Commonwealth legislation

Air Accidents (Commonwealth Government Liability) Regulations

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Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

172 of 1978

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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These Regulations declare that certain Territory-created corporations — specifically bodies corporate (but not companies, societies or associations) incorporated for a public purpose — are to be treated as “Commonwealth authorities” under the Air Accidents (Commonwealth Government Liability) Act 1963. Mechanically, that brings those Territory statutory bodies within the Commonwealth liability regime for air accidents (reg 3), affecting Territory entities, potential claimants and the Commonwealth’s liability exposure.

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Air Accidents (Commonwealth Government Liability) Regulations

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Statutory Rules

1978 No. 1721

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR ACCIDENTS (COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT LIABILITY) ACT 1963*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Air Accidents (Commonwealth Government Liability) Act 1963.

Dated this thirteenth day of September 1978.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Signature of Minister of State for Social Security

Minister of State for Social Security

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AIR ACCIDENTS (COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT LIABILITY) REGULATIONS

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Accidents (Commonwealth Government Liability) Regulations.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Air Accidents (Commonwealth Government Liability) Act 1963.

Bodies corporate to which Act applies

3. For the purposes of the definition of “Commonwealth authority” in section 4 of the Act, each body corporate (not being a company, society or association) that is incorporated for a public purpose by a law of a Territory is declared to be a body corporate in relation to which the Act applies.

* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 September 1978.

Printed by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer

13181/78 Cat. No. —Recommended retail price 10c 12/5.7.1978

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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