Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsNo. 4, 1959
Compilation No. 31
Compilation date: 24 September 2024
Includes amendments: Act No. 87, 2024
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Reserve Bank Act 1959 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 24 September 2024 (the compilation date).
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments
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Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
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Editorial changes
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Self-repealing provisions
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Contents
Part I--Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
4 Repeal and saving
5 Interpretation
6 Application to Territories
6A Cessation of application to Territory
6B Application of Criminal Code
Part II--Constitution, policy and management of the Reserve Bank
Division 1--Constitution of the Reserve Bank
7 The Reserve Bank of Australia
7A Application of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
7B Disclosure of interests by members of the Reserve Bank Board in relation to certain matters
7C Other disclosures of material personal interests by members of the Reserve Bank Board and the Payments System Board
8 General powers
Division 2--Policy and management of the Reserve Bank
8A The Boards of the Bank
9 Establishment of Reserve Bank Board
10 Functions of Reserve Bank Board
10A Establishment of Payments System Board
10B Functions of Payments System Board
10C Resolving differences between the Boards
11 Differences of opinion with Government on questions of policy
12 Management of the Bank
13 Governor and Secretary to Treasury to establish liaison
Part III--The Reserve Bank Board and the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bank
14 Membership of Reserve Bank Board
15 Remuneration of members
16 Declaration by members
17 Disqualifications from membership
17A Resignation
18 Termination of appointment
18A Leave of absence
20 Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson
21 Meetings of Reserve Bank Board
21A Exclusion of Governor and Deputy Governor from certain deliberations
22 Secretary may nominate alternate to attend meetings of Reserve Bank Board
22A Conduct of meetings
22B Resolutions without meetings
24 Governor and Deputy Governor
24A Terms and conditions of employment not provided for by Act
24B Resignation
25 Vacation of Office
Part IIIA--The Payments System Board
Division 1--The members of the Payments System Board
25A Membership of Payments System Board
25B Appointment of members
25C Chair of the Payments System Board
25D Deputy Chair of the Payments System Board
25E Declaration by members
Division 2--Meetings
25F Meetings
25G Conduct of meetings
25H Resolutions without meetings
Division 3--Other administrative provisions
25I Remuneration
25J Leave of absence
25K Resignation
25L Termination of appointment
25M Payments System Board's report to the Minister
Part IV--Central banking
26 Reserve Bank to act as a central bank
27 Bank to be banker for Commonwealth
28 Capital
29 Reserve Fund
30 Profits
Part V--The note issue
32 Interpretation
34 Issue, re-issue and cancellation of notes
35 Denominations of notes
36 Notes to be legal tender
37 Signature on notes
43 Bank not to issue notes other than Australian notes
44 Other persons not to issue notes
Part VII--The Reserve Bank Service
66 The Reserve Bank Service
67 Appointment of staff
68 Consultants and other people engaged to perform services
Part VIII--Miscellaneous
74 Head office
75 Agents etc.
76 Attorney of Bank
77 Guarantee by Commonwealth
79 Taxation
79A Secrecy
79B Secrecy: documents or information to which section 79A does not apply
82 Returns
83 Power to improve property and carry on business
84 Execution of contracts
84A Protection from liability--crisis powers etc.
85 The Reserve Bank's seal
85A Judicial notice of statistical information published by Bank
86 Priority of debts due by other ADIs
87 Validity of acts and transactions of Bank
89 Regulations
Endnotes
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
Endnote 5--Editorial changes
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Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
Abbreviation key--Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.
