Commonwealth: Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2015 (Cth)

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2015 No. 145, 2015 An Act to make various amendments of the statute law of the Commonwealth, to repeal certain obsolete Acts, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments of principal Acts Aged Care Act 1997 Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 Australian Grape and Wine Authority Act 2013 Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 Dairy Produce Act 1986 Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999 Imported Food Control Act 1992 Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 Personal Property Securities Act 2009 Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Act 2002 Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 Sex Discrimination Act 1984 South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Act 1986 Surveillance Devices Act 2004 Telecommunications Act 1997 Telstra Corporation Act 1991 Schedule 2—Amendments of amending laws Part 1—Amendments of amending Acts Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 Counter‑Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Act 2014 Medibank Private Sale Act 2006 Part 2—Amendments of amending Regulations Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Flight Crew Licensing) Regulation 2014 Schedule 3—Binding the Crown Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 Advance Australia Logo Protection Act 1984 Air Navigation Act 1920 Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation Act 1981 Atomic Energy Act 1953 Bankruptcy Act 1966 Biological Control Act 1984 Cheques Act 1986 Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act 1976 Currency Act 1965 Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 Explosives Act 1961 Export Control Act 1982 Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985 Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Act 1985 Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Act 1985 Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985 Fringe Benefits Tax Act 1986 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 Income Tax (Offshore Banking Units) (Withholding Tax Recoupment) Act 1988 International Arbitration Act 1974 Lands Acquisition Act 1989 National Measurement Act 1960 Nuclear Non‑Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987 Passenger Movement Charge Collection Act 1978 Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981 Protection of the Sea (Powers of Intervention) Act 1981 Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 Racial Discrimination Act 1975 Sea Installations Act 1987 Shipping Registration Act 1981 South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Act 1986 Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1963 Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 Schedule 4—Terminology changes Part 1—Indexation provisions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 Authorised Deposit‑taking Institutions Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 Authorised Non‑operating Holding Companies Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 Bankruptcy Act 1966 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Pension Increases) Act 1976 Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Act 1997 Education Services for Overseas Students (TPS Levies) Act 2012 Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 Health Insurance Act 1973 Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Interstate Road Transport Act 1985 Lands Acquisition Act 1989 Life Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995 Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997 Migration (Health Services) Charge Act 1991 Migration (Visa Application) Charge Act 1997 Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 National Health Act 1953 Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 Superannuation Act 1922 Superannuation Act 1976 Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 Trust Recoupment Tax Assessment Act 1985 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Part 2—Gender‑specific language Parliamentary Presiding Officers Act 1965 Public Works Committee Act 1969 Schedule 5—Repeal of spent and obsolete provisions Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990 Schedule 6—Spent Acts Captains Flat (Abatement of Pollution) Agreement Act 1975 G20 (Safety and Security) Complementary Act 2014 States Grants (Advanced Education) Act 1976 States Grants (Science Laboratories) Act 1971 Tasmania Agreement (Hydro‑Electric Power Development) Act 1968 Wheat Tax Regulations (Validation) Act 1987 Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2015 No. 145, 2015 An Act to make various amendments of the statute law of the Commonwealth, to repeal certain obsolete Acts, and for related purposes [Assented to 12 November 2015] The Parliament of Australia enacts: 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2015. 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 Provisions 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. 12 November 2015 2. Schedule 1 The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 10 December 2015 3. Schedule 2, items 1 to 3 The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 10 December 2015 4. Schedule 2, item 4 Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Counter‑Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Act 2014. 3 November 2014 5. Schedule 2, item 5 The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 10 December 2015 6. Schedule 2, Part 2 Immediately after the time specified in the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Flight Crew Licensing) Regulation 2014 for the commencement of the Regulation. 1 September 2014 7. Schedules 3 to 6 The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 10 December 2015 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 Schedules (1) Legislation 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. (2) The amendment of any regulation under subsection (1) does not prevent the regulation, as so amended, from being amended or repealed by the Governor‑General. Schedule 1—Amendments of principal Acts Aged Care Act 1997 1 Subsection 42‑2(3) (note) Omit "section 58‑6", substitute "section 52C‑5". Note: This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference. Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 2 Subsection 5(1) of the Code set out in the Schedule Omit "an veterinary chemical product", substitute "a veterinary chemical product". Note: This item fixes a grammatical error. 3 Paragraph 167(1)(c) of the Code set out in the Schedule Omit "a decision under subsection 26C(2) to refuse an application", substitute "a decision under paragraph 26C(1)(b) to refuse an application". Note: This item fixes an incorrect cross‑reference. Australian Grape and Wine Authority Act 2013 4 Subclauses 9(2) and (3) and 10(6) of the Schedule Omit "subsection" (wherever occurring), substitute "subclause". Note: This item fixes a reference to an incorrect concept. Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 5 Subsection 97(10) Omit "benchmark storage level", substitute "benchmark sequestration level". Note: This item fixes a reference to an incorrect concept. Dairy Produce Act 1986 6 Subclause 43(3) of Schedule 2 (note) Omit "paragraph (3)(a), (b), (e) or (f)", substitute "paragraph (3)(a) or (b)". Note: This item omits redundant references. Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999 7 Subsection 20(2) (paragraph (a) of the note) Omit "section "94AAA of the Family Law Act 1975", substitute "section 94AAA of the Family Law Act 1975". Note: This item fixes a punctuation error. Imported Food Control Act 1992 8 Subsection 3(1) (definition of national standard) Repeal the definition, substitute: national standard, in relation to a particular food or a particular matter affecting food, means a standard relating to that food or matter that is included in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. Note: This item substitutes a definition to remove a redundant paragraph. Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 9 Paragraph 100C(1)(a) Omit "object", substitute "objects". Note: This item fixes a grammatical error. Personal Property Securities Act 2009 10 Paragraph 158(1)(b) (first occurring) Reletter as paragraph (a). Note: This item reletters a paragraph. Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Act 2002 11 Subsection 9(5) Omit all the words after "subsection (2)),", substitute "subsection 16(7) or paragraph 17(2)(d) (as the case requires) of the Horticulture Marketing and Research and Development Services Act 2000 applies to the refunded amount, to the extent of the excess". Note: This item substitutes text in a subsection to remove a redundant paragraph. Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 12 Paragraph 7(9)(ad) Omit "to be paid", substitute "be paid". Note: This item fixes a grammatical error. Sex Discrimination Act 1984 13 Paragraph 106(1)(a) Omit "Divison", substitute "Division". Note: This item fixes a spelling error. South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Act 1986 14 Subsections 17(1), (2) and (3) and 34(1) and (3) Omit "Nuclear Non‑Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1986", substitute "Nuclear Non‑Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987". Note: This item fixes incorrect citations of a short title of an Act. Surveillance Devices Act 2004 15 Paragraph 45(7)(b) Omit "within the meaning if the Intelligence Services Act 2001", substitute "within the meaning of the Intelligence Services Act 2001". Note: This item fixes a typographical error. Telecommunications Act 1997 16 Paragraph 1(jb) of Schedule 4 Repeal the paragraph. Note: This item repeals a redundant paragraph. Telstra Corporation Act 1991 17 Section 3 (definition of Transport Department) Repeal the definition. Note: This item repeals a redundant definition. 18 Section 3 (definition of Transport Minister) Repeal the definition. Note: This item repeals a redundant definition. Schedule 2—Amendments of amending laws Part 1—Amendments of amending Acts Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992 1 Division 2 of Part 2 (heading) Repeal the heading. Note: This item repeals a redundant Division heading. 2 Division 4 of Part 2 (heading) Repeal the heading. Note: This item repeals a redundant Division heading. 3 Part 3 (heading) Repeal the heading. Note: This item repeals a redundant Part heading. Counter‑Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Act 2014 4 Subsection 2(1) (table item 6, column 2) Omit "table item 1", substitute "table item 5". Note: This item fixes a misdescribed amendment. Medibank Private Sale Act 2006 5 Subitem 20(10) of Schedule 2 Omit "section", substitute "Section". Note: This item fixes a typographical error. Part 2—Amendments of amending Regulations Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Flight Crew Licensing) Regulation 2014 6 Section 2 After "commencement of", insert "Schedule 1 to". Schedule 3—Binding the Crown Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 1 Section 6 Repeal the section, substitute: 6 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. Advance Australia Logo Protection Act 1984 2 Section 4 Omit "this Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States, of the Northern Territory and of Norfolk Island", substitute "this Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities". Air Navigation Act 1920 3 Section 2A Repeal the section, substitute: 2A Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory. 4 Section 24 Omit "Nothing in this Act shall be taken to subject the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of a State or of the Northern Territory to liability to be prosecuted for an offence", substitute "This Act does not make the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory liable to be prosecuted for an offence". Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation Act 1981 5 Subsections 4(1) and (2) Repeal the subsections, substitute: (1) This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. (2) This Act does not make the Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence. Atomic Energy Act 1953 6 Section 6 Repeal the section, substitute: 6 Act binds the Crown (1) This Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory. (2) This Act does not make the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of a State, of the Australian Capital Territory or of the Northern Territory liable to be prosecuted for an offence. Bankruptcy Act 1966 7 Section 8 Repeal the section, substitute: 8 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory. Biological Control Act 1984 8 Section 6 Repeal the section, substitute: 6 Act binds the Crown (1) This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. (2) This Act does not make the Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence. Cheques Act 1986 9 Section 9 Repeal the section, substitute: 9 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act 1976 10 Section 6 Repeal the section, substitute: 6 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory. Currency Act 1965 11 Section 6 Repeal the section, substitute: 6 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory. Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 12 Subsection 8(1) Repeal the subsection, substitute: (1A) This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. (1) This Act does not make the Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence. Explosives Act 1961 13 Section 6 Omit "This Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth or of a State", substitute "This Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory". Export Control Act 1982 14 Section 4 Repeal the section, substitute: 4 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory. Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985 15 Section 3B Repeal the section, substitute: 3B Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory, of the Northern Territory and of Norfolk Island. Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Act 1985 16 Section 5 Repeal the section, substitute: 5 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory, of the Northern Territory and of Norfolk Island. Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Act 1985 17 Section 5 Repeal the section, substitute: 5 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory, of the Northern Territory and of Norfolk Island. Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985 18 Section 5 Repeal the section, substitute: 5 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory, of the Northern Territory and of Norfolk Island. Fringe Benefits Tax Act 1986 19 Section 4 Repeal the section, substitute: 4 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory, of the Northern Territory and of Norfolk Island. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 20 Section 4 Repeal the section, substitute: 4 Act binds the Crown (1) This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. (2) This Act does not make the Crown liable to a pecuniary penalty or to be prosecuted for an offence. Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 21 Section 4 Repeal the section, substitute: 4 Act binds the Crown (1) This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. (2) This Act does not make the Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence. Income Tax (Offshore Banking Units) (Withholding Tax Recoupment) Act 1988 22 Section 5 Repeal the section, substitute: 5 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. International Arbitration Act 1974 23 Section 2B Repeal the section, substitute: 2B Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. Lands Acquisition Act 1989 24 Section 4 Repeal the section, substitute: 4 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. National Measurement Act 1960 25 Section 5 Omit "This Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States, of the Northern Territory and of Norfolk Island", substitute "This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities". Nuclear Non‑Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987 26 Section 7 Repeal the section, substitute: 7 Act binds the Crown (1) This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. (2) This Act does not make the Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence. Passenger Movement Charge Collection Act 1978 27 Section 4 Repeal the section, substitute: 4 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory. Proceeds of Crime Act 1987 28 Section 11 Repeal the section, substitute: 11 Act binds the Crown (1) This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. (2) This Act does not make the Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence. Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 29 Section 4 Repeal the section, substitute: 4 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981 30 Section 4 Repeal the section, substitute: 4 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. Protection of the Sea (Powers of Intervention) Act 1981 31 Subsections 4(1) and (2) Repeal the subsections, substitute: (1) This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. (2) This Act does not make the Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence. Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 32 Subsections 4(1) and (2) Repeal the subsections, substitute: (1) This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. (2) This Act does not make the Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence. Racial Discrimination Act 1975 33 Section 6 Repeal the section, substitute: 6 Act binds the Crown (1) This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. (2) This Act does not make the Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence. Sea Installations Act 1987 34 Section 9 Repeal the section, substitute: 9 Act binds the Crown (1) This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. (2) This Act does not make the Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence. Shipping Registration Act 1981 35 Section 5 Repeal the section, substitute: 5 Act binds the Crown (1) This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. (2) This Act does not make the Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence. South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Act 1986 36 Section 7 Repeal the section, substitute: 7 Act binds the Crown (1) This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. (2) This Act does not make the Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence. Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1963 37 Section 6 Omit "This Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth or of a State", substitute "This Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory". Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 38 Section 4 Repeal the section, substitute: 4 Act binds the Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory. Schedule 4—Terminology changes Part 1—Indexation provisions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 1 Paragraphs 192Y(4)(a) and (b) Omit "reference base", substitute "index reference period". Authorised Deposit‑taking Institutions Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 2 Paragraphs 8(3)(a) and (b) Omit "reference base", substitute "index reference period". Authorised Non‑operating Holding Companies Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 3 Paragraphs 8(3)(a) and (b) Omit "reference base", substitute "index reference period". Bankruptcy Act 1966 4 Subsection 304A(11) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 5 Subsection 321(3) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". 6 Paragraphs 321A(6)(a) and (b) Omit "reference base", substitute "index reference period". Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (Pension Increases) Act 1976 7 Subsection 5(3) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 8 Subsection 171(8) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Act 1997 9 Subsection 7(5) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Education Services for Overseas Students (TPS Levies) Act 2012 10 Subsection 8(6) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 11 Subsection 28(3) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". 12 Subsection 39A(4) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". 13 Subsection 60AA(3) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". 14 Subsection 135C(7) (heading) Repeal the heading, substitute: Changed index reference period 15 Subsection 135C(7) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 16 Paragraphs 9(3)(a) and (b) Omit "reference base", substitute "index reference period". Health Insurance Act 1973 17 Subsection 10A(10) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 18 Subsection 159HA(6) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". 19 Subsection 326‑240(2) in Schedule 2H Omit "reference base", substitute "index reference period". 20 Subsection 326‑240(2) in Schedule 2H Omit "new base", substitute "new index reference period". Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 21 Subsection 960‑280(3) Omit "reference base", substitute "index reference period". 22 Subsection 960‑280(3) Omit "new base", substitute "new index reference period". Interstate Road Transport Act 1985 23 Subsection 4A(3) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Lands Acquisition Act 1989 24 Subsection 126(7) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Life Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 25 Paragraphs 8(3)(a) and (b) Omit "reference base", substitute "index reference period". Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995 26 Subsection 8(1A) Omit "reference base", substitute "index reference period". 27 Subsection 8(1A) Omit "new base", substitute "new index reference period". Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Act 1997 28 Paragraphs 7(5)(a) and (b) Omit "reference base", substitute "index reference period". Migration (Health Services) Charge Act 1991 29 Subsection 6(6) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Migration (Visa Application) Charge Act 1997 30 Paragraphs 5(4)(a) and (b) Omit "reference base", substitute "index reference period". Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 31 Paragraphs 404(5)(a) and (b) Omit "reference base", substitute "index reference period". National Health Act 1953 32 Subsection 99G(9) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 33 Paragraphs 8(3)(a) and (b) Omit "reference base", substitute "index reference period". Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 34 Subsection 13(3) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 35 Subsection 23(3) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Superannuation Act 1922 36 Subsection 120(3) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Superannuation Act 1976 37 Subsection 147(3) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 38 Paragraphs 8(3)(a) and (b) Omit "reference base", substitute "index reference period". Trust Recoupment Tax Assessment Act 1985 39 Subsection 12(6) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 40 Subsection 5NA(3) (heading) Repeal the heading, substitute: Change to CPI index reference period 41 Subsection 5NA(3) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". 42 Subsection 198(3) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". 43 Subsection 198A(3) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". 44 Subsection 198D(3) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". 45 Subsection 198FA(3) Omit "reference base" (wherever occurring), substitute "index reference period". Part 2—Gender‑specific language Parliamentary Presiding Officers Act 1965 46 Section 2 (paragraph (a) of the definition of Deputy Presiding Officer) Omit "Chairman of Committees", substitute "Chair of Committees". Public Works Committee Act 1969 47 Paragraph 7(5)(d) Omit "the Chairman of Committees of the Senate", substitute "the Chair of Committees of the Senate". Schedule 5—Repeal of spent and obsolete provisions Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 1 Paragraph (k) of Schedule 2 Omit: Australian Honey Board Australian Meat and Live‑stock Corporation Australian Wheat Board Australian Wool Corporation Note: This item omits redundant references. Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990 2 Sections 8, 13 and 14 Repeal the sections. 3 Saving If an act or thing was made, or taken to be, lawful, valid or effectual to any extent immediately before the commencement of this item under a provision repealed by item 2 then the act or thing continues to be, or to be taken to be, lawful, valid or effectual to the same extent after the commencement of this item. Schedule 6—Spent Acts Captains Flat (Abatement of Pollution) Agreement Act 1975 1 The whole of the Act Repeal the Act. G20 (Safety and Security) Complementary Act 2014 2 The whole of the Act Repeal the Act. States Grants (Advanced Education) Act 1976 3 The whole of the Act Repeal the Act. States Grants (Science Laboratories) Act 1971 4 The whole of the Act Repeal the Act. Tasmania Agreement (Hydro‑Electric Power Development) Act 1968 5 The whole of the Act Repeal the Act. Wheat Tax Regulations (Validation) Act 1987 6 The whole of the Act Repeal the Act. [Minister's second reading speech made in— House of Representatives on 18 March 2015 Senate on 12 October 2015] (34/15)