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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
The Statute Law Revision Act 1973 is a housekeeping measure that tidies the Commonwealth statute book: it makes technical corrections, modernises language, updates citations, and repeals hundreds of spent or redundant Acts (including old tax imposition and amending Acts). It preserves legal effects through savings so nothing substantive is undone. It mainly affects lawyers, parliamentary drafters and public servants — it does not create new rights or duties for the public.
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Statute Law Revision Act 1973
No. 216 of 1973
AN ACT
For the purposes of Statute Law Revision.
[Assented to 19 December 1973]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—
Short title.
Commencement.
Amendment of Acts.
Citation of amended Acts.
Repeal of Acts.
Repeal of Tax Acts.
6. (1) Subject to this section, the Acts specified in Schedule 4 are repealed.
(2) The repeal of an Act by this section does not operate so as to repeal an Act incorporated with the repealed Act.
(3) An Act incorporated with an Act repealed by this section applies in relation to the tax that was imposed by the repealed Act as if the repealed Act were still in force.
Repeal of certain Acts that amend other Acts.
7. (1) The Acts specified in Schedule 5 are repealed.
(2) The repeal of an Act by this section does not affect the operation of—
(a) any amendment of another Act made by the repealed Act; or
(b) any provision for the citation of that other Act as amended by the repealed Act.
Amendment of Statute Law Revision Act 1950–1966.
(2) The Third Schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1950–1966 is repealed.
(3) An act or thing that, by an Act specified in Part III of the Third Schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1950–1966, was made, or was to be deemed to be, lawful, valid or effectual shall, to the extent to which it was so made, or was so to be deemed to be, lawful, valid or effectual, continue to be, or to be deemed to be, lawful, valid or effectual.
(4) Section 6 of the Statute Law Revision Act 1950–1966 is repealed but an Act incorporated with an Act repealed by that section applies in relation to the tax that was imposed by the repealed Act as if the repealed Act were still in force.
(5) The Fourth Schedule to the Statute Law Revision Act 1950–1966 is repealed.
(6) The Statute Law Revision Act 1950–1966, as amended by this section, may be cited as the Statute Law Revision Act 1950–1973.
Saving.
9. (1) An act or thing that, by an Act or portion of an Act repealed or omitted by this Act, was made, or was to be deemed to be, lawful, valid or effectual shall, to the extent to which it was so made, or was so to be deemed to be, lawful, valid or effectual, continue to be, or to be deemed to be, lawful, valid or effectual.
(2) Notwithstanding the amendments of the Royal Australian Air Force Veterans’ Residences Act 1953–1965 effected by this Act the person referred to in sub-section 5(5) of the Royal Australian Air Force
Veterans’ Residences Act 1953–1965 who held office as a member of the Royal Australian Air Force Veterans’ Residences Trust immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue to hold that office subject to the Royal Australian Air Force Veterans’ Residences Act 1953–1973 as if he had been appointed under section 5 of the last-mentioned Act.
Operation of Acts Interpretation Act.
Effect of repeals.
SCHEDULE 1 Section 3
Amendment of Acts
| Act | Extent of Amendment |
|---|---|
| Aboriginal Enterprises (Assistance) Act 1968 | Section 10—Omit “Territory of the Commonwealth”, insert “Territory”. |
| Acts Interpretation Act 1901–1966, as amended by the Acts Interpretation Act 1973 | Section 2a—Repeal.Section 17—Omit from paragraph (p) “governed”, insert “administered”.Section 18—Omit from paragraph (a) “Ireland”, insert Northern Ireland”.Section 26—Omit from paragraph (e) “of the Commonwealth”.Section 30—Omit from paragraph (2)(b) “of the Commonwealth” |
| Acts Interpretation Act 1973.................. | Section 1—Omit sub-section (3). |
| Aged Persons Homes Act 1954–1972, as amended by the Aged Persons Homes Act 1973 | Section 1a—Repeal.Section 2—From the definition of “government authority” omit “Territory of the Commonwealth”, insert “Territory”From the definition of” local governing body “omit. “of the Commonwealth”.Section 9—Omit from paragraph (1) (a) “, as determined by the Director-General”. |
| Aged Persons Homes Act 1973................ | Section 1—Omit sub-section (3). |
| Agricultural Tractors Bounty Act 1966–1972, as amended by the Agricultural Tractors Bounty Act 1973 | Section 4—Omit from paragraph (b) “a Territory not forming part of Australia”, insert “an external Territory”.Section 6a—Omit from paragraph (1)(b) “a Territory not forming part of Australia”, insert “an external Territory”.Section 7—Repeal. |
| Agricultural Tractors Bounty Act 1973 | Section 1—Omit sub-section (3). |
| Air Accidents (Australian Government Liability) Act 1973 | Section 1—Omit sub-section (3). |
| Air Accidents (Commonwealth Liability) Act 1963–1971, as amended by the Air Accidents (Australian Government Liability) Act 1973 | Section 3—Repeal.Section 5—Omit “of the Commonwealth”.Section 7—Omit from paragraph (b) “of the Commonwealth”.Section 10—Omit from sub-section (2) “Compensation (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1971”, insert “Compensation (Australian Government Employees) Act 1971–1973”.Omit from sub-section (3) “Compensation (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1971”, insert “Compensation (Australian Government Employees) Act 1971–1973”. |
Schedule 1—continued
| Act | Extent of Amendment |
|---|---|
| Air Accidents (Commonwealth Liability) Act 1963–1971, as amended by the Air Accidents (Australian Government Liability) Act 1973—continued | Section 11—Omit from sub-paragraph (1)(a)(i) “Compensation (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1971”, insert “Compensation (Australian Government Employees) Act 1971–1973”.Section 13—Omit from paragraph (b) “of the Commonwealth”.Section 15—Omit from sub-section (2) “Compensation (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1971”, insert “Compensation (Australian Government Employees) Act 1971–1973”.Omit from sub-section (3) “Compensation (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1971”, insert “Compensation (Australian Government Employees) Act 1971–1973”. |
| Air Force Act 1923–1965.................. | Section 4—Omit “of the Commonwealth”.Section 7—Omit “Commonwealth Naval Forces “(wherever occurring), insert “Naval Forces of Australia”. |
| Air Navigation Act 1920–1971, as amended by the Air Navigation Act 1973 | Section 2—Omit “of the Commonwealth”.Section 3—From the definition of “Australian territory” omit “every Territory of the Commonwealth”, insert “every Territory”.Section 16—Omit “Territory of the Commonwealth”, insert “Territory”.Section 21—Omit from sub-section (1) “of the Commonwealth”.Section 25—Omit from paragraph (1)(b) “of the Commonwealth”.Omit from sub-section (3) “of the Commonwealth”.Omit from sub-section (4) “of the Commonwealth”.Omit from sub-section (5) “of the Commonwealth”.Omit from sub-section (6) “of the Commonwealth”.Omit from sub-section (7) “of the Commonwealth”.Omit from sub-section (9) “of the Commonwealth”.Section 26—Omit from paragraph (1)(c) “of the Commonwealth” (wherever occurring).Omit from paragraph (2)(d) “of the Commonwealth” (wherever occurring).Section 28—Omit from paragraph (3)(b) “of the Commonwealth”.Omit from sub-section (6) “of the Commonwealth”.Section 29—Omit “30th June, 1961, and after each succeeding 30th June”, insert “30 June in each year”. |
| Air Navigation Act 1973.................. | Section 1—Omit sub-section (3). |
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