If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.
ad = added or inserted | o = order(s) |
am = amended | Ord = Ordinance |
amdt = amendment | orig = original |
c = clause(s) | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |
C[x] = Compilation No. x | /sub-subparagraph(s) |
Ch = Chapter(s) | pres = present |
def = definition(s) | prev = previous |
Dict = Dictionary | (prev ... ) = previously |
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | Pt = Part(s) |
Div = Division(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |
ed = editorial change | reloc = relocated |
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | renum = renumbered |
effect | rep = repealed |
F = Federal Register of Legislation | rs = repealed and substituted |
gaz = gazette | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |
LA = Legislation Act 2003 | Sch = Schedule(s) |
Sdiv = Subdivision(s) | |
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |
effect | SR = Statutory Rules |
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s) |
cannot be given effect | SubPt = Subpart(s) |
mod = modified/modification | underlining = whole or part not |
No. = Number(s) | commenced or to be commenced |
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Act | Number and year | Assent | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
4, 1959 | 23 Apr 1959 | 14 Jan 1960 (see Gazette 1960, p. 47) |
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Reserve Bank Act 1965 | 96, 1965 | 10 Dec 1965 | 14 Feb 1966 | |
Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966 | 93, 1966 | 29 Oct 1966 | 1 Dec 1966 | -- |
Reserve Bank Act 1973 | 118, 1973 | 26 Oct 1973 | -- | |
Statute Law Revision Act 1973 | 216, 1973 | 19 Dec 1973 | 31 Dec 1973 | |
36, 1978 | 12 June 1978 | 12 June 1978 | -- | |
Australian Federal Police (Consequential Amendments) Act 1979 | 155, 1979 | 28 Nov 1979 | 19 Oct 1979 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1979, No. S206) | -- |
Australian Federal Police (Consequential Amendments) Act 1980 | 70, 1980 | 28 May 1980 | 28 May 1980 | -- |
122, 1981 | 17 Sept 1981 | s. 40(2) | ||
as amended by |
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193, 1985 | 16 Dec 1985 | s. 3: 16 Dec 1985 (a) | ||
63, 1984 | 25 June 1984 | s. 153: 1 Nov 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S383) (b) | -- | |
76, 1984 | 25 June 1984 | 29 June 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S241) | -- | |
65, 1985 | 5 June 1985 | s. 3: 3 July 1985 (c) | -- | |
166, 1986 | 18 Dec 1986 | ss. 3-8 and 12: 18 Dec 1986 | -- | |
Government Business Enterprises (Miscellaneous Reforms) Act 1988 | 123, 1988 | 14 Dec 1988 | Part II (ss. 3-12): 26 Jan 1989 | -- |
129, 1989 | 7 Nov 1989 | Part I (ss. 1, 2), ss. 3, 26, 29-33, 35, 38 and 40: Royal Assent | s. 51 | |
118, 1990 | 28 Dec 1990 | s. 62: 17 Apr 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S72) (d) | -- | |
193, 1992 | 21 Dec 1992 | ss. 2(6) and 22-34: Royal Assent (e) | ||
as amended by |
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43, 1996 | 25 Oct 1996 | Schedule 3 (item 7): 21 Dec 1992 (f) | -- | |
Banking (State Bank of South Australia and Other Matters) Act 1994 | 69, 1994 | 9 June 1994 | ss. 69-74: Royal Assent (g) | ss. 69, 73 and 74 |
161, 1995 | 16 Dec 1995 | ss. 3 and 20: Royal Assent (h) | ss. 3 and 20 | |
43, 1996 | 25 Oct 1996 | Schedule 4 (items 1, 127): Royal Assent (i) | -- | |
107, 1997 | 30 June 1997 | Schedule 13: Royal Assent (j) | -- | |
152, 1997 | 24 Oct 1997 | Schedule 2 (items 1149-1159): 1 Jan 1998 ( see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (k) | Sch. 4 (item 4) | |
48, 1998 | 29 June 1998 | Schedule 1 (items 149-154): 1 July 1998 (l) | -- | |
Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1998 | 54, 1998 | 29 June 1998 | Schedule 14: 1 July 1998 (m) | Sch. 19 (items 40-43) |
Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999 | 44, 1999 | 17 June 1999 | Schedule 5: Royal Assent (n) | Sch. 8 (items 22, 23) |
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 | 146, 1999 | 11 Nov 1999 | Schedule 1 (items 789-793): 5 Dec 1999 ( see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (o) | -- |
156, 1999 | 24 Nov 1999 | Schedule 10 (item 114): 13 Mar 2000 ( see Gazette 2000, No. S114) (p) | -- | |
Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 2000 | 24, 2000 | 3 Apr 2000 | Schedule 7 and Schedule 12 (item 9): Royal Assent (q) | Sch. 12 (items 1-3, 9) |
160, 2000 | 21 Dec 2000 | Schedule 1 (item 21): Royal Assent | Sch. 2 (item 9) | |
Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001 | 55, 2001 | 28 June 2001 | Sch 3 (item 458): 15 July 2001 (s 2(3)) | |
Financial Sector (Collection of Data--Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2001 | 121, 2001 | 24 Sept 2001 | ss. 1-3: Royal Assent | -- |
122, 2001 | 27 Sept 2001 | ss. 1, 2 and Schedule 3 (items 1-27): Royal Assent | -- | |
37, 2002 | 26 June 2002 | Schedule 7: 27 June 2002 | Sch. 7 (item 21) | |
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Amendment Act 2003 | 42, 2003 | 24 June 2003 | ss. 1-3: Royal Assent | Sch. 3 |
73, 2008 | 3 July 2008 | Schedule 4 (items 450, 451): 4 July 2008 | -- | |
90, 2008 | 20 Sept 2008 | Schedule 1 (items 63-66): 20 Mar 2009 | -- | |
Financial System Legislation Amendment (Financial Claims Scheme and Other Measures) Act 2008 | 105, 2008 | 17 Oct 2008 | Sch 1 (item 59): 18 Oct 2008 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Prudential Refinements and Other Measures) Act 2010 | 82, 2010 | 29 June 2010 | Sch 4 (item 27): 27 July 2010 (s 2(1) item 15) | -- |
46, 2011 | 27 June 2011 | Sch 2 (items 991-993) and Sch 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 (s 2(1) items 7, 12) | Sch 3 (items 10, 11) | |
Corporations Legislation Amendment (Derivative Transactions) Act 2012 | 178, 2012 | 6 Dec 2012 | Sch 1 (items 55-64): 3 Jan 2013 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
Corporations and Financial Sector Legislation Amendment Act 2013 | 59, 2013 | 21 June 2013 | Sch 1 (items 27-32): 19 July 2013 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2014 | 31, 2014 | 27 May 2014 | Sch 1 (item 60): 24 June 2014 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
62, 2014 | 30 June 2014 | Sch 11 (items 124-135) and Sch 14: 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) items 6, 14) | Sch 14 | |
as amended by |
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Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2015 | 36, 2015 | 13 Apr 2015 | Sch 2 (items 7-9) and Sch 7: 14 Apr 2015 (s 2) | Sch 7 |
as amended by |
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Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015 | 126, 2015 | 10 Sept 2015 | Sch 1 (item 486): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015 | 126, 2015 | 10 Sept 2015 | Sch 1 (item 495): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2015 | 36, 2015 | 13 Apr 2015 | Sch 6 (items 28, 29) and Sch 7: 14 Apr 2015 (s 2) | Sch 7 |
as amended by |
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Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015 | 126, 2015 | 10 Sept 2015 | Sch 1 (item 486): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures No. 3) Act 2020 | 64, 2020 | 22 June 2020 | Sch 3 (items 293-296, 325, 326): 1 Oct 2020 (s 2(1) item 6) | Sch 3 (items 325, 326) |
Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Act 2024 | 87, 2024 | 17 Sept 2024 | Sch 1 (items 46-55, 60, 62) and Sch 2 (item 114): 24 Sept 2024 (s 2(1) items 2, 6, 8, 9) | -- |
(a) The Crimes (Currency) Act 1981 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1985, subsections 2(1) and (7) of which provide as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(7) The amendments of the Crimes (Currency) Act 1981 made by this Act (other than the amendment of section 2 of that Act) shall come into operation immediately after the amendment of section 2 of that Act made by this Act comes into operation.
(b) The Reserve Bank Act 1959 was amended by section 153 only of the Public Service Reform Act 1984, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:
(4) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such day as is, or on such respective days as are, fixed by Proclamation.
(c) The Reserve Bank Act 1959 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty -eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(d) The Reserve Bank Act 1959 was amended by section 62 only of the Commonwealth Banks Restructuring Act 1990, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:
(3) Each of the remaining provisions of this Act commences on a day, or at a time, fixed by Proclamation in relation to the provision concerned.
