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Name of Act
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This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Powers (State Banking) Act 1992.
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New South Wales act
This Act refers to the Commonwealth Parliament the power to make laws about "State banking" only insofar as it applies to State Bank Limited and its subsidiaries, removing a constitutional barrier that prevented Commonwealth legislation about that specific bank. It changes who makes regulatory rules for that bank (Commonwealth rather than solely State), affects State Bank Limited and its subsidiaries, and gives the NSW Governor the power to end the reference by proclamation. A temporary exclusion of Commonwealth licensing powers over the Bank was included but later lapsed.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Commonwealth Powers (State Banking) Act 1992.
1 Name of Act
This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Powers (State Banking) Act 1992.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on a day to be appointed by proclamation.
3 Object
The object of this Act is to remove the constitutional barrier which prevents the Parliament of the Commonwealth from legislating with respect to State banking carried on within the limits of the State by State Bank Limited or a subsidiary of that company.
4 Definitions
In this Act:
Bank means State Bank Limited, and includes a subsidiary of that company (within the meaning of the Corporations Law) and also includes that company under any altered name.
State banking means State banking as referred to in section 51 (xiii) of the Commonwealth Constitution.
5 Reference of matters relating to the Bank
The matter of State banking (but only in so far as it applies in relation to the Bank), to the extent to which it is not otherwise included in the legislative powers of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, is referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth for a period commencing on the day on which this Act commences and ending on the day fixed, pursuant to section 7, as the day on which the reference under this Act is to terminate, but no longer.
6 Excluded matters
(1) The reference under section 5 does not include any matter so far as it would confer powers to make provision for or with respect to all or any of the following matters:
(a) prohibiting the Bank (whether specifically or as part of a provision of more general application) from carrying on banking business unless it is in possession of an authority (however described) to do so under a law of the Commonwealth,
(b) granting, suspending, cancelling or otherwise dealing with such an authority in relation to the Bank.
(2) Subsection (1) ceases to have effect on a day to be appointed by proclamation for the purposes of this section.
Editorial note—
Section 6 (1) ceased to have effect on 30 June 1994. See proclamation pursuant to section 6 (2) in Gazette No 83 of 24.6.1994, p 3107.
7 Termination of reference
The Governor may, at any time, by proclamation published on the NSW legislation website, fix a day as the day on which the reference under this Act is to terminate.
s 7: Am 2009 No 106, Sch 3.11.
8 Crown bound
This Act binds the Crown.
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1 Name of Act
This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Powers (State Banking) Act 1992.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on a day to be appointed by proclamation.
3 Object
The object of this Act is to remove the constitutional barrier which prevents the Parliament of the Commonwealth from legislating with respect to State banking carried on within the limits of the State by State Bank Limited or a subsidiary of that company.
4 Definitions
In this Act:
Bank means State Bank Limited, and includes a subsidiary of that company (within the meaning of the Corporations Law) and also includes that company under any altered name.
State banking means State banking as referred to in section 51 (xiii) of the Commonwealth Constitution.
5 Reference of matters relating to the Bank
The matter of State banking (but only in so far as it applies in relation to the Bank), to the extent to which it is not otherwise included in the legislative powers of the Parliament of the Commonwealth, is referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth for a period commencing on the day on which this Act commences and ending on the day fixed, pursuant to section 7, as the day on which the reference under this Act is to terminate, but no longer.
6 Excluded matters
(1) The reference under section 5 does not include any matter so far as it would confer powers to make provision for or with respect to all or any of the following matters:
(a) prohibiting the Bank (whether specifically or as part of a provision of more general application) from carrying on banking business unless it is in possession of an authority (however described) to do so under a law of the Commonwealth,
(b) granting, suspending, cancelling or otherwise dealing with such an authority in relation to the Bank.
(2) Subsection (1) ceases to have effect on a day to be appointed by proclamation for the purposes of this section.
Editorial note—
Section 6 (1) ceased to have effect on 30 June 1994. See proclamation pursuant to section 6 (2) in Gazette No 83 of 24.6.1994, p 3107.
7 Termination of reference
The Governor may, at any time, by proclamation published on the NSW legislation website, fix a day as the day on which the reference under this Act is to terminate.
s 7: Am 2009 No 106, Sch 3.11.
8 Crown bound
This Act binds the Crown.