Statutory Rules 1986 No. 1911

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Sex Discrimination (Operation of

Legislation) (No. 1) Regulations

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.

Dated 24 July 1986.

J. A. ROWLAND

Administrator

By His Excellency’s Command,

LIONEL BOWEN

Attorney-General

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Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Sex Discrimination (Operation of Legislation) (No. 1) Regulations.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.

Operation of paragraph 40 (1) (a) of the Act

3. For the purposes of sub-section 40 (2) of the Act, paragraph 40 (1) (a) of the Act shall not cease to be in force at the expiration of 2 years after the commencement of the Act in relation to the legislation specified in the Schedule as that legislation was in force at the commencement of the Act.

Operation of paragraph 40 (1) (b) of the Act

4. For the purposes of sub-section 40 (2) of the Act, paragraph 40 (1) (b) of the Act shall not cease to be in force at the expiration of 2 years after the commencement of the Act in relation to all regulations, rules, by-laws, determinations or directions made under an Act or Ordinance specified in the Schedule and as in force at the commencement of the Act.

SCHEDULE Regulation 3

LEGISLATION

Part I—Commonwealth Acts

Defence Act 1903, Part IV

Defence (Re-establishment) Act 1965, Part III

Defence Service Homes Act 1918

Marriage Act 1961, sections 11, 12, 77 and 78

National Health Act 1953, sections 4, 73ba, 81a, 84, 84aa, 87 and 99 and the Schedule National Service Act 1951

Student Assistance Act 1973

War Gratuity Act 1945

Part II—Territory legislation

Australian Capital Territory

Adoption of Children Ordinance 1965

Child Welfare Ordinance 1957

Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Ordinance 1963

Christmas Island

Divorce Ordinance 1958

Muslims Ordinance 1974

Registration of Births and Deaths Ordinance 1971

Each of the following Ordinances continued in force in Christmas Island under section 7 of the Christmas Island Act 1958:

(a) Adoption of Children Ordinance;

(b) Married Women and Children (Maintenance) Ordinance;

(c) Penal Code

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Muslims Ordinance 1974

Each of the following Ordinances continued in force in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands under section 8 of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955:

(a) Adoption of Children Ordinance;

(b) Divorce Ordinance;

(c) Married Women and Children (Maintenance) Ordinance;

(d) Registration of Births and Deaths Ordinance;

(e) Penal Code

Norfolk Island

Social Services Act 1980

Adoption of Children Ordinance 1932

Crimes Act, 1900 of the State of New South Wales as in force in Norfolk Island under section 3 of the Criminal Law Ordinance 1960.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 July 1986.