(e) The Reserve Bank Act 1959 was amended by sections 22-35 only of the Banking Legislation Amendment Act 1992, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Subsections 4(2) and 5(1) and sections 16, 17 and 35 commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation, being a day not earlier than the day on which the State Act commences.
(f) The Banking Legislation Amendment Act 1922 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 7) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:
(3) Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.
(g) The Reserve Bank Act 1959 was amended by sections 69-74 only of the Banking (State Bank of South Australia and Other Matters) Act 1994, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(h) The Reserve Bank Act 1959 was amended by sections 3, 20 and the Schedule (items 57 and 58) only of the Commonwealth Bank Sale Act 1995, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Part 3, and all the items of the Schedule (except items 1, 12, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 31, 37 and 48), commence at the transfer time.
The transfer time occurred on 19 July 1996.
(i) The Reserve Bank Act 1959 was amended by Schedule 4 (items 1 and 127) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(j) The Reserve Bank Act 1959 was amended by Schedule 13 only of the Financial Laws Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(k) The Reserve Bank Act 1959 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 1149-1159) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.
(l) The Reserve Bank Act 1959 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 149-154) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (14), Schedules 1, 2 and 3 commence on the commencement of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998 .
(m) The Reserve Bank Act 1959 was amended by Schedules 14 and 19 only of the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1998, subsections 2(2)(l) and (19) of which provide as follows:
(2) The following provisions of this Act commence on the commencement of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998:
(l) Schedule 14;
(19) Schedule 19 commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(n) The Reserve Bank Act 1959 was amended by Schedule 5 only of the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999 , subsection 3(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(o) The Reserve Bank Act 1959 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 789-793) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:
(1) In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.
(2) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.
(p) The Reserve Bank Act 1959 was amended by Schedule 10 (item 114) only of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999, subsection 2(2)(c) of which provides as follows:
(2) The following provisions commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation:
(c) the items in Schedules 10, 11 and 12.
(q) The Reserve Bank Act 1959 was amended by Schedule 7 only of the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 2000 , subsections 2(1), (12) and (13) of which provide as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(12) Part 1 of Schedule 12 commences:
(a) after all of the Acts listed in subsection (13) have received the Royal Assent; and
(b) on the day that is the last day on which any of those Acts received the Royal Assent.
(13) These are the relevant Acts for the purposes of paragraph (12)(a):
(a) this Act;
(b) each of the Acts referred to in the definition of Validation Act in item 1 of Schedule 12 to this Act.
Provision affected | How affected |
Part I |
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s 3..................... | rep No 118, 1973 |
s 4..................... | am No 166, 1986 |
s 5..................... | am No 118, 1973; No 76, 1984; No 118, 1990; No 193, 1992; No 161, 1995; Nos 48 and 54, 1998; No 160, 2000; No 122, 2001; No 42, 2003; No 87, 2024 |
| ed C31 |
s 6..................... | rs No 118, 1973 |
s 6A.................... | ad No 118, 1973 |
| am No 166, 1986; No 46, 2011; No 64, 2020 |
s 6B.................... | ad No 44, 1999 |
Part II |
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Division 1 |
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Division 1 heading.......... | ad No 54, 1998 |
s 7..................... | am No 118, 1973; No 76, 1984; No 166, 1986; No 152, 1997; No 62, 2014 |
