ANZAC Day (Amendment) Act 2003

Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents i ANZAC Day (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. 96/2003 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 1. Purposes 1 2. Commencement 2 3. Principal Act 2 PART 2—AMENDMENTS TO PRINCIPAL ACT 3 4. Short title amended 3 5. Commemoration of ANZAC Day 3 6. Sports on ANZAC Day 3 7. ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund 3 8. Use of cinemas 3 9. Other entertainment 4 10. New section 7 inserted 4 7. Transitional provision—ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund 4 11. References to "ANZAC Day" in other Acts 5 PART 3—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS 6 12. Repeal of Theatres (Repeal) Act 2002 6 13. Labour and Industry Act 1958 6 14. Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 6 15. Lotteries Gaming and Betting Act 1966 6 16. Public Holidays Act 1993 6 17. Racing Act 1958 7 18. Shop Trading Reform Act 1996 7 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 8 -- 1 of 9 -- Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents 1 ANZAC Day (Amendment) Act 2003† [Assented to 2 December 2003] The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows: PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1. Purposes The main purposes of this Act are— (a) to amend the Anzac Day Act 1958 to recognise and commemorate service by Australians for their country in all post- World War I conflicts and in peace-keeping activities as well as service in World War I; and Victoria No. 96 of 2003 -- 2 of 9 -- Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents Part 1—Preliminary ANZAC Day (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. 96/2003 2 (b) to make amendments to that Act and various other Acts to refer to "ANZAC" to recognise the origins of that word; and (c) to increase penalties for offences under laws controlling activities on ANZAC Day. 2. Commencement This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 3. Principal Act In this Act, the Anzac Day Act 1958 is called the Principal Act. __________________ s. 2 See: Act No. 6198. Reprint No. 3 as at 1 June 1997 and amending Act No. 21/2002. LawToday: www.dms. dpc.vic. gov.au -- 3 of 9 -- Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents Part 2—Amendments to Principal Act ANZAC Day (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. 96/2003 3 PART 2—AMENDMENTS TO PRINCIPAL ACT 4. Short title amended In section 1 of the Principal Act, for "Anzac" substitute "ANZAC". 5. Commemoration of ANZAC Day (1) Insert the following heading to section 3 of the Principal Act— "Commemoration of ANZAC Day". (2) In section 3 of the Principal Act— (a) after "Empire" insert ", and in commemoration of the service of Australians for their country in subsequent conflicts and peace-keeping activities,"; (b) for "Anzac" substitute "ANZAC". 6. Sports on ANZAC Day (1) Insert the following heading to section 4 of the Principal Act— "Sports on ANZAC Day". (2) In section 4 of the Principal Act, for "Anzac" (wherever occurring) substitute "ANZAC". 7. ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund (1) Insert the following heading to section 4A of the Principal Act— "ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund". (2) In section 4A(1) of the Principal Act, for "Anzac" substitute "ANZAC". 8. Use of cinemas (1) In the heading to section 5 of the Principal Act, for "Anzac" substitute "ANZAC". s. 4 -- 4 of 9 -- Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents Part 2—Amendments to Principal Act ANZAC Day (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. 96/2003 4 (2) In section 5(1) of the Principal Act— (a) for "Anzac" substitute "ANZAC"; (b) in the penalty at the foot of the sub-section, for "5 penalty units" substitute "100 penalty units". (3) In the penalty at the foot of section 5(3) of the Principal Act, for "5 penalty units" substitute "100 penalty units". 9. Other entertainment (1) In the heading to section 5A of the Principal Act, for "Anzac" substitute "ANZAC". (2) In section 5A(1) of the Principal Act— (a) for "Anzac" substitute "ANZAC"; (b) in the penalty at the foot of the sub-section, for "5 penalty units" substitute "100 penalty units". (3) In section 5A(3)(b) of the Principal Act, for "Anzac" (wherever occurring) substitute "ANZAC". (4) In the penalty at the foot of section 5A(5) of the Principal Act, for "5 penalty units" substitute "100 penalty units". 10. New section 7 inserted After section 6 of the Principal Act insert— "7. Transitional provision—ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund The ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund is deemed to be the same Fund as it was before the commencement of the ANZAC Day (Amendment) Act 2003 despite the change in its name by that Act.". s. 9 -- 5 of 9 -- Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents Part 2—Amendments to Principal Act ANZAC Day (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. 96/2003 5 11. References to "ANZAC Day" in other Acts At the foot of the Schedule to the Principal Act insert— "Note: The following Acts contain references to "ANZAC Day"— Labour and Industry Act 1958 Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 Lotteries Gaming and Betting Act 1966 Public Holidays Act 1993 Racing Act 1958 Shop Trading Reform Act 1996". __________________ s. 11 -- 6 of 9 -- Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents Part 3—Amendments to other Acts ANZAC Day (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. 96/2003 6 PART 3—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS 12. Repeal of Theatres (Repeal) Act 2002 The Theatres (Repeal) Act 2002 is repealed. 13. Labour and Industry Act 1958 In clause 4 of the Seventh Schedule to the Labour and Industry Act 1958, for "Anzac" substitute "ANZAC". 14. Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 (1) In section 3(1) of the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998, in the definition of "ordinary trading hours", for "Anzac" (wherever occurring) substitute "ANZAC". (2) In section 108(3) of the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998, for "Anzac" (wherever occurring) substitute "ANZAC". (3) In section 115(2) of the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998, for "Anzac" (wherever occurring) substitute "ANZAC". 15. Lotteries Gaming and Betting Act 1966 (1) Insert the following heading to section 11A of the Lotteries Gaming and Betting Act 1966— "Two-up may be played on ANZAC Day". (2) In section 11A of the Lotteries Gaming and Betting Act 1966, for "Anzac" (wherever occurring) substitute "ANZAC". 16. Public Holidays Act 1993 In sections 6(f) and 10(1)(b)(v) of the Public Holidays Act 1993, for "Anzac" (wherever occurring) substitute "ANZAC". s. 12 -- 7 of 9 -- Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents Part 3—Amendments to other Acts ANZAC Day (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. 96/2003 7 17. Racing Act 1958 (1) In section 19 of the Racing Act 1958, for "Anzac" (where twice occurring) substitute "ANZAC". (2) Insert the following heading to section 22A of the Racing Act 1958— "Race-meetings on ANZAC Day". (3) In section 22A of the Racing Act 1958, for "Anzac" (wherever occurring) substitute "ANZAC". (4) In section 22B of the Racing Act 1958, for "Anzac" substitute "ANZAC". (5) Insert the following heading to section 63A of the Racing Act 1958— "Greyhound races on ANZAC Day". (6) In section 63A of the Racing Act 1958, for "Anzac" (wherever occurring) substitute "ANZAC". (7) In section 64(3) of the Racing Act 1958, for "Anzac" substitute "ANZAC". 18. Shop Trading Reform Act 1996 In section 3(1) of the Shop Trading Reform Act 1996, in paragraph (b) of the definition of "ordinary shop closing times" for "Anzac" substitute "ANZAC". ═══════════════ s. 17 -- 8 of 9 -- Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents ANZAC Day (Amendment) Act 2003 Act No. 96/2003 8 ENDNOTES † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 30 October 2003 Legislative Council: 25 November 2003 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the Anzac Day Act 1958 to recognise and commemorate service by Australians for their country in all conflicts, including peace-keeping activities, to make other amendments to that Act, to make various consequential amendments to other Acts and for other purposes." Endnotes -- 9 of 9 --