National Welfare Fund Repeal Act 1985

1 Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the National Welfare Fund Repeal Act 1985.

Commencement

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2. (1) Sections 1, 2 and 5 shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

3 Repeal

3. The following Acts are repealed:

National Welfare Fund Act 1943

National Welfare Fund Act 1945

National Welfare Fund Act 1950

National Welfare Fund Act 1952.

4 Consequential amendments

4. The Acts specified in the Schedule are amended as set out in the Schedule.

5 Transitional

5. For the purposes of the operation, on or after the day fixed under sub-section 2 (2), of the Acts specified in the Schedule—

(a) instruments may be made under sub-Audit Act 1901;section 32 (1) of the

(b) certificates may be given under sub-section 32 (2) of that Act; and

(c) warrants may be issued under sub-section 32 (3) of that Act,

on or after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent as if the amendments made by section 4 of this Act had come into operation on that last-mentioned day.

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SCHEDULE Sections 4 and 5

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

SCHEDULE—continued

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of R epresentatives on 27 March 1985

Senate on 22 April 1985]