s 7A.................... | ad No 152, 1997 |
| am No 54, 1998; No 90, 2008 |
| rs No 62, 2014 |
| am No 36, 2015 |
s 7B.................... | ad No 36, 2015 |
s 7C.................... | ad No 36, 2015 |
s 8..................... | am No 54, 1998 |
Division 2 |
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Division 2 heading.......... | ad No 54, 1998 |
s 8A.................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
| am No 62, 2014 |
s 10.................... | am No 54, 1998; No 122, 2001; No 87, 2024 |
s 10A................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
s 10B................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
| am No 122, 2001; No 37, 2002; No 87, 2024 (Sch 1 item 61) |
s 10C................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
s 11.................... | am No 118, 1973; No 166, 1986; No 54, 1998 |
s 12.................... | am No 118, 1973; No 166, 1986; No 193, 1992; No 54, 1998 |
Part III |
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s 14.................... | am No 118, 1973; No 166, 1986; No 193, 1992; No 54, 1998; No 146, 1999; No 160, 2000; No 37, 2002 |
s 15.................... | rs No 166, 1986 |
| am No 193, 1992; No 43, 1996; No 54, 1998 |
s 16.................... | am No 166, 1986; No 54, 1998 |
s 17.................... | am No 118, 1973; No 76, 1984; No 166, 1986 |
| rs No 118, 1990 |
| am No 161, 1995; No 54, 1998; No 24, 2000 |
s 17A................... | ad No 37, 2002 |
s 18.................... | am No 118, 1973; No 166, 1986; No 69, 1994; No 152, 1997; No 54, 1998; No 156, 1999; No 37, 2002; No 73, 2008; No 62, 2014 |
s 18A................... | ad No 69, 1994 |
| am No 54, 1998 |
s 19.................... | rep No 54, 1998 |
s 20.................... | am No 166, 1986; No 193, 1992; No 152, 1997; No 54, 1998 |
s 21.................... | am No 166, 1986; No 123, 1988; No 54, 1998 |
s 21A................... | ad No 123, 1988 |
| am No 193, 1992; No 54, 1998 |
s 22.................... | rs No 65, 1985 |
| am No 54, 1998 |
| rs No 37, 2002 |
s 22A................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
s 22B................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
s 23.................... | am No 166, 1986 |
| rep No 152, 1997 |
s 24.................... | am No 166, 1986; No 193, 1992; No 54, 1998; No 37, 2002 |
s 24A................... | ad No 166, 1986 |
| rs No 123, 1988 |
| am No 193, 1992; No 54, 1998 |
s 24B................... | ad No 37, 2002 |
s 25.................... | am No 166, 1986; No 193, 1992; No 54, 1998; No 37, 2002; No 62, 2014 |
Part IIIA |
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Part IIIA................. | ad No 54, 1998 |
Division 1 |
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s 25A................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
s 25B................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
| am No 160, 2000; No 37, 2002; No 42, 2003 |
s 25C................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
s 25D................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
s 25E................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
Division 2 |
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s 25F................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
s 25G................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
s 25H................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
Division 3 |
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s 25I.................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
s 25J.................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
s 25K................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
| am No 37, 2002; No 42, 2003 |
s 25L................... | ad No 54, 1998 |
| am No 160, 2000; No 37, 2002; No 42, 2003; No 90, 2008; No 62, 2014 |
s 25M................... | ad No 122, 2001 |
Part IV |
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s 28.................... | am No 76, 1984; No 166, 1986 |
s 29.................... | am No 166, 1986; No 54, 1998 |
s 30.................... | am No 129, 1989; No 152, 1997; No 54, 1998 |
s 31.................... | rep No 54, 1998 |
Part V |
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Division 1 heading.......... | rep No 122, 1981 |
s 32.................... | am No 96, 1965; No 118, 1973; No 155, 1979; No 70, 1980; No 122, 1981; No 166, 1986 |
