{"id":"C2006A00125","name":"Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Consequential, Transitional and Other Measures Act 2006","slug":"corporations-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-consequential-transitional-and-other-measures-act","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"125 of 2006","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27248,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2006A00125-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title [see Note 1]","content":"#### 1 Short title \\[see Note 1\\]\n\n This Act may be cited as the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Consequential, Transitional and Other Measures Act 2006.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n```html\n

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table

The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

4 November 2006

2. Schedules 1, 2 and 3

At the same time as the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 commences.

1 July 2007

\n```\n\n> Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.\n\n (2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Schedule(s)","content":"#### 3 Schedule(s)\n\n Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"2(2)","severity":"low","reasoning":"Section 2(1) states that provisions commence 'in accordance with column 2 of the table' and that 'any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.' Column 3 is then declared by s2(2) to not be part of the Act and to be merely editable supplementary information. However, the commencement table as presented structurally integrates Columns 2 and 3, and Column 3 records the actual dates. If Column 3 is not part of the Act and can be 'added to or edited,' there is a latent inconsistency: the dates in Column 3 could be altered without legislative amendment, yet they record what are meant to be fixed historical facts (Royal Assent date, CATSI Act commencement). This creates a self-referential tension where the Act disclaims the very date-recording mechanism it implicitly relies upon for interpretive clarity.","confidence":0.62,"description":"Column 3 of the commencement table is declared to not be part of this Act, yet section 2(1) directs readers to the table (including Column 3) as operative commencement information, and Column 3 contains the actual dates relied upon in practice."},{"type":"circular_definition","section":"2(1) - Table Row 1","severity":"low","reasoning":"Row 1 of the commencement table specifies that 'Sections 1 to 3' commence on Royal Assent. Section 2 is the provision that gives operative effect to that very table. For s2 to govern its own commencement, it must already be in force to be read, but its being in force depends on reading it. This is a well-known structural quirk of commencement tables in Australian legislation and is generally resolved by the common law presumption that commencement provisions take effect on assent, but the logical circularity remains a formal absurdity.","confidence":0.55,"description":"Section 2 itself (the commencement provision) is listed in the table as commencing on Royal Assent, meaning the mechanism that determines when section 2 commences is contained within section 2 — a bootstrapping circularity."},{"type":"other","section":"3","severity":"low","reasoning":"Section 3 commences with sections 1 and 2 on Royal Assent (4 November 2006) per Row 1 of the table. It states that each Act specified in a Schedule 'is amended or repealed as set out.' However, Schedules 1, 2 and 3 do not commence until 1 July 2007. For approximately 8 months, section 3 is a live operative provision directing amendments and repeals by reference to Schedules that have no legal existence yet. This is not impossible in practice (courts read the Act as a whole), but it produces a textual absurdity where an operative provision points to non-existent content.","confidence":0.58,"description":"Section 3 purports to give effect to Schedules that do not commence until 1 July 2007, yet section 3 itself commences on 4 November 2006, creating a period where section 3 is in force but has nothing operative to act upon."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"2(1) Table Row 1 (Sections 1 to 3 commence on Royal Assent)","section_b":"2(2) (Column 3 is not part of this Act and may be edited)","confidence":0.6,"description":"The Act simultaneously treats the Column 3 dates as authoritative historical records (fixing Royal Assent at 4 November 2006) while declaring Column 3 editable and not part of the Act, meaning the 'authoritative' date of commencement of the Act's own core provisions rests on content that is disclaimed as non-binding and alterable."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act is purely consequential and transitional. It does not expand the scope of the original Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 but merely amends other Acts and provides transitional arrangements to facilitate its commencement."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 substantive sections","No defined terms or interpretation provisions","Simple commencement table with two categories","No conditional logic or exceptions","Amendments are made via schedules without nested cross-references"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act makes changes to other laws (consequential amendments) and sets out transitional rules to support the introduction of the **Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006**, which created a special legal framework for corporations run by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It affects Indigenous corporations and the government bodies that regulate them. The Act ensures a smooth shift from previous laws (like the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act) to the new system, so existing corporations can transition without disruption. It matters because it provides the legal machinery for the new regime to work in practice."