Statute Law Amendment Act 2025
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Schedule 1 Minor amendments Schedule 1 Minor amendments Note Statute Law Amendment Acts may include a schedule for minor amendments proposed by government agencies. This Act does not provide for such amendments but the schedule heading is retained to preserve the usual numbering of schedules 2 and 3. Schedule 2 provides for amendments to the Legislation Act. Schedule 3 provides for minor and technical amendments proposed by the parliamentary counsel.
Legislation Act 2001 Part 2.1 Amendment [2.1] A2025-29 Statute Law Amendment Act 2025 page 5 [2.1] Section 151A (4), definition of public entity, paragraph (c) omit statutory-office holder statutory office-holder [2.2] Dictionary, part 1, definition of Australian driver licence and note Australian driver licence—see the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999, dictionary. Note Australian driver licence is defined in the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999, dict to mean a licence (including a conditional licence, learner licence, probationary licence, provisional licence or restricted licence or a driver licence receipt) issued under the law of the ACT, the Commonwealth, a State or an internal Territory authorising the holder to drive a motor vehicle on a road or road related area. This amendment updates a definition and note in line with current legislative drafting practice.
Amendment [2.3] [2.3] Dictionary, part 1, new definition of Commonwealth Commonwealth Criminal Code means the criminal code set out in the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cwlth), schedule. This amendment inserts a definition of a term used in a number of Acts and subordinate legislation. [2.4] Dictionary, part 1, definition of driver licence and note driver licence—see the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999, dictionary. Note Driver licence is defined in the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999, dict to mean a licence (including a conditional licence, learner licence, probationary licence, provisional licence or restricted licence issued under that Act or a driver licence receipt issued under that Act) authorising the holder to drive a motor vehicle on a road or road related area. This amendment updates a definition and note in line with current legislative drafting practice.
Legislation Act 2001 Part 2.1 Amendment [2.5] A2025-29 Statute Law Amendment Act 2025 page 7 [2.5] Dictionary, part 1, definition of enrolled nurse, paragraph (a) (i) omit nursing and midwifery profession nursing profession [2.6] Dictionary, part 1, definition of midwife, paragraph (a) omit nursing and midwifery profession as a midwife midwifery profession
Amendment [2.7] [2.7] Dictionary, part 1, definition of National Credit Code omit section 5 section 5 (1) [2.8] Dictionary, part 1, definition of nurse, paragraph (a) omit nursing and midwifery profession as a nurse nursing profession [2.9] Dictionary, part 1, definition of nurse, paragraph (b) omit registration; and registration; but