1998‑1999‑2000‑2001

The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Presented and read a first time

Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Bill 2001

No.      , 2001

(Attorney‑General)

A Bill for an Act to abolish compulsory age retirement for certain statutory officeholders, and for other purposes

Contents
1	Short title	1
2	Commencement	1
3	Schedule(s)	2
Schedule 1—Abolition of compulsory age retirement	3
Part 1—Amendments	3
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989	3
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975	3
Australia Council Act 1975	3
Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975	4
Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988	4
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Act 1982	4
Australian Film, Television and Radio School Act 1973	4
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Act 1989	4
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987	4
Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972	5
Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990	5
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987	5
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001	5
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979	5
Australian Sports Commission Act 1989	6
Australian Sports Drug Agency Act 1990	6
Australian Tourist Commission Act 1987	6
Australian Trade Commission Act 1985	6
Australian War Memorial Act 1980	6
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980	6
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918	7
Criminology Research Act 1971	7
Customs Administration Act 1985	7
Defence Force Discipline Act 1982	7
Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973	7
Defence Housing Authority Act 1987	7
Development Allowance Authority Act 1992	8
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983	8
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999	8
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991	8
Family Law Act 1975	9
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976	9
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975	9
Health Insurance Commission Act 1973	9
High Court of Australia Act 1979	10
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989	10
Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986	10
Maritime College Act 1978	10
National Crime Authority Act 1984	10
National Gallery Act 1975	10
National Health Act 1953	10
National Library Act 1960	11
National Measurement Act 1960	11
National Museum of Australia Act 1980	11
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 1985	11
Native Title Act 1993	11
Nuclear Non‑Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987	11
Office of National Assessments Act 1977	12
Ombudsman Act 1976	12
Parliamentary Counsel Act 1970	12
Privacy Act 1988	12
Science and Industry Research Act 1949	12
Snowy Mountains Hydro‑Electric Power Act 1949	12
Special Prosecutors Act 1982	13
Superannuation Act 1976	13
Taxation Administration Act 1953	13
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986	13
War Graves Act 1980	13
Workplace Relations Act 1996	14
Part 2—Application of amendments	15

