Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am	amended	LW	legislation website	Sch	Schedule
Cl	clause	No	number	Schs	Schedules
Cll	clauses	p	page	Sec	section
Div	Division	pp	pages	Secs	sections
Divs	Divisions	Reg	Regulation	Subdiv	Subdivision
GG	Government Gazette	Regs	Regulations	Subdivs	Subdivisions
Ins	inserted	Rep	repealed	Subst	substituted

Table of amending instruments

Dangerous Goods Act 1975 No 68. Assented to 31.10.1975. Date of commencement, 17.7.1978, sec 2 and GG No 81 of 11.7.1978, p 2701. This Act has been amended as follows:

1972	No 48	Reprints Act 1972. Assented to 9.10.1972.
1978	No 69	Scaffolding and Lifts (Amendment) Act 1978. Assented to 6.4.1978. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.1.1979, sec 2 (3) (4) and GG No 171 of 8.12.1978, p 5060.
1982	No 52	Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Act 1982. Assented to 12.5.1982. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.1.1983, sec 2 (2) and GG No 179 of 24.12.1982, p 5886.
	No 69	Miscellaneous Acts (Coal Mines Regulation) Repeal and Amendment Act 1982. Assented to 20.5.1982. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 26.3.1984, sec 2 (2) and GG No 24 of 17.2.1984, p 753.
1983	No 20	Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983. Assented to 21.4.1983. Date of commencement of Sch 6, 4.5.1983, sec 2 (2) and GG No 67 of 4.5.1983, p 2003.
1985	No 38	Miscellaneous Acts (Search Warrants) Amendment Act 1985. Assented to 26.4.1985. Date of commencement of Sch 1, 28.2.1986, sec 2 (2) and GG No 29 of 14.2.1986, p 654.
1986	No 16	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1986. Assented to 1.5.1986.
1987	No 48	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 1) 1987. Assented to 28.5.1987. Date of commencement of Sch 32, except as provided by sec 2 (13), 1.9.1987, sec 2 (12) and GG No 136 of 28.8.1987, p 4809.
	No 68	Fair Trading Act 1987. Assented to 10.6.1987. Date of commencement, 1.9.1987, sec 2 (2) and GG No 136 of 28.8.1987, p 4809.
	No 74	Dangerous Goods (Workers Compensation) Amendment Act 1987. Assented to 10.6.1987. Date of commencement, 30.6.1987, sec 2 (2) and GG No 102 of 17.6.1987, p 2944.
	No 209	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1987. Assented to 9.12.1987. Date of commencement of Sch 9, assent, sec 2 (1).
1988	No 131	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 3) 1988. Assented to 30.12.1988. Date of commencement of Sch 5, 17.2.1989, sec 2 (2) and GG No 23 of 17.2.1989, p 1058.
1989	No 121	WorkCover Legislation (Amendment) Act 1989. Assented to 24.8.1989. Date of commencement, 1.1.1990, sec 2 and GG No 124 of 22.12.1989, p 11040.
	No 147	Building Services Corporation Act 1989. Assented to 7.11.1989. Date of commencement of Sch 5, 21.3.1990, sec 2 and GG No 124 of 22.12.1989, p 11021.
1990	No 72	Business Licences Act 1990. Assented to 4.12.1990. Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 3 relating to the Dangerous Goods Act 1975, 15.3.1991, sec 2 and GG No 45 of 15.3.1991, p 2081.
	No 121	Occupational Health and Safety Legislation (Amendment) Act 1990. Assented to 20.12.1990. Date of commencement, 1.3.1991, sec 2 and GG No 37 of 1.3.1991, p 1695.
1991	No 60	Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991. Assented to 12.12.1991. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 3 relating to the Dangerous Goods Act 1975, 1.3.1992, sec 2 and GG No 26 of 21.2.1992, p 1043.
	No 92	Search Warrants (Amendment) Act 1991. Assented to 17.12.1991. Date of commencement, 20.9.1992, sec 2 and GG No 116 of 18.9.1992, p 6837.
	No 94	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1991. Assented to 17.12.1991. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Dangerous Goods Act 1975, assent, Sch 1.
1992	No 112	Statute Law (Penalties) Act 1992. Assented to 8.12.1992. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
