Page 2203 - Week 07 - Thursday, 17 June 1993
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MADAM SPEAKER, THE ACTS REVISION (POSITION OF CROWN) BILL 7993 MAKES CONSEQUENTIAL CHANGES TO SOME ACTS AS A RESULT OF ADOPTING THE NEW RULE IN THE INTERPRETATION (AMENDMENT) BILL (N0.2) THAT THE CROWN SHOULD BE BOUND BY LEGISLATION UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SPECIFIC LEGISLATION.
THESE CHANGES INCLUDE LEvETBVG THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS TO THE TERRITORY, RATHER THAN THE CROWN IN ALL ITS FORMS, AND GIVING RAIMUNITTES TO THE TERRITORY WHERE THIS IS NECESSARY.
A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN OF ALL EXISTING LAWS IN THE A.C.T. TO ESTABLISH WHERE THE CROWN MIGHT REQUIRE AN IMMUNITY FROM PARTICULAR PROVISIONS IN STATUTES. DURING THAT REVIEW IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THERE WERE CERTAIN TYPES OF PROVISIONS THAT SHOULD NOT BIND THE CROWN. THESE GENERIC TYPES OF PROVISIONS INCLUDED PROVISIONS THAT REQUIRED THE PAYMENT OF A FEE TO THE TERRITORY AND PROVISIONS THAT IMPOSED SOME KIND OF C71KNAL PENALTY. THESE GENERIC TYPES OF PROVISIONS WILL BE DEALT WITH BY GENERAL PROVISIONS IN THE INTERPRETATION (AMENDMENT) BILL (N0.2).
HOWEVVEF, THERE WERE ALSO SOME SPECIFIC PROVISIONS IN ACTS THATNEEDED PARTICULAR AMENDMENT TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE NEW RULE THAT THE CROWN WILL BE BOUND BY ALL LEGISLATION. THE ACTS REVISION (POSITION OF CROWN) BILL MAKES THOSE SPECIFIC CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS.
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