s 33.................... | rep No 129, 1989 |
s 34.................... | am No 129, 1989 |
s 35.................... | rs No 96, 1965 |
| am No 54, 1998; No 64, 2020 |
s 36.................... | am No 96, 1965; No 166, 1986 |
s 37.................... | am No 193, 1992 (as am by No 43, 1996); No 54, 1998; No 160, 2000 |
s 38.................... | rep No 129, 1989 |
s 39.................... | am No 118, 1973; No 166, 1986 |
| rep No 129, 1989 |
s 40.................... | rep No 129, 1989 |
s 41.................... | am No 96, 1965; No 166, 1986 |
| rep No 129, 1989 |
s 42.................... | am No 93, 1966; No 166, 1986 |
| rep No 129, 1989 |
s 43.................... | am No 48, 1998 |
s 44.................... | am No 93, 1966; No 166, 1986; No 107, 1997; No 54, 1998; No 44, 1999 |
s 45.................... | rep No 54, 1998 |
Division 2................ | rep No 122, 1981 |
s 46.................... | rep No 122, 1981 |
s 47.................... | rep No 122, 1981 |
s 48.................... | rep No 122, 1981 |
s 49.................... | rep No 122, 1981 |
s 50.................... | rep No 122, 1981 |
s 51.................... | am No 93, 1966 |
| rep No 122, 1981 |
s 52.................... | am No 93, 1966 |
| rep No 122, 1981 |
s 53.................... | rep No 122, 1981 |
s 54.................... | am No 118, 1973 |
| rep No 122, 1981 |
s 55.................... | rep No 122, 1981 |
Part VI.................. | rep No 166, 1986 |
s 56.................... | rep No 166, 1986 |
s 57.................... | am No 118, 1973; No 166, 1986 |
| rep No 166, 1986 |
s 58.................... | am No 76, 1984 |
| rep No 166, 1986 |
s 59.................... | am No 118, 1973; No 166, 1986 |
| rep No 166, 1986 |
s 60.................... | am No 93, 1966; No 166, 1986 |
| rep No 166, 1986 |
s 61.................... | rep No 166, 1986 |
s 62.................... | am No 166, 1986 |
| rep No 166, 1986 |
s 63.................... | rep No 166, 1986 |
s 64.................... | rep No 166, 1986 |
s 65.................... | rep No 166, 1986 |
s 65A................... | ad No 166, 1986 |
| rep No 166, 1986 |
Part VII |
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s 66.................... | rs No 160, 2000 |
s 67.................... | rs No 160, 2000 |
s 68.................... | am No 63, 1984; No 166, 1986 |
| rs No 160, 2000 |
s 69.................... | rep No 160, 2000 |
s 70.................... | am No 36, 1978 |
| rep No 37, 2002 |
s 71.................... | am No 93, 1966; No 166, 1986 |
| rep No 160, 2000 |
s 72.................... | am No 76, 1984; No 166, 1986 |
| rep No 123, 1988 |
s 73.................... | rep No 160, 2000 |
Part VIII |
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s 74.................... | am No 118, 1990; No 48, 1998; No 37, 2002 |
s 75.................... | am No 48, 1998 |
s 76.................... | am No 166, 1986 |
s 77.................... | am No 166, 1986 |
s 78.................... | am No 166, 1986; No 129, 1989 |
| rep No 152, 1997 |
s 79.................... | am No 118, 1973 |
s 79A................... | ad No 107, 1997 |
| am No 107, 1997; No 54, 1998; No 44, 1999; No 160, 2000; Nos 55, 121 and 122, 2001; No 105, 2008; No 178, 2012; No 59, 2013; No 31, 2014; No 87, 2024 |
s 79B................... | ad No 107, 1997 |
| am No 44, 1999; No 160, 2000 |
s 80.................... | am No 166, 1986; No 193, 1992 |
| rep No 152, 1997 |
s 81.................... | am No 118, 1973; No 166, 1986; No 129, 1989 |
| rs No 152, 1997 |
| rep No 54, 1998 |
s 81A................... | ad No 123, 1988 |
| am No 193, 1992; No 107, 1997 |
| rep No 152, 1997 |
s 84.................... | am No 73, 2008 |
s 84A................... | ad No 87, 2024 |
| am No 87, 2024 |
s 85.................... | am No 54, 1998 |
s 85A................... | ad No 107, 1997 |
s 86.................... | am No 118, 1973; No 48, 1998; No 82, 2010 |
s 88.................... | am No 216, 1973 |
| rep No 65, 1985 |
s 89.................... | am No 93, 1966; No 166, 1986; No 54, 1998 |
First Schedule............. | rep No 76, 1984 |
rep No 166, 1986 |
In preparing this compilation for registration, the following kinds of editorial change(s) were made under the Legislation Act 2003.
Subsection 5(1)
Kind of editorial change
Reordering of definitions
Details of editorial change
This compilation was editorially changed to move the definition of payment system in subsection 5(1) to the correct alphabetical position.