Duty to sight approved form) s 8 om 2014 No. 30 s 69 Act amended s 9 om 2014 No. 30 s 70 Omission of s 42 (Submission of list of licensees) s 10 om RA s 40 Omission of s 52 (Casino community benefit fund) s 11 om 2014 No. 30 s 70 Insertion of new pt 11, div 9 s 12 om 2014 No. 30 s 70 Act amended s 13 om RA s 40 PART 4—EXPIRY pt hdg prev pt 4 hdg om 2014 No. 30 s 74 pres pt 4 hdg (prev ch 5 pt 5 hdg) renum 2014 No. 30 s 75 Expiry s 14 prev s 14 om RA s 40 pres s 14 amd 2014 No. 30 s 76 CHAPTER 6—CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF CONSTRUCTION AND TOURISM (RED TAPE REDUCTION) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2014 ch hdg exp 26 August 2014 (see s 17) Current as at 25 August 2014 Page 13

Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Endnotes PART 1—AMENDMENTS APPLICABLE BEFORE EXPIRY OF CH 5 pt hdg exp 26 August 2014 (see s 17) Application of pt 1 s 15 prev s 15 om RA s 40 pres s 15 exp 26 August 2014 (see s 17) Renumbering of Act s 16 prev s 16 om RA s 40 pres s 16 exp 26 August 2014 (see s 17) Expiry of chapter s 17 prev s 17 om RA s 40 pres s 17 exp 26 August 2014 (see s 17) PART 2—AMENDMENTS APPLICABLE AFTER EXPIRY OF CH 5 pt hdg exp 26 August 2014 (see s 17) Application of pt 2 s 18 prev s 18 om RA s 40 pres s 18 exp 26 August 2014 (see s 17) Expiry of Act s 19 prev s 19 om RA s 40 pres s 19 exp 26 August 2014 (see s 17) CHAPTER 1—PRELIMINARY ch hdg om 2014 No. 30 s 66 CHAPTER 2—AMENDMENT OF BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY (PORTABLE LONG SERVICE LEAVE) ACT 1991 ch hdg om 2014 No. 30 s 69 CHAPTER 3—GAMING AND WAGERING AMENDMENTS ch hdg om 2014 No. 30 s 70 PART 1—AMENDMENT OF CASINO CONTROL ACT 1982 pt hdg om 2014 No. 30 s 70 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF CHARITABLE AND NON-PROFIT GAMING ACT 1999 pt hdg om RA s 7(1)(k) PART 3—AMENDMENT OF GAMING MACHINE ACT 1991 pt hdg (ss 20–31) om RA ss 7(1)(k), 40 PART 4—AMENDMENT OF INTERACTIVE GAMBLING (PLAYER PROTECTION) ACT 1998 pt 4 (ss 32–33) om RA ss 7(1)(k), 40 PART 5—AMENDMENT OF KENO ACT 1996 pt 5 (ss 34–37) om RA ss 7(1)(k), 40 PART 6—AMENDMENT OF LOTTERIES ACT 1997 pt 6 (ss 38–41) om RA ss 7(1)(k), 40 Page 14 Current as at 25 August 2014

Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Endnotes PART 7—AMENDMENT OF WAGERING ACT 1998 pt 7 (ss 42–48) om RA ss 7(1)(k), 40 CHAPTER 3A—AMENDMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1999 ch 3A (ss 48A–48B) om RA ss 7(1)(k), 40 CHAPTER 3B—QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 ch 3B (ss 48C–48D) om RA ss 7(1)(k), 40 CHAPTER 4—AMENDMENT OF REPRINTS ACT 1992 ch 4 (ss 49–50) om 2014 No. 30 s 71 CHAPTER 5—REPEAL OF TRAVEL AGENTS LEGISLATION ch hdg om 2014 No. 30 s 72 PART 1—PRELIMINARY pt hdg om 2014 No. 30 s 72 Legislation amended s 63 om 2014 No. 30 s 75 Replacement of ch 1, hdg (Preliminary) s 66 om RA s 40 Amendment of s 1 (Short title) s 67 om RA s 40 Omission of s 2 (Commencement) s 68 om RA s 40 Omission of ch 2 (Amendment of Building and Construction Industry (PortableLong Service Leave) Act 1991) s 69 om RA s 40 Omission of ch 3 (Gaming and wagering amendments) s 70 om RA s 40 Omission of ch 4 (Amendment of Reprints Act 1992) s 71 om RA s 40 Omission of ch 5, hdg and ch 5 pt, hdg s 72 om RA s 40 Amendment of s 51 (Interpretation) s 73 om RA s 40 Omission of ch 5, pt 4 (Consequential and minor amendments of other legislation) s 74 om RA s 40 Renumbering of ch 5, pt 5 (Expiry) s 75 om RA s 40 Amendment of s 64 (Expiry) s 76 om RA s 40 Current as at 25 August 2014 Page 15

Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014 Endnotes Omission of sch 1 (Consequential and minor amendments) s 77 om RA s 40 Amendment of long title s 78 om RA s 40 SCHEDULE 1—CONSEQUENTIAL AND MINOR AMENDMENTS om 2014 No. 30 s 77 6 Table of renumbered provisions under the ReprintsAct1992 s 43 as required by the TravelAgentsRepealAct2014 , s 79 [Reprint 25 August 2014] Previous Renumbered as 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 © State of Queensland 2014 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Page 16 Current as at 25 August 2014