A Bill for an Act to abolish compulsory age retirement for certain statutory officeholders, and for other purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1  Short title
		This Act may be cited as the Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001.
2  Commencement
	(1)	Subject to this section, this Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
	(2)	If section 4 of the Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2001 has commenced before the 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, items 6, 7 and 8 of Schedule 1 to this Act do not commence at all.
	(3)	If section 59 of the Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act 1997 has commenced before the 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, item 86 of Schedule 1 to this Act does not commence at all.
3  Schedule(s)
		Subject to section 2, each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Abolition of compulsory age retirement
Part 1—Amendments
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989
1  Subsection 47(3)
Repeal the subsection.
2  Subsection 77A(3)
Repeal the subsection.
3  Subsection 144H(3)
Repeal the subsection.
4  Subsection 159(2)
Repeal the subsection.
5  Subsection 169(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
6  Subsection 8(4)
Repeal the subsection.
7  Subsection 8(6)
Repeal the subsection.
8  Subsections 24F(2) and (3)
Repeal the subsections.
Australia Council Act 1975
9  Subsection 11(4A)
Repeal the subsection.
10  Subsection 19B(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975
11  Subsection 7(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988
12  Subsection 36(3)
Repeal the subsection.
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Act 1982
13  Subsection 25(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Australian Film, Television and Radio School Act 1973
14  Section 32
Repeal the section.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Act 1989
15  Subsection 25(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987
16  Subsection 8(6)
Repeal the subsection.
Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972
17  Subsection 22(2)
Repeal the subsection.
18  Subsection 30(1)
Omit “who has not attained the age of 65 years”.
19  Subsection 30(5)
Omit “attains the age of 65 years or”.
Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990
20  Subsection 30(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987
21  Subsection 9(4)
Repeal the subsection.
22  Subsection 18(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
23  Subsections 108(2) and (3)
Repeal the subsections.
24  Subsections 175(2) and (3)
Repeal the subsections.
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
25  Subsection 9(1)
Omit “to this section and”.
26  Subsection 9(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Australian Sports Commission Act 1989
27  Subsection 28(2)
Repeal the subsection.
28  Subsection 30(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Australian Sports Drug Agency Act 1990
29  Subsection 20(3)
Repeal the subsection.
Australian Tourist Commission Act 1987
30  Subsection 32(3)
Repeal the subsection.
31  Subsection 33(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Australian Trade Commission Act 1985
32  Subsection 51(4)
Repeal the subsection.
Australian War Memorial Act 1980
33  Subsection 21(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980
34  Subsections 14(3) and (4)
Repeal the subsections.
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
35  Subsection 21(3)
Repeal the subsection.
Criminology Research Act 1971
36  Subsections 17(2) and (3)
Repeal the subsections.
Customs Administration Act 1985
37  Subsection 6(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
38  Subsection 183(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973
39  Subsection 8(4)
Repeal the subsection.
40  Subsection 9(6)
Repeal the subsection.
Defence Housing Authority Act 1987
41  Subsection 14(3)
Repeal the subsection.
42  Subsection 15(3)
Repeal the subsection.
43  Subsection 47(2)
Repeal the subsection.
44  Subsection 48(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Development Allowance Authority Act 1992
45  Section 100
Repeal the section.
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983
46  Subsection 18(4)
Repeal the subsection.
47  Subsection 18A(4)
Repeal the subsection.
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999
48  Subsection 20(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991
49  Subsection 35(2)
Omit “Subject to subsection 36(2), the”, substitute “The”.
50  Subsections 36(1) and (2)
Repeal the subsections.
Note:	The heading to section 36 is replaced by the heading “Terms and conditions of appointment”.
51  Section 76
Repeal the section.
Family Law Act 1975
52  Subsection 26H(2)
Repeal the subsection.
53  Subparagraph 26I(1)(b)(ii)
Omit “on a part time basis”.
54  Subsection 26I(2)
Repeal the subsection.
55  Subsections 38F(2) and (3)
Repeal the subsections.
56  Subsection 114E(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
57  Subsections 18F(2) and (3)
Repeal the subsections.
58  Subsection 37D(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
59  Subsection 11(1)
Omit “Subject to subsection (2), a”, substitute “A”.
60  Subsection 11(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Health Insurance Commission Act 1973
61  Subsection 21(4)
Repeal the subsection.
High Court of Australia Act 1979
62  Subsection 20(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989
63  Subsection 92(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
64  Subsection 26(5)
Repeal the subsection.
Maritime College Act 1978
65  Subsection 26(4)
Omit “Subject to subsection (5), the”, substitute “The”.
66  Subsection 26(5)
Repeal the subsection.
National Crime Authority Act 1984
67  Subsections 37(2) and (3)
Repeal the subsections.
National Gallery Act 1975
68  Subsection 26(3)
Repeal the subsection.
National Health Act 1953
69  Section 82PH(4)
Omit “Subject to this section, the”, substitute “The”.
70  Subsections 82PH(5) and (6)
Repeal the subsections.
National Library Act 1960
71  Subsection 17A(2)
Repeal the subsection.
National Measurement Act 1960
72  Subsection 18AI(2)
Repeal the subsection.
National Museum of Australia Act 1980
73  Subsection 24(2)
Repeal the subsection.
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 1985
74  Subsection 10(6)
Repeal the subsection.
75  Subsection 31(3)
Repeal the subsection.
Native Title Act 1993
76  Subsection 101(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Nuclear Non‑Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987
77  Subsection 42(4)
Repeal the subsection.
Office of National Assessments Act 1977
78  Subsection 11(1)
Omit “to this section and”.
79  Subsection 11(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Ombudsman Act 1976
80  Subsection 22(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Parliamentary Counsel Act 1970
81  Subsection 5(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Privacy Act 1988
82  Subsection 20(1)
Omit “Subject to this section, the”, substitute “The”.
83  Subsection 20(2)
Repeal the subsection.
84  Subsections 82(8) and (9)
Repeal the subsections.
Science and Industry Research Act 1949
85  Subsection 10B(3)
Repeal the subsection.
Snowy Mountains Hydro‑Electric Power Act 1949
86  Subsection 9(4)
Repeal the subsection.
Special Prosecutors Act 1982
87  Subsection 10(1)
Omit “Subject to this section, a”, substitute “A”.
88  Subsection 10(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Superannuation Act 1976
89  Subsection 18(4)
Repeal the subsection.
Taxation Administration Act 1953
90  Subsection 5(1)
Omit “, subject to subsection (2),”.
91  Subsection 5(2)
Repeal the subsection.
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
92  Subsection 159(2)
Repeal the subsection.
93  Subsection 159(2A)
Repeal the subsection.
94  Subsection 182(6)
Repeal the subsection.
War Graves Act 1980
95  Subsection 5(3)
Repeal the subsection.
Workplace Relations Act 1996
96  Subsection 68(2)
Repeal the subsection.

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Part 2—Application of amendments
97  Application of amendments
The amendments made by this Schedule do not apply to an appointment if the term of the appointment began before the commencement of this item.