1994	No 5	Occupational Health and Safety Legislation (Amendment) Act 1994. Assented to 2.5.1994. Date of commencement of Sch 4 (1)–(13) and (15), 1.10.1994, sec 2 and GG No 106 of 19.8.1994, p 4432; date of commencement of Sch 4 (14) and (16), 1.8.1994, sec 2 and GG No 90 of 8.7.1994, p 3464.
1995	No 89	WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1995. Assented to 20.12.1995. Date of commencement of Sch 6, 1.2.1996, sec 2 (1) and GG No 155 of 20.12.1995, p 8675.
	No 99	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1995. Assented to 21.12.1995. Date of commencement of Sch 1.6, assent, sec 2 (2).
1996	No 30	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996. Assented to 21.6.1996. Date of commencement of Sch 3, 3 months after assent, sec 2 (3).
	No 120	WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1996. Assented to 3.12.1996. Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 12.1.1997, sec 2 and GG No 4 of 10.1.1997, p 49.
	No 121	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1996. Assented to 3.12.1996. Date of commencement of Sch 4.15, 4 months after assent, sec 2 (4).
	No 122	Building Services Corporation Legislation Amendment Act 1996. Assented to 3.12.1996. Date of commencement, 1.5.1997, sec 2 and GG No 43 of 24.4.1997, p 2171.
1997	No 51	Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act 1997. Assented to 2.7.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 3.1 [2], 1.11.1997, sec 2 and GG No 112 of 17.10.1997, p 8562; Sch 3.1 [1] and [3] were not commenced and were repealed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 No 40.
	No 113	Road and Rail Transport (Dangerous Goods) Act 1997. Assented to 9.12.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 1.1, 20.4.1998, sec 2 and GG No 67 of 9.4.1998, p 2491.
1998	No 120	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1998. Assented to 26.11.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (1).
	No 156	Administrative Decisions Tribunal Legislation Further Amendment Act 1998. Assented to 14.12.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.1.1999, sec 2 (1) and GG No 178 of 24.12.1998, p 9949.
1999	No 85	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999. Assented to 3.12.1999. Date of commencement of Sch 2.11, assent, sec 2 (2); date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
	No 94	Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999. Assented to 8.12.1999. Date of commencement of Sch 4.101, 1.1.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12184.
2000	No 33	Administrative Decisions Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2000. Assented to 14.6.2000. Date of commencement, 30.6.2000, sec 2 and GG No 81 of 30.6.2000, p 5351.
	No 40	Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000. Assented to 26.6.2000. Date of commencement, 1.9.2001, sec 2 and GG No 129 of 24.8.2001, p 6186.
	No 93	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2000. Assented to 8.12.2000. Date of commencement of Sch 2.14, assent, sec 2 (2).
2001	No 3	Business Licences Repeal and Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2001. Assented to 4.4.2001. Date of commencement, 1.7.2001, sec 2 and GG No 97 of 15.6.2001, p 3653.
	No 34	Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001. Assented to 28.6.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 2.10, 15.7.2001, sec 2 (1) and Commonwealth Gazette No S 285 of 13.7.2001.
	No 121	Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978.
2004	No 101	Home Building Amendment Act 2004. Assented to 15.12.2004. Date of commencement of Sch 9.1, 29.4.2005, sec 2 and GG No 50 of 29.4.2005, p 1530.

Table of amendments

No reference is made to certain amendments made by Schedule 3 (amendments replacing gender-specific language) to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996.

