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New South Wales act
This Act cancels earlier coal‑acquisition and coal‑ownership laws by repealing the Coal Acquisition Act 1981 (and its compensation and re‑acquisition instruments) and the Coal Ownership (Restitution) Act 1990, thereby removing the statutory powers and associated compensation arrangements those instruments created. Most of the Act begins on assent but the repeals in section 4 and Schedule 2 start by proclamation, giving the Executive timing discretion; the Act then self‑repeals after all provisions commence (s2(1)–(3); s4; s5(1)–(2)).
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Direct links to the current provisions in Coal Acquisition Legislation Repeal Act 2007.
2 Commencement
(1) This Act commences on the date of assent, except as provided by subsection (2).
(2) Section 4 and Schedule 2 commence on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
(3) Different days may be appointed for the commencement of a single provision of section 4 or Schedule 2 for the purpose of commencing the repeals or amendments effected by the provision on different days.
3 (Repealed)
4 Repeal of other Acts and instruments
The following Acts and instruments are repealed:
(a) the Coal Acquisition Act 1981, and the Coal Acquisition (Compensation) Arrangements 1985 and Coal Acquisition (Re-acquisition Arrangements) Order 1997 made under that Act,
(b) (Repealed)
s 4: Am 2011 No 27, Sch 2.7 [1] [2].
5 Repeal of this Act
(1) This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which all of the provisions of this Act have commenced.
(2) The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30 of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.
Schedules 1, 2 (Repealed)
sch 1: Rep 2008 No 62, Sch 4.
sch 2: Rep 2008 No 62, Sch 4.
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1 Name of Act
This Act is the Coal Acquisition Legislation Repeal Act 2007.
2 Commencement
(1) This Act commences on the date of assent, except as provided by subsection (2).
(2) Section 4 and Schedule 2 commence on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
(3) Different days may be appointed for the commencement of a single provision of section 4 or Schedule 2 for the purpose of commencing the repeals or amendments effected by the provision on different days.
3 (Repealed)
s 3: Rep 2008 No 62, Sch 4.
4 Repeal of other Acts and instruments
The following Acts and instruments are repealed:
(a) the Coal Acquisition Act 1981, and the Coal Acquisition (Compensation) Arrangements 1985 and Coal Acquisition (Re-acquisition Arrangements) Order 1997 made under that Act,
(b) (Repealed)
(c) the Coal Ownership (Restitution) Act 1990.
s 4: Am 2011 No 27, Sch 2.7 [1] [2].
5 Repeal of this Act
(1) This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which all of the provisions of this Act have commenced.
(2) The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30 of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.
Schedules 1, 2 (Repealed)
sch 1: Rep 2008 No 62, Sch 4.
sch 2: Rep 2008 No 62, Sch 4.