EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Issued by the authority of the Attorney-General
Judiciary Amendment Act 2015
Judiciary Amendment Commencement Proclamation 2015
Subsection 2(1) of the Judiciary Amendment Act 2015 (the Act) provides that Schedules 1 to 3 to the Act commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
The Act received the Royal Assent on 16 June 2015. All provisions of the Act, other than Schedules 1 to 3, commenced on 16 June 2015.
The purpose of the Proclamation is to fix 1 July 2015 as the day on which Schedules 1 to 3 to the Act commence.
The Act supports the consolidation of the Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) into the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD) by amending the Judiciary Act 1903 and making relevant consequential and transitional amendments. Schedule 1 to the Act repeals provisions establishing AGS as a statutory corporation and establishes arrangements for AGS to continue operating on a business as usual basis within AGD. Schedule 2 makes consequential amendments to existing Commonwealth legislation with references to AGS. Schedule 3 provides for transitional arrangements to address operational matters arising from AGS being consolidated within AGD.
The Proclamation is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
The Proclamation commences on the day following registration.
Authority: Subsection 2(1) of the Judiciary Amendment Act 2015