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Commonwealth Grants Commission Amendment Act 1981
No. 173 of 1981
An Act to amend the Commonwealth Grants Commission Act 1973
[Assented to 2 December 1981]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
Short title, &c.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Grants Commission Amendment Act 1981.
(2) The Commonwealth Grants Commission Act 19731 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
Commencement
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Membership of Commission
3. (1) Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (1) “or more than four”.
(2) The amendment made by sub-section (1) does not affect the appointment of a member holding office immediately before the commencement of this section.
Formal amendments
4. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.
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SCHEDULE Section 4
FORMAL AMENDMENTS
Provision | Amendment |
Section 3.............. | Repeal the section. |
Section 4.............. | Omit the definition of “associate member”. |
Sub-section 8 (1)........ | (1) Omit “Subject to section 19a, the”, substitute “The”. |
| (2) Omit “two”, substitute “2”. |
Sub-section 8 (3)........ | Omit “five”, substitute “5”. |
Paragraph 8 (6) (b)....... | (1) Omit “two”, substitute “2”. |
| (2) Omit “six”, substitute “6”. |
Sub-section 9a (3)........ | Omit “1973-1974”, substitute “1973”. |
Sub-section 12 (2)........ | Omit “seven”, substitute “7”. |
Sub-section 12 (3)........ | Omit “fifteen”, substitute “15”. |
Sub-section 12 (4)........ | Omit “fifteen”, substitute “15”. |
Paragraph 15 (1) (c)...... | Omit “and associate members in connexion”, substitute “in connection”. |
Sub-section 15 (2)........ | (1) Omit “1922-1973”, substitute “1922”. |
| (2) Omit “and associate members”. |
Sub-section 19 (3)........ | Omit “two”, substitute “2”. |
Sub-section 19 (9)........ | Omit the sub-section. |
Section 19a............ | Repeal the section. |
Section 22............. | Omit “or associate member”. |
Sub-section 23 (1)........ | Omit “One thousand dollars”, substitute “$1,000”. |
Sub-section 23 (2)........ | Omit “, or members and associate members,” (wherever occurring). |
| Omit “, or members and associate members,”. |
NOTE
1. No. 54, 1973, as amended, For previous amendments, see No. 216, 1973; No. 59, 1975; No. 47, 1976; Nos. 111 and 143, 1977; No. 86, 1978; and No. 6, 1980.