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WOOL SERVICES PRIVATISATION ACT 2000 - NOTES

No. 145, 2000

Compilation No. 8

Compilation date:    5 March 2016

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 10, 2015

Registered:    13 May 2016

 

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 5 March 2016 (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

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

 

 

 

Contents

Part 1--Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Schedule(s)

4 Crown to be bound

5 External Territories

6 Extraterritorial operation

Part 2--Privatisation of the Organisation (HoldCo)

Division 1--Interpretation

7 Definitions

Division 2--Application for registration under the Corporations Law

8 Application for registration

Division 3--Transfer of assets etc. before the conversion time

9 Declaration can only be made before conversion time

10 Transfer of assets

11 Transfer of contractual rights and obligations

12 Transfer of liabilities

13 Registration of land transfers

14 Certificates in relation to assets other than land

15 Other transfer methods still available

Division 4--Registration of HoldCo as a Corporations Law company

16 Registration as a company under the Corporations Law

17 Share capital

18 Operation of the Corporations Act after conversion time

19 Accounting records

Division 5--Shares in HoldCo

20 List of Eligible Woolgrowers

21 Issue of shares to eligible woolgrowers

22 Incorrectly issued shares

23 Cancellation of shares in HoldCo

Division 6--Taxation

24 Exemption from stamp duty etc.

25 Share capital

26 No assessable income from issue of HoldCo shares

27 No assessable income to arise from transfers between restructuring bodies

28 Certified demerger matters not to result in CGT event or assessable income

29 CGT cost base for share acquisitions

Division 7--Commonwealth funding for research body

30 Declaration of research body

31 Funding contract with research body

32 Setting the rate of wool levy

Division 8--Miscellaneous

33 HoldCo not to be a Commonwealth authority etc.

33A Ministerial directions

34 Operation of Archives Act

35 Compensation for acquisition of property

36 Certification by Minister that matters relate to restructuring

37 Certificates, declarations etc. taken to be authentic etc.

38 Delegations

39 Regulations

Schedule 1--Transitional and savings

Part 2--Transitional and savings

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

 

 

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

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 the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation "(md not incorp)" is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

 

 

 

 

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

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)

LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003

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

Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000

145, 2000

7 Dec 2000

Schedule 1: 1 Jan 2001 (see Gazette 2000, No. S638)
Remainder: Royal Assent

 

Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001

55, 2001

28 June 2001

s 4-14 and Sch 3 (items 569, 570): 15 July 2001 (s 2(3) and gaz 2001, No. S285)

ss. 4-14

New Business Tax System (Consolidation and Other Measures) Act (No. 1) 2002

117, 2002

2 Dec 2002

Sch 14: 24 Oct 2002 (s 2(1) item 9)

--

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2004

54, 2004

27 Apr 2004

Sch 3 (item 2): 27 Apr 2004 (s 2(1) item 7)

--

Tax Laws Amendment (Repeal of Inoperative Provisions) Act 2006

101, 2006

14 Sept 2006

Sch 5 (items 177-179) and Sch 6 (items 5-11): 14 Sept 2006 (s 2(1) item  4)

Sch 6 (items
5-11)

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2012

82, 2012

28 June 2012

Sch 1 (items 125-133): 29 June 2012 (s 2(1) item 2)

Sch 1 (items 132, 133)

Statute Law Revision Act 2013

103, 2013

29 June 2013

Sch 4 (items 35, 36): 29 June 2013 (s 2(1) item 16)

--

Rural Research and Development Legislation Amendment Act 2013

146, 2013

13 Dec 2013

Sch 5 (item 14), Sch 7 (items 4, 6, 7) and Sch 8 (items 22, 23): 13 Dec 2013 (s 2(1) item 2)

--

Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015

10, 2015

5 Mar 2015

Sch 3 (items 346-349): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)

Sch 3 (items 348, 349)

 

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Provision affected

How affected

Pt 2

 

Div 1

 

s 7.....................

am No 101, 2006; No 146, 2013

Div 4

 

hdg to s 18................

am No 55, 2001

s 19....................

am No 55, 2001

Div 6

 

Note to s 27(2) .............

am No 117, 2002

Div 7

 

s 30....................

am No 55, 2001; No 10, 2015

s 31....................

am No 54, 2004; No 101, 2006; No 82, 2012; No 146, 2013

Note to s 31(8A) ...........

am No 82, 2012

s 32....................

am No 146, 2013

Div 8

 

s 33A...................

ad No 146, 2013

s 38....................

rs No 146, 2013

Sch 1

 

hdg to Sch 1...............

rs No 103, 2013

Pt 1 of Sch 1..............

rep No 103, 2013

 


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