Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2011

(187 of 2011)

An Act to deal with consequential matters in connection with the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011, and for other purposes

[Assented to 7 December 2011]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1   Short title

This Act may be cited as theHuman Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2011.

2   Commencement

 

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

7 December 2011

2. Schedule 1, items 1, 2 and 3

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

7 December 2011

3. Schedule 1, item 4

At the same time as Part 3 of theHuman Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 commences.

4 January 2012

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

      

(2) Any information in Column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.

3   Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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   Amendments

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

1   After paragraph 49(1)(b)

Insert:

(ba) the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission established by the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986; and

2   Subsection 49(3)

After " (b)", insert ", (ba)".

3   Subsection 56(4)

Omit "4 members", substitute "5 members".

Legislative Instruments Act 2003

4   After paragraph (e) of the definition of explanatory statement

Insert:

(ea) if section 42 applies to the instrument - contains a statement of compatibility prepared under subsection 9(1) of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011; and