93 Government Gazette OF THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES Number 13 Friday, 10 January 2003 Published under authority by the Government Printing Service LEGISLATION Assents to Acts ACTS OF PARLIAMENT ASSENTED TO Legislative Assembly Office, Sydney, 18 December 2002 IT is hereby notified, for general information, that Her Excellency the Governor has, in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, this day assented to the undermentioned Acts passed by the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, viz.: Act No. 132 2002 - An Act to amend the Shops and Industries Act 1962 and the Banks and Bank Holidays Act 1912 with respect to the opening of banks on weekends; and for other purposes. [Bank Holidays Legislation Amendment Bill] Act No. 133 2002 - An Act to amend the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 to make further provision with respect to payments for construction work and for related goods and services under construction contracts; to amend the Contractors Debts Act 1997; and for other purposes. [Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Amendment Bill] Act No. 134 2002 - An Act to amend the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the Home Building Act 1989 and various other Acts and instruments with respect to the quality of building construction; and for other purposes. [Building Legislation Amendment (Quality of Construction) Bill] Act No. 135 2002 - An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900 with respect to certain offences relating to school premises; and to amend the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 consequentially. [Crimes Amendment (School Protection) Bill] Act No. 136 2002 - An Act to amend the Defamation Act 1974 with respect to corporations, the settlement of claims for defamation, defences for defamation and costs in defamation proceedings; to amend the District Court Act 1973 with respect to juries in actions for defamation; to amend the Limitation Act 1969 to provide for a one year limitation period for defamation actions and the extension of that limitation period; and for other purposes. [Defamation Amendment Bill] Act No. 137 2002 - An Act to transfer certain State forest and other Crown lands to the national park estate or Aboriginal ownership; and for other purposes. [National Park Estate (Reservations) Bill] Act No. 138 2002 - An Act to amend the Water Management Act 2000 with respect to management plans, access licences, approvals and other matters; to make consequential amendments to other Acts; and for other purposes. [Water Management Amendment Bill] Russell D. Grove PSM Clerk of the Legislative Assembly ACTS OF PARLIAMENT ASSENTED TO Legislative Assembly Office, Sydney, 18 December 2002 IT is hereby notified, for general information, that Her Excellency the Governor has, in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, this day assented to the undermentioned Acts passed by the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, viz.: Act No. 132 2002 - An Act to amend the Shops and Industries Act 1962 and the Banks and Bank Holidays Act 1912 with respect to the opening of banks on weekends; and for other purposes. [Bank Holidays Legislation Amendment Bill] Act No. 133 2002 - An Act to amend the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 to make further provision with respect to payments for construction work and for related goods and services under construction contracts; to amend the Contractors Debts Act 1997; and for other purposes. [Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Amendment Bill] Act No. 134 2002 - An Act to amend the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the Home Building Act 1989 and various other Acts and instruments with respect to the quality of building construction; and for other purposes. [Building Legislation Amendment (Quality of Construction) Bill] Act No. 135 2002 - An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1900 with respect to certain offences relating to school premises; and to amend the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 94 consequentially. [Crimes AmendmentLEGISLATION (School Protection) Bill] 10 January 2003 Act No. 136 2002 - An Act to amend the Defamation Act 1974 with respect to corporations, the settlement of claims for defamation, defences for defamation and costs in defamation proceedings; to amend the District Court Act 1973 with respect to juries in actions for defamation; to amend the Limitation Act 1969 to provide for a one year limitation period for defamation actions and the extension of that limitation period; and for other purposes. [Defamation Amendment Bill] Act No. 137 2002 - An Act to transfer certain State forest and other Crown lands to the national park estate or Aboriginal ownership; and for other purposes. [National Park Estate (Reservations) Bill] Act No. 138 2002 - An Act to amend the Water Management Act 2000 with respect to management plans, access licences, approvals and other matters; to make consequential amendments to other Acts; and for other purposes. [Water Management Amendment Bill] Russell