High Commissioner (United Kingdom)

Act Repeal Act 1973

No. 156 of 1973

AN ACT

To repeal the High Commissioner (United Kingdom) Act 1909-1966, and for purposes connected therewith.

[Assented to 29 November 1973]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the High Commissioner (United Kingdom) Act Repeal Act 1973.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

Repeal.

3. The following Acts are repealed:—

High Commissioner Act 1909

High Commissioner Act 1937

High Commissioner Act 1940

High Commissioner Act 1945

High Commissioner Act 1952

High Commissioner (United Kingdom) Act 1957

High Commissioner (United Kingdom) Act 1966.

Officers’ Rights Declaration Act to continue to apply to certain officers.

4. The Officers’ Rights Declaration Act 1928-1969 continues to apply, after the commencement of this Act, to an officer to whom it applied immediately before the commencement of this Act by virtue of paragraph 9(3)(c) of the High Commissioner (United Kingdom) Act 1909-1966 as if the Acts repealed by section 3 had not been repealed and the officer had resigned his employment under those Acts on the day on which this Act came into operation.

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