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Administrative Changes Order (No 4) 1988

Administrative Changes Order (No 4) 1988

Gazette No 73 of 15.4.1988, p 2272

Part 1 Preliminary

1   Name of Order

This Order may be cited as the Administrative Changes Order (No 4) 1988.

2   Commencement

(1)  This Order takes effect from the date of its publication in the Gazette, except for Part 2.
(2)  Part 2 shall be deemed to have taken effect on 25 March 1988.

3   Definition

In this Order, document means an Act or statutory instrument, or any other instrument, or any contract or agreement.

Part 2 Provisions with effect from 25 March 1988

4   Construction of references to Minister for Aboriginal Affairs

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs shall be construed as a reference to the Premier.

5   Construction of references to Minister for Agriculture

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Agriculture shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

6   Construction of references to Minister for the Arts

In any document, a reference to the Minister for the Arts shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Arts.

7   Construction of references to Minister for Consumer Affairs

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Consumer Affairs shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs.

8   Construction of references to Minister for Co-operative Societies

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Co-operative Societies shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs.

9   Construction of references to Minister for the Drug Offensive

In any document, a reference to the Minister for the Drug Offensive shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services.

10   Construction of references to Minister for Education

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Education shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Education and Youth Affairs.

11   Construction of references to Minister for Employment

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Employment shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment.

12   Construction of references to Minister for Finance

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Finance shall be construed as a reference to the Treasurer.

13   Construction of references to Minister for Forests

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Forests shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Natural Resources.

14   Construction of references to Minister for Heritage

(1)  In any document, a reference to the Minister for Heritage shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Arts, except as provided by subclause (2).
(2)  A reference in a deed of lease specified in clause 3 (4) of Schedule 3 to the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Act 1980 to the Minister for Heritage shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Environment.

15   Construction of references to Minister for Industrial Relations

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Industrial Relations shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment.

16   Construction of references to Minister for Lands

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Lands shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Natural Resources.

17   Construction of references to Minister for Minerals and Energy

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Minerals and Energy shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Mineral Resources.

18   Construction of references to Minister for Planning and Environment

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Planning and Environment shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Planning.

19   Construction of references to Minister for Racing

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Racing shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing.

20   Construction of references to Minister for Small Business

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Small Business shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs.

21   Construction of references to Minister for Sport and Recreation

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Sport and Recreation shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing.

22   Construction of references to Minister for Water Resources

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Water Resources shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Natural Resources.

23   Construction of references to Minister for Youth and Community Services

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Youth and Community Services shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Family and Community Services.

24   Construction of references to Department of Environment and Planning in connection with Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain

A reference in the deed of lease specified in clause 3 (4) (b) of Schedule 3 to the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Act 1980 to the Department of Environment and Planning shall be construed as a reference to the Office of the Minister for the Environment.

Part 3 Provisions with effect from gazettal

25   Operation of this Part

(1)  This Part has effect in addition to Part 2, but prevails over Part 2 in the event of inconsistency.
(2)  Part 2 ceases to have effect to the extent necessary to give effect to this Part (and references to ministerial offices required to be construed in accordance with this Part are accordingly referred to by their titles as current before Part 2 took effect).

26   Construction of references to Minister for Consumer Affairs

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Consumer Affairs shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Housing, if the reference is used in or in relation to an Act administered by the Minister for Housing.

27   Construction of references to Minister for Finance

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Finance shall be construed as a reference to the Chief Secretary, if the reference is used in or in relation to an Act administered by the Chief Secretary.

28   Construction of references to Minister for Heritage

(1)  In any document, a reference to the Minister for Heritage shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Planning, if the reference is used in or in relation to an Act administered by the Minister for Planning.
(2)  In any document, a reference to the Minister for Heritage shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Environment, if the reference is used in or in relation to an Act administered by the Minister for Environment.

29   Construction of references to Minister for Industrial Relations

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Industrial Relations shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs, if the reference is used in or in relation to an Act administered by the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs.

30   Construction of references to Minister for Lands

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Lands shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Environment, if the reference is used in or in relation to an Act administered by the Minister for Environment.

31   Construction of references to Minister for Minerals and Energy

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Minerals and Energy shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Energy, if the reference is used in or in relation to an Act administered by the Minister for Energy.

32   Construction of references to Minister for Planning and Environment

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Planning and Environment shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Environment, if the reference is used in or in relation to an Act administered by the Minister for Environment.

33   Construction of references to Minister for Water Resources

In any document, a reference to the Minister for Water Resources shall be construed as a reference to the Minister for Environment, if the reference is used in or in relation to an Act administered by the Minister for Environment.

Part 4 Other provisions with effect from gazettal

34   Operation of this Part

(1)  This Part has effect in addition to the Administrative Changes Order (No 1) 1988 and the Administrative Changes Order (No 2) 1988, but prevails over those Orders in the event of inconsistency.
(2)  Those Orders cease to have effect to the extent necessary to give effect to this Part (and references to Departments required to be construed in accordance with this Part are accordingly referred to by their names as current before those Orders took effect).

35   Construction of references to Department of Environment and Planning

In any document, a reference to the Department of Environment and Planning shall be construed as a reference to the Office of the Minister for the Environment, if the reference is used in or in relation to an Act administered by the Minister for Environment.

36   Construction of references to Department of Finance

In any document, a reference to the Department of Finance shall be construed as a reference to the Chief Secretary’s Department, if the reference is used in or in relation to an Act administered by the Chief Secretary.

37   Construction of references to Department of Consumer Affairs

In any document, a reference to the Department of Consumer Affairs shall be construed as a reference to the Department of Housing, if the reference is used in or in relation to an Act administered by the Minister for Housing.

38   Construction of references to officers of Department of Lands in connection with the Zoological Parks Board

(1)  A reference in section 6 of the Zoological Parks Board Act 1973 to the Secretary of the Department of Lands shall be construed as a reference to the Director of the Office of the Minister for the Environment.
(2)  A reference in section 6 of the Zoological Parks Board Act 1973 to an officer of the Department of Lands shall be construed as a reference to an officer of the Office of the Minister for the Environment.
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