Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Victoria) Act 1998

Version No. 004

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Victoria) Act 1998

No. 4 of 1998

Version incorporating amendments as at
18 October 2012

table of provisions

Section Page

1 Purpose 1

2 Commencement 1

3 Definition 1

4 Adoption of the Commonwealth Act 1

5 Regulations for temporary exemptions 2

6 Termination of reference 2

ENDNOTES 3

1. General Information 3

2. Table of Amendments 4

3. Explanatory Details 5

Version No. 004

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Victoria) Act 1998

No. 4 of 1998

Version incorporating amendments as at
18 October 2012

The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:

1 Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to adopt the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 of the Commonwealth.

2 Commencement

This Act comes into operation on a day to be proclaimed.

3 Definition

In this Act—

the Commonwealth Act means the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 of the Commonwealth.

4 Adoption of the Commonwealth Act

(1) The Commonwealth Act, as originally enacted and as amended from time to time by regulations made in accordance with the Commonwealth Act, is adopted within the meaning of section 51(xxxvii) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act.

S. 4(2) amended by No. 62/1998 s. 9.

(2) The adoption under subsection (1) has effect for a period commencing on the day on which this Act commences (but not so as to give effect to any adopted provision before that provision commences under section 2 of the Commonwealth Act) and ending on the day fixed under section 6 of this Act as the day on which the adoption terminates.

5 Regulations for temporary exemptions

s. 5

Without limiting any other power under any other Act, the Governor in Council may make regulations for the purposes mentioned in section 46 of the Commonwealth Act as adopted.

S. 6 substituted by No. 62/1998 s. 10.

6 Termination of reference

The Governor in Council, by proclamation published in the Government Gazette, may fix a day as the day on which the adoption of the Commonwealth Act under section 4 of this Act terminates.

ENDNOTES

Endnotes

1. General Information

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 26 February 1998

Legislative Council: 17 March 1998

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill to adopt the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 of the Commonwealth and for other purposes."

The Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Victoria) Act 1998 was assented to on 31 March 1998 and came into operation on 1 May 1998: Government Gazette 30 April 1998 page 926.

1. Table of Amendments

Endnotes

This Version incorporates amendments made to the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Victoria) Act 1998 by Acts and subordinate instruments.

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Mutual Recognition (Victoria) Act 1998, No. 62/1998

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1. Explanatory Details

Endnotes

No entries at date of publication.