Commonwealth legislation

Indian Ocean Territories Redundant Regulations (Repeal) Regulations 2002

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

93 of 2002

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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These regulations are a legal 'spring clean' for Australia's Indian Ocean territories. They simply cancel (repeal) seven outdated regulations that are no longer needed for Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Specifically, the instrument scraps:

Old citizenship rules for Christmas Island (three separate regulations from 1958, 1979, and 1980)
Old Supreme Court sitting arrangements for Christmas Island (two regulations from 1969 and 1981)
Old citizenship rules for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (two regulations from 1961 and 1979)

Why this matters: These old regulations had become redundant (no longer useful), likely because their contents were covered by newer laws or administrative arrangements had changed. Removing them tidies up the statute books and avoids confusion about which rules still apply. It does not create any new rules— it only removes old ones.

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Indian Ocean Territories Redundant Regulations (Repeal) Regulations 2002

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Indian Ocean Territories Redundant Regulations (Repeal) Regulations 2002

Statutory Rules 2002 No. 931

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Christmas Island Act 1958 and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.

Dated 2 May 2002

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

WILSON TUCKEY

Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local

Government

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Indian Ocean Territories Redundant Regulations (Repeal) Regulations 2002.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3 Christmas Island (Citizenship) Regulations — repeal

The following Statutory Rules (being regulations made under the Christmas Island Act 1958) are repealed:

 1958 No. 61

 1979 No. 36

 1980 No. 371.

4 Christmas Island (Sittings of the Supreme Court) Regulations — repeal

The following Statutory Rules (being regulations made under the Christmas Island Act 1958) are repealed:

 1969 No. 54

 1981 No. 205.

5 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Citizenship) Regulations — repeal

The following Statutory Rules (being regulations made under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955) are repealed:

 1961 No. 52

 1979 No. 39.

Note

Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 9 May 2002.

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1 Indian Ocean Territories Redundant Regulations (Repeal) Regulations 2002

Indian Ocean Territories Redundant Regulations (Repeal) Regulations 2002

Statutory Rules 2002 No. 931

Dated 2 May 2002

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

WILSON TUCKEY

Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local

Government

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Indian Ocean Territories Redundant Regulations (Repeal) Regulations 2002.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3 Christmas Island (Citizenship) Regulations — repeal

The following Statutory Rules (being regulations made under the Christmas Island Act 1958) are repealed:

 1958 No. 61

 1979 No. 36

 1980 No. 371.

4 Christmas Island (Sittings of the Supreme Court) Regulations — repeal

The following Statutory Rules (being regulations made under the Christmas Island Act 1958) are repealed:

 1969 No. 54

 1981 No. 205.

5 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Citizenship) Regulations — repeal

The following Statutory Rules (being regulations made under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955) are repealed:

 1961 No. 52

 1979 No. 39.

Note

Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 9 May 2002.