New South Wales Legislation - Weekly Bulletin

A summary of legislative activity for the week ending Friday 25 July 2003

1 Bills

Parliament not sitting

Exposure Bills
Nil

Bills introduced
Government
Nil
Non-Government
Nil

Bills reprinted following amendment in Committee
Nil

Bills passed by both Houses of Parliament
Nil

Acts assented to
22 July 2003
Appropriation Act 2003 No 31
Appropriation (Parliament) Act 2003 No 32
Appropriation (Special Offices) Act 2003 No 33
State Revenue Legislation Amendment Act 2003 No 34
Fair Trading Amendment Act 2003 No 35
Firearms Amendment (Prohibited Pistols) Act 2003 No 36
National Parks and Wildlife Amendment (Telecommunications Facilities) Act 2003 No 37
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Dangerous Goods) Act 2003 No 38
Explosives Act 2003 No 39
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003 No 40
Valuation of Land Amendment (Valuer-General) Act 2003 No 41


For further details of the passage of Bills and the full text of Bills see the NSW Parliament Bills List


2 Gazette

[Special Supplement No 115 of 23 July 2003 and Gazette No 116 and 117 of 25 July 2003 and Special Supplement Nos 118 and 119 of 25 July 2003]

For the current issue of the Gazette see the Government Printing Service website.

Proclamations
Proclamations amending Acts
Nil
Proclamations commencing Acts
Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 2002 No 66 (2003 - 496) - Whole of Act: 1 September 2003
Proclamations general
Nil


Regulations and other statutory rules
By-laws
Nil
Notices
Nil
Orders
Coal Acquisition (Compensation) Arrangements Amendment Order 2003 (2003 - 500)
First State Superannuation Amendment (Game Council of New South Wales) Order 2003 (2003 - 501)
Health Care Liability Act 2001 - Repeal of Insurance Approval Order 2001 (2003 - 507R)
Health Care Liability Act 2001 - Repeal of Insurance Regulation Order 2001 (2003 - 508R)
State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Amendment (Game Council of New South Wales) Order 2003 (2003 - 502)
State Authorities Superannuation Amendment (Game Council of New South Wales) Order 2003 (2003 - 503)
Superannuation Amendment (Game Council of New South Wales) Order 2003 (2003 - 504)
Regulations
Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Design Verifications) Regulation 2003 (2003 - 497)
Police Amendment (Special Leave Benefit) Regulation 2003 (2003 - 498)
Public Authorities (Financial Arrangements) Amendment (Department of Agriculture Joint Ventures) Regulation 2003 (2003 - 499)
Rules
Public Notaries Act 1997 - Amendment to Public Notaries Appointment Rules (2003 - 509)

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
Local Environmental Plans
Parramatta Local Environmental Plan (Reclassification of Public Land) - Civic Place (2003 - 505)
Regional Environmental Plans
Nil
State Environmental Plans
State Environmental Planning Policy No 63 - Major Transport Projects (Am No 2) (2003-506)


3 Other events and information


Web events
July 2003: Website Enhancements
Historical Versions (In Force and Repealed legislation)
1. From - To currency dates added to the document fragment window. A link to the most current version is also available.
2. Each page listing historical versions now has a link to the current version at the top. See for example the Crimes Act 1900.
3. Error messages for cross-linking between different versions of the same title now contain more information. For example, in a title where a newly inserted Chapter is available in the current version but not in earlier historical versions of that title, you are informed that the fragment of legislation could not be found, the version of legislation being viewed may have been different at the date of the historical version, provided with a link to the most current version, and in some instances provided with links to nearby fragments (sections/clauses) which you may choose to view.

Search As Made (Annual or Sessional legislation)
Searching of the separate categories of As Made (sessional) legislation is now available. For any category you can search either the Current Year's instruments OR All instruments (ie from 1990 onwards). The default search is to the Current Year's Sessional Acts, and combinations of searches are possible over the different instrument categories and time periods.

Legislative publications
For NSW legislation on-line see www.legislation.nsw.gov.au.

For detailed information about the status of legislation, see the tables of Acts and principal statutory instruments in NSW Legislation in Force.

For further information about NSW legislative publications see Information guides to legislative publications or contact hotline@pco.nsw.gov.au.

The current issue of the NSW Government Gazette is available online.

To purchase legislative publications contact Government Advertising and Information: telephone (02) 9238 0950, NSW country 1800 463 955 or Document Management Services by fax (02) 9743 8603 or Mail Order PO Box 256, Regents Park NSW 2143.


Acts and regulations etc reprinted
Acts
Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998 No 147 (Reprint No 1
Consumer Claims Act 1998 No 162 (Reprint No 1)
Plant Diseases Act 1924 No 38 (Reprint No 6)
Young Offenders Act 1997 No 54 (Reprint No 2)
Regulations etc
Nil

For a list of reprints in production and proposed for production in 2002-2003 see NSW Proposed Reprints Program


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