Sec 3	Am 1983 No 20, Sch 6 (1). Rep 1988 No 131, Sch 5 (1).
Sec 4	Am 1986 No 16, Sch 23; 1988 No 131, Sch 5 (2); 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (1); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [1]; 2001 No 34, Sch 2.10; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.82 [1].
Sec 5	Am 1978 No 69, Sch 2; 1982 No 69, Sch 2; 1983 No 20, Sch 6 (2); 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 2000 No 40, Sch 2.2 [1] [2]; 2000 No 93, Sch 2.14; 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [2].
Sec 5A	Ins 1983 No 20, Sch 6 (3).
Sec 5B	Ins 1989 No 121, Sch 1.
Sec 5C	Ins 1997 No 113, Sch 1.1.
Sec 6	Am 1988 No 131, Sch 5 (3). Subst 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (2).
Sec 7A	Ins 1991 No 60, Sch 3. Am 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (3).
Sec 7	Rep 1989 No 121, Sch 1.
Sec 8	Am 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (4); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [3].
Sec 9	Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (1); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (1); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [1]–[3].
Sec 10	Am 1982 No 52, Sch 1 (1); 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (5); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [3].
Sec 11	Subst 1982 No 52, Sch 1 (2). Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (2); 1987 No 209, Sch 9; 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (2); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [4] [5]; 1995 No 99, Sch 1.
Sec 12	Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (3); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (2); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [6] [7].
Sec 13	Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (4); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (2); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [8] [9].
Sec 14	Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (5); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (3); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [10].
Sec 17	Am 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (6); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [3].
Sec 18	Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1.
Sec 19	Am 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (7); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [3].
Sec 20	Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (6); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (4); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [11] [12].
Sec 21	Am 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (8); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [3].
Sec 23	Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1.
Sec 24	Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (7); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (5); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [13].
Sec 25	Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (8); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (3).
Sec 26	Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (9); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (6); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [14] [15].
Sec 27	Am 1982 No 52, Sch 1 (3); 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (9); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [3].
Sec 27A	Ins 1982 No 52, Sch 1 (4). Am 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (10); 1996 No 120, Sch 2.3 [1]; 1998 No 120, Sch 2.11; 1999 No 94, Sch 4.101.
Sec 28	Am 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (11); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [4].
Sec 28A	Ins 1996 No 120, Sch 2.3 [2].
Sec 29	Am 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (12). Subst 1998 No 156, Sch 4; 2000 No 33, Sch 2.2.
Sec 30	Am 1982 No 52, Sch 1 (5); 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1992 No 112, Sch 1.
Sec 31	Am 1982 No 52, Sch 1 (6); 2000 No 40, Sch 2.2 [3].
Sec 32	Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (10); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (7); 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (13); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [16].
Sec 33	Am 1983 No 20, Sch 6 (4); 1988 No 131, Sch 5 (4); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (8); 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (14); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [17]; 1996 No 121, Sch 4.15 [1] [2]; 1999 No 85, Sch 2.11; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.82 [2].
Sec 39	Am 1988 No 131, Sch 5 (5).
Sec 40	Am 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [5].
Sec 41	Am 1982 No 52, Schs 1 (7), 2; 1982 No 69, Sch 2; 1983 No 20, Sch 6 (5); 1987 No 48, Schs 5, 32; 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (11); 1988 No 131, Sch 5 (6); 1989 No 147, Sch 5; 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (9); 1991 No 94, Sch 1; 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [18]–[20]; 1996 No 122, Sch 7.2; 1997 No 51, Sch 3.1 [2]; 2000 No 40, Sch 2.2 [4] [5]; 2000 No 93, Sch 2.14; 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [6]; 2004 No 101, Sch 9.1.
Sec 42	Subst 1985 No 38, Sch 1. Am 1991 No 92, Sch 2.
Secs 43A, 43B	Ins 2000 No 40, Sch 2.2 [6].
Sec 44	Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (15).
Sec 45	Am 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 1	Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 2	Am 1987 No 68, Sch 3. Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 3	Am 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (16); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [21] [22]; 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [7].