D. Grove PSM Clerk of the Legislative Assembly NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE No. 13 10 January 2003 LEGISLATION 95 Proclamations New South Wales Proclamation under the Civil Liability Amendment (Personal Responsibility) Act 2002 No 92 MARIE BASHIR,, Governor I, Professor Marie Bashir AC, Governor of the State of New South Wales, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of section 2 of the Civil Liability Amendment (Personal Responsibility) Act 2002, do, by this my Proclamation, appoint 10 January 2003 as the day on which the following provisions of that Act commence: (a) Schedule 1 [1], to the extent that it inserts section 5N in the Civil Liability Act 2002, (b) Schedule 1 [4]. SignedSigned and sealed atat Sydney,Sydney, thisthis 8th day of January day of January2003. 2003. By Her Excellency’s Command, BOB DEBUS, M.P., L.S. AttorneyAttorney General General GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! p02-264-p01.10 Page 1 NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE No. 13 P:\pr\02\p02-264-10\p01\SIExnote.fm 8/1/03, 1:14pm 96 LEGISLATION 10 January 2003 Proclamation Explanatory note Explanatory note The object of this Proclamation is to commence certain provisions of the Civil Liability Amendment (Personal Responsibility) Act 2002 so as to enable contracts for the provision of recreational services to exclude certain liabilities and so as to enable structured settlements to be entered into in relation to the payment of certain awards of damages. Page 2 NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE No. 13 P:\pr\02\p02-264-10\p01\SIExnote.fm 8/1/03, 1:14pm 10 January 2003 LEGISLATION 97 New South Wales Proclamation under the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2002 No 130 MARIE BASHIR,, Governor Governor I, Professor Marie Bashir AC, Governor of the State of New South Wales, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of section 2 of the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2002, do, by this my Proclamation, appoint 13 January 2003 as the day on which the following provisions of that Act commence: (a) Schedules 1, 5, 7 and 8, (b) Schedule 2 [1] and [4]–[7], (c) Schedule 4 [1], [6], [7] and [8]. SignedSigned and sealed atat Sydney,Sydney, thisthis 8th day of January day of January2003. 2003. By Her Excellency’s Command, BOB DEBUS, M.P., L.S. AttorneyAttorney GeneralGeneral GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! Explanatory note The object of this Proclamation is to commence: (a) amendments to the Bail Act 1978 relating to the functions of justices, bail for Commonwealth drug offences, presumptions against bail and the review of bail undertakings, and r02-261-p01.94 Page 1 NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE No. 13 P:\pr\02\p02-261-94\p01\SIExnote.fm 8/1/03, 1:09pm 98 LEGISLATION 10 January 2003 Proclamation Explanatory note (b) amendments to the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 relating to control orders, and (c) amendments to the Crimes Act 1900 relating to assaults against law enforcement officers, self-defence and the disclosure of the residential address of health care providers applying for apprehended personal violence orders, and (d) amendments to the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 relating to consecutive sentences and existing life sentences, and (e) amendments to the Justices Act 1902 relating to the issue of warrants for the arrest of accused persons who are not present at committal hearings or summary proceedings or who abscond from any such proceedings, and (f) amendments to the Mental Health Act 1990 relating to the transfer back to prison of hospitalised forensic patients who are inmates of prisons. Page 2 NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE No. 13 P:\pr\02\p02-261-94\p01\SIExnote.fm 8/1/03, 1:09pm 10 January 2003 LEGISLATION 99 New South Wales Proclamation under the Industrial Relations Amendment (Industrial Agents) Act 2002 No 120 MARIE BASHIR,, Governor Governor I, Professor Marie Bashir AC, Governor of the State of New South Wales, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of section 2 of the Industrial Relations Amendment (Industrial Agents) Act 2002, do, by this my Proclamation, appoint 1 February 2003 as the day on which that Act commences. SignedSigned and sealed atat Sydney,Sydney, thisthis 8th day of January day of January2003. 2003. By Her Excellency’s Command, JOHN DELLA BOSCA, M.L.C., L.S. MinisterMinister for Industrial RelationsRelations GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! p02-256-p01.19 Page 1 NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE No. 13 P:\pr\02\p02-256-19\p01\SIExnote.fm 8/1/03, 1:11pm 100 LEGISLATION 10 January 2003 New South Wales Proclamation under the Retail Leases Amendment Act 2002 No 106 MARIE BASHIR,, Governor I, Professor Marie Bashir AC, Governor of the State of New South Wales, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of section 2 of the Retail Leases Amendment Act 2002, do, by this my Proclamation, appoint 10 January 2003 as the day on which that Act commences.