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Short title and commencement
1 Short title and commencement
(1) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Powers (Air Transport) Act 1952 .
(2) This Act shall commence on a date to be fixed by proclamation.
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Tasmania act
This Act refers the "matter of air transport" to the Parliament of the Commonwealth from its commencement until a date the Governor fixes by proclamation. The Governor may end the referral at any time by proclamation. When the Act ceases, any Commonwealth laws made under this reference cease to have force by virtue of the reference. In short: it temporarily transfers legislative authority over air transport to the Commonwealth and vests decisive termination power in the Governor.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Commonwealth Powers (Air Transport) Act 1952.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Powers (Air Transport) Act 1952 .
(2) This Act shall commence on a date to be fixed by proclamation.
The matter of air transport is referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth for a period commencing on the date on which this Act commences and ending on the date fixed, pursuant to section 3 , as the date on which this Act shall cease to be in force, but no longer.
The Governor may at any time, by proclamation, fix a date on which this Act shall cease to be in force, and this Act shall cease to be in force accordingly on the date so fixed.
This Act shall be read and construed –
(a) as intended to refer to the Parliament of the Commonwealth the matter of air transport for a period terminable as provided by this Act to the intent that if it is beyond the legislative power of the State to make the reference of that matter so terminable that matter shall be deemed to be not referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth; and
(b) so that after this Act, by virtue of a proclamation under section 3 , ceases to be in force, no law made by the Parliament of the Commonwealth with respect to the matter of air transport shall continue to have any force or effect by virtue of this Act or the reference made by this Act.
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(1) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Powers (Air Transport) Act 1952 .
(2) This Act shall commence on a date to be fixed by proclamation.
The matter of air transport is referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth for a period commencing on the date on which this Act commences and ending on the date fixed, pursuant to section 3 , as the date on which this Act shall cease to be in force, but no longer.
The Governor may at any time, by proclamation, fix a date on which this Act shall cease to be in force, and this Act shall cease to be in force accordingly on the date so fixed.
This Act shall be read and construed –
(a) as intended to refer to the Parliament of the Commonwealth the matter of air transport for a period terminable as provided by this Act to the intent that if it is beyond the legislative power of the State to make the reference of that matter so terminable that matter shall be deemed to be not referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth; and
(b) so that after this Act, by virtue of a proclamation under section 3 , ceases to be in force, no law made by the Parliament of the Commonwealth with respect to the matter of air transport shall continue to have any force or effect by virtue of this Act or the reference made by this Act.