Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts
Business Names Registration (Fees) Act 2011
1 Subsection 3(1) (paragraph (c) of the definition of chargeable matter )
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(c) an application by an entity for information held in the record maintained under section 34A of the Business Names Registration Act 2011 .
2 Validation of acts or things done during interim period
Object
(1) The object of this item is to treat all situations during the interim period in every respect as if:
(a) the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Act 2022 had been made at the start of 21 June 2022; and
(b) the amendments made by the postponed items had not been made at the start of 22 June 2022 and had had no effect during the interim period.
Validation of acts and things done in interim period
(2) An act or thing that was done at any time during the interim period is as valid, and is taken always to have been as valid, as it would have been if:
(a) the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Act 2022 had been made at the start of 21 June 2022; and
(b) in particular, the amendments made by the postponed items had not been made at the start of 22 June 2022 and had had no effect during the interim period.
Acts and things to which this item applies
(3) This item applies to an act or thing, regardless of the basis on which, or capacity in which, the act or thing was done or purported to be done.
Definitions
(4) In this item:
interim period means the period:
(a) starting at the start of 22 June 2022; and
(b) ending at the end of the day before the day on which Part 2 of Schedule 4 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Act 2022 commences.
postponed item means any of the following that commenced on 22 June 2022 (disregarding Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Act 2022 ):
(a) an item of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2020 ;
(b) an item of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response--Better Advice) Act 2021 ;
(c) an item of Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Act 2021 .
Note Item 103 of Schedule 1 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2020 is not covered by paragraph (a) because that item commenced on 4 April 2021.
3 Application of item 1
(1) The amendment made by item 1 applies, in relation to a matter (the relevant matter ), on and after the earliest of the following days:
(a) if a notifiable instrument is in force under paragraph (2)(a) of this item--the day the instrument specifies;
(b) if a notifiable instrument is in force under paragraph (2)(b) of this item that specifies matters that include the relevant matter--the day the instrument specifies in relation to those matters;
(c) 1 July 2026.
Note: The provision amended by item 1, as in force immediately before the commencement day for the amending item, will continue to apply in relation to the relevant matter until the day that applies under this subitem.
(2) The Minister:
(a) may by notifiable instrument specify a day for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a); and
(b) may by notifiable instrument specify days and matters for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b).
Note: For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003 .
(3) A day specified in a notifiable instrument made under subitem (2) must be:
(a) on or after the day that the instrument is made; and
(b) on or after the day on which this Schedule commences.