Logical flaws, contradictions, and impossible compliance requirements found by AI analysis across Australian legislation.
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The transitional appeal route cites the promotions provision for specified inability, performance and disciplinary decisions.
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The person may request a review under new section 59(1)(aa) or
appeal under new section 59B, as appropriate, as if the decision
were a decision under new section 44, 49A or 50 as the case may
be.
This section applies if:
(a) under section 30 a Chief Executive Officer selects an
employee (employee A) to perform duties;
Employee B may appeal against the Chief Executive Officer's
decision to promote employee A rather than employee B.
Section 113(e) applies a nonexistent provision, section 47(1)(b), to a court-initiated interim order.
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section 47 (1) (b) (Interim order sought) applies to the order;
If the Magistrates Court receives an application for a protection order and an interim order is sought, the court must set a return date for the hearing of the interim order which is not later than 2 days after the day the application is received.
The permitted audit path for a medium association cannot produce an audited required statement as defined because section 70B incorrectly requires that audit to occur under section 75, which governs reviews.
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for a medium association—reviewed or audited in accordance with section 75
for a medium association—the association’s accounts for the financial year are reviewed or audited by an auditor
This section applies if an auditor is appointed by a medium or large association to audit the association’s statement of accounts.
The vesting-order power depends on the Supreme Court having refused to reform a disposition under section 50A, but section 50A contains no reformation power or procedure.
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Where the Supreme Court has refused to reform a disposition under section 50A
the Court shall reform the disposition
authorize a trustee either generally or in a particular case
Hog Deer tags may be issued after the annual return deadline has already expired.
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The Game Management Authority may issue 2 Hog Deer tags per year as follows to a person who holds a game licence that authorises the person to hunt, take or destroy Hog Deer—
given to the Game Management Authority within 28 days after the last day of the open season for Hog Deer in that year.
From 30 minutes before sunrise on 1 April until 30 minutes after sunset on 30 April in each year.
Section 14(1A) says a person need not answer a question under section 14 if the answer might incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty, while section 15(3) expressly says a person required under section 14 is not excused on that ground.
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but need not answer to a question if that answer might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty.
A person is not excused from answering a question or producing documents when required under this section or section 14 so to do, on the ground that the answer to the question, or the production of the documents, might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty
No grocery-store hours are specified for the Daly – Tiwi – West Arnhem Region.
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(b) Daly – Tiwi – West Arnhem Region;
The hours of operation for a grocery store authority are specified in
Schedule 3 in accordance with one or more of the following factors:
(a) the region where the licensed premises are located;
(b) the day of operation.
Schedule 3 Hours of operation of takeaway and grocery
store authorities
The transitional definition of “repealed Act” identifies this same Act rather than an Act repealed by section 88.
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repealed Act means the Adoption of Children Act 1994 as in force immediately before the commencement of this Act.
The Acts specified in Schedule 2 are repealed.
Adoption of Children Ordinance 1964 No. 67, 1964
Adoption of Children Ordinance 1967 No. 6, 1967
Adoption of Children Ordinance 1968 No. 20, 1968
Adoption of Children Ordinance 1969 No. 30, 1969
Adoption of Children Ordinance 1976 No. 42, 1976
Adoption of Children Act 1979 No. 63, 1979
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An application containing an ineligible firm name creates incompatible registration commands.
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the approved form must require the following to be included in the application:
The Commissioner must register a partnership or proposed partnership as an incorporated limited partnership if an application for the registration is made under section 56.
However, the Commissioner may record a firm name only if the Commissioner considers the firm name would be eligible for registration as a business name under the Business Names Registration Act 2011 (Cth).
This section applies if the commissioner for fair trading decides that
there is financial loss for which compensation may be paid to a
claimant under this division.
The director-general must pay the claimant, out of the compensation
fund, the amount of the financial loss decided by the commissioner
for fair trading.
If the amount in the compensation fund (the available amount) is
insufficient for the payment of all amounts that would, apart from this
subsection, be payable to claimants under section 155 (1) (Payment
of compensation)—
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(ii) amended; and
until the end of the period during which the legislative instrument or part of the legislative instrument could be disallowed under section 25C.
This section applies to a legislative instrument if—
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(b) Daly – Tiwi – West Arnhem Region;
Subject to subregulation (2), the hours of operation for a takeaway
authority are specified in Schedule 3 in accordance with one or more of
the following factors:
(c) whether the authority is operated in conjunction with another
authority.
No takeaway-with-another-authority hours are specified for the Daly – Tiwi – West Arnhem Region.
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(b) Daly – Tiwi – West Arnhem Region;
Subject to subregulation (2), the hours of operation for a takeaway
authority are specified in Schedule 3 in accordance with one or more of
the following factors:
(c) whether the authority is operated in conjunction with another
authority.
For pre-commencement adoptions, section 65 requires the Minister to provide requested section 62(1) information concerning other adoption parties, while section 62(2)(b) prohibits providing information relating to any person’s personal affairs other than the applicant’s.
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the adopted person may only apply to the Minister under section 61 for the information specified in section 62(1) in respect of one or both of the adopted person's relinquishing parents
not be information that relates to the personal affairs of a person other than the applicant.
the Minister must, subject to subsection (3), provide the information requested in the application.
Withdrawal of a review application after the original 28-day period leaves a winding-up deadline that has already expired.
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A person whose interests are affected by a decision to issue the certificate may apply to the Supreme Court, within 28 days after the notice referred to in section 78(5)(a)(ii) is given, for a review of the decision.
The operation of the certificate is suspended until the application is withdrawn or the review is decided.
The winding up must begin within:
(a) 28 days after the notice referred to in section 78(5)(a)(ii) is given; or
(b) if the Supreme Court confirms the decision to issue the certificate under section 79 – 28 days after the confirmation.