Territory of COCOS (KEELING) IslandS
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Applied Laws (Implementation) (Amendment) Ordinance 1996
No. 6 of 1996
I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Ordinance under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.
Dated 6 November 1996.
WILLIAM DEANE
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
WARWICK SMITH
Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government
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An Ordinance to amend the Applied Laws (Implementation) Ordinance 1992
1. Short title
1.1 This Ordinance may be cited as the Applied Laws (Implementation) (Amendment) Ordinance 1996.1
[NOTE: This Ordinance commences on gazettal: see Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955, s. 12 (2).]
2. Amendment
2.1 The Applied Laws (Implementation) Ordinance 19922 is amended as set out in this Ordinance.
3. Schedule 1 (Amendments of applied laws)
3.1 Amendments of the Land Act 1933 (W.A.)(C.K.I.):
Clause 1:
Omit the clause, substitute:
“1. Section 3 (Interpretation)
1.1 After subsection 3 (3), insert:
‘(3A) On and after 1 July 1992, land in the Territory that is held by the Commonwealth in fee simple is Crown land for the purposes of this Act.’.”.
4. Schedule 1 (Amendments of applied laws)
4.1 Insert in the Schedule:
“Explosives and Dangerous Goods Act 1961 (W.A.)(C.K.I.)
1. Section 17 (Notice of arrival of imported explosive)
1.1 Subsection 17 (4):
Omit ‘Comptroller-General of Customs of the Commonwealth,’, substitute ‘Comptroller of the Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service,’.
“Pay-roll Tax Act 1971 (W.A.)(C.K.I.)
1. Section 7 (Rates for group employers)
1.1 Subsection 7 (3):
Omit ‘Western Australia.’, substitute ‘the Territory.’.
1.2 Subsection 7 (4):
Omit ‘Western Australia’, substitute ‘the Territory’.
1.3 Subsection 7 (5):
Omit ‘Western Australia,’, substitute ‘the Territory,’.
1.4 Paragraph 7 (5) (b):
Omit ‘Western Australia’, substitute ‘the Territory’.
1.5 Subsection 7 (6):
Omit ‘Western Australia’, substitute ‘the Territory’.
1.6 Subsection 7 (7):
Omit ‘Western Australia’, substitute ‘the Territory’.
1.7 Paragraphs 7 (7) (b) and (c):
Omit ‘Western Australia;’, substitute ‘the Territory;’.
1.8 Subsection 7 (8):
Omit ‘Western Australia’, substitute ‘the Territory’.
1.9 Paragraphs 7 (8) (b) and (c):
Omit ‘Western Australia;’, substitute ‘the Territory;’.
1.10 Subsection 7 (12):
Omit ‘Western Australia,’, substitute ‘the Territory,’.
“Pay-roll Tax Assessment Act 1971 (W.A.)(C.K.I.)
1. Section 3 (Interpretation)
1.1 Subsection 3 (1) (definition of ‘agent’):
Omit ‘Western Australia,’, substitute ‘the Territory,’.
1.2 Subsection 3 (1) (definition of ‘agent’):
Omit ‘Western Australia’, substitute ‘the Territory’.
1.3 Subsection 3 (1) (definition of ‘corresponding law’):
Omit ‘another State’, substitute ‘a State’.
1.4 Subsection 3 (1) (definition of ‘employer’):
After ‘any person’, insert ‘(except the Commonwealth)’.
1.5 Subsection 3 (1) (definition of ‘employer’):
Omit ‘the Crown in right of the State of Western Australia and includes also’.
1.6 Subsection 3 (1) (definition of ‘wages’):
Paragraph (a):
Omit the paragraph.
1.7 Subsection 3 (3):
After “Act,”, insert “the Territory of Christmas Island,”.
2. Section 6 (Wages liable to pay-roll tax)
2.1 Paragraph 6 (1) (a):
Omit ‘Western Australia,’, substitute ‘the Territory,’.
2.2 Paragraph 6 (1) (a):
Omit ‘one other State;’, substitute ‘a State;’.
2.3 Paragraph 6 (1) (b):
Omit ‘Western Australia’, substitute ‘the Territory’.
2.4 Paragraph 6 (1) (b):
Omit ‘Western Australia.’, substitute ‘the Territory.’.
2.5 Subsection 6 (2):
Omit ‘Western Australia or in another State),’, substitute ‘the Territory or in a State),’.
2.6 Paragraph 6 (2) (a):
Omit ‘Western Australia—’, substitute ‘the Territory—’.
2.7 Paragraph 6 (2) (a):
Omit ‘Western Australia;’, substitute ‘the Territory;’.
2.8 Paragraph 6 (2) (b):
Omit ‘Western Australia or wholly in one other State,’, substitute ‘the Territory or wholly in a State,’.
2.9 Paragraph 6 (2) (b):
Omit ‘Western Australia;’, substitute ‘the Territory;’.
2.10 Paragraph 6 (2) (c):
Omit ‘Western Australia or in another State—’, substitute ‘the Territory or in a State—’.
3. Section 41 (Public officer of company)
3.1 Subsection 41 (1):
Omit ‘Western Australia)’, substitute ‘the Territory)’.”.
5. Schedule 3 (Suspended applied laws)
5.1 Omit “Juries Act 1957 (W.A.)(C.K.I.)”.
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NOTES
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 13 November 1996.
2. Ordinance No. 5, 1992 as amended by No. 10, 1992; Nos. 3, 8, 9, 10 and 11 1993; No. 4, 1994; Nos. 1 and 4, 1995.