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act serves exactly its intended purpose as a consequential and transitional measure. It was always designed to be a technical 'patch' Act that would amend other legislation to support the main CATSI Act. The scope has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short Act — only 3 operative sections plus Schedules (not shown in extract)","Standard commencement table with staggered start dates","No defined terms in the visible provisions","Simple conditional logic (if provision X, then commencement date Y)","Relies entirely on external Schedules for substantive content — the visible text is purely mechanical/framework","Cross-references only to the companion CATSI Act for timing purposes"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **supporting Act** that makes technical changes to other laws to prepare for the introduction of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (often called the 'CATSI Act').\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Amends other legislation** — The Act contains three Schedules that modify existing laws so they work properly alongside the new CATSI Act\n- **Handles timing** — Different parts start at different times: the machinery provisions (sections 1-3) started immediately when the Act became law (4 November 2006), while the actual amendments in Schedules 1-3 waited until the CATSI Act itself began (1 July 2007)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations** — these organisations were transitioning from the old Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 to the new CATSI regime\n- **Government agencies** — various Commonwealth departments needed their enabling legislation updated to recognise the new corporate structure\n- **Other statutes** — laws that referenced the old system needed updating to point to the new Act\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this 'consequential and transitional' legislation, there would be gaps and conflicts between the new CATSI Act and existing laws. This Act ensures a smooth handover — for example, making sure tax laws, financial reporting requirements, and regulatory powers all recognise the new type of Indigenous corporation created by the CATSI Act.\n\nThink of it as the **wiring and plumbing** that connects a new house (the CATSI Act) to the existing services (all the other laws)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act appears to have remained within its original intended scope — it is a standard consequential and transitional measures Act designed solely to support the commencement of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006. Nothing in the visible provisions suggests scope expansion beyond that purpose."},"complexity_factors":["The Act itself has minimal substantive content — complexity resides in the Schedules, which are not reproduced here","Staggered commencement dates (some provisions started 4 November 2006, Schedules started 1 July 2007) require careful reading","The Act's effect depends entirely on understanding the parent Act (Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006) and the other Acts it amends or repeals","The transitional nature means its practical impact must be assessed alongside the laws it modifies, not in isolation"],"plain_english_summary":"## What This Law Does\n\nThis is a **companion (or 'machinery') law** that supported the introduction of the *Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006* — a major law that created a dedicated system for registering and governing corporations (organised groups with legal standing) run by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.\n\n## What It Actually Contains\n\nThe Act itself is essentially a **vehicle for three Schedules** (attached lists of changes), which:\n- **Amended** (updated/modified) other existing laws to align them with the new Indigenous corporations framework\n- **Repealed** (abolished) old laws that were replaced by the new system\n- Handled **transitional arrangements** — the practical steps for moving from the old system to the new one (e.g., what happens to corporations that were already registered under the old rules)\n\n## Who It Affects\n\n- **Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations** that operate as incorporated bodies (legal groups, such as land councils, community organisations, or enterprises)\n- **Government agencies and regulators** that deal with these organisations\n- **Lawyers and administrators** managing the changeover from the old registration system\n\n## Why It Matters\n\nWithout this companion Act, the main 2006 law couldn't work cleanly — old laws would have conflicted with the new ones, and existing Indigenous corporations would have had no clear path into the new system. Think of it as the **administrative plumbing** behind a major legal reform."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/corporations-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-consequential-transitional-and-other-measures-act","history":"/api/acts/corporations-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-consequential-transitional-and-other-measures-act/history","analysis":"/api/acts/corporations-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-consequential-transitional-and-other-measures-act/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/corporations-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-consequential-transitional-and-other-measures-act/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/corporations-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-consequential-transitional-and-other-measures-act/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/corporations-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-consequential-transitional-and-other-measures-act/documents"}}