Registrar-General Act 1993
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Registrar-General Act 1993
Registrar-General Act 1993
Number A1993-63
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R7 (current) 1 July 2011
R6 26 August 2008 - 30 June 2011
R5 13 April 2008 - 25 August 2008
R4 (RI) 12 April 2007 - 12 April 2008
R4 12 April 2007 - 12 April 2008
R3 13 September 2002 - 11 April 2007
R2 12 September 2001 - 12 September 2002
R1 (RI) 31 January 1998 - 11 September 2001
As notified 1 October 1993
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1 July 2011
Republication for amendments by A2011-22
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Legislative instruments
Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws
Name
Status
Classifier
Type
Under
Effective
Year and No
Registrar-General Commencement Notice 1993 (Repealed)
Repealed
Commencement notices
s 2
29 September 1993 - 2 October 1993
CN1993-24
Registrar-General Official Seal Approval
None
Notifiable instruments
s 5
17 November 1993
NI1993-538
Registrar-General Appointment 2016 (No 1) (Repealed)
Repealed
Appointment
Notifiable instruments
s 4
15 December 2016 - 4 May 2018
NI2016-682
Registrar-General Appointment 2018 (No 1) (Repealed)
Repealed
Appointment
Notifiable instruments
s 4
5 May 2018 - 17 August 2022
NI2018-230
Registrar-General Appointment 2022 (No 1) (Repealed)
Repealed
Appointment
Notifiable instruments
s 4
18 August 2022 - 1 July 2024
NI2022-397
Registrar-General Acting Appointment 2024 (No 1) (Repealed)
Repealed
Appointment
Notifiable instruments
s 4
6 March 2024 - 24 March 2024
NI2024-120
Registrar-General Acting Appointment 2024 (No 2) (Repealed)
Repealed
Appointment
Notifiable instruments
s 4
25 March 2024 - 1 July 2024
NI2024-162
Registrar-General Appointment 2024 (No 1) (Repealed)
Repealed
Appointment
Notifiable instruments
s 4
2 July 2024 - 30 June 2025
NI2024-328
Registrar-General Appointment 2025 (No 1)
None
Appointment
Notifiable instruments
s 4
1 July 2025
NI2025-354
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1 July 2011
Republication for amendments by A2011-22
26 August 2008 - 30 June 2011
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R6
26 August 2008
Republication for amendments by A2008-28
13 April 2008 - 25 August 2008
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13 April 2008
Republication for commenced expiry
12 April 2007 - 12 April 2008
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20 June 2007
Republication for amendments by A2007-3
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12 April 2007 - 12 April 2008
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12 April 2007
Republication for amendments by A2007-3
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13 September 2002 - 11 April 2007
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13 September 2002
Republication for expiry of provision (s 5 (4)-(6))
12 September 2001 - 12 September 2002
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13 February 2002
Republication for amendments by A2001-44
31 January 1998 - 11 September 2001
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R1 (RI)
1 November 2024
Republication for amendments by A1994-97
Reissued electronic republication of printed version
1 October 1993
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As notified
6 September 1993
Bill and Explanatory statement
The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Registrar-General Bill 1993 .
Notification statement
The Registrar-General Act 1993 was passed by the Legislative Assembly and was notified in the Gazette on 6 September 1993 (Gaz 1993 No S172).
(Parliamentary Counsel)
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6 September 1993
1 October 1993
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Commencement
Provision
Commencement date
Commencement method
s 1, s 2
6 September 1993
s 2 (1)
remainder
1 October 1993
s 2 (2) and Gaz 1993 No S207
Expiries
Provision
Expiry date
Expiry method
s 5 (4)-(6)
12 September 2022 (midnight)
s 5 (6)
s 4 (3)-(5), s 4A (4)-(6)
12 April 2008 (midnight)
s 4 (5), s 4A (6)
Amendments
For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.
Year and number
Amending law
Amending provision
Commencement date
A1994-97
Statutory Offices (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994
sch 1 pt 1
15 December 1994
A2001-44
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001
pt 326
12 September 2001
A2007-3
Statute Law Amendment Act 2007
sch 3 pt 3.85
12 April 2007
A2007-16
Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 2)
sch 3 pt 3.33
taken to have commenced 12 April 2007
A2008-28
Statute Law Amendment Act 2008
sch 3 pt 3.48
26 August 2008
A2011-22
Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011
sch 1 pt 1.131
1 July 2011
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