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Western Australia
Solicitor-General Amendment Bill 2006
CONTENTS
1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 2
3. The Act amended 2
4. Section 2 amended 2
5. Section 3 amended 2
6. Section 4 replaced by sections 4 and 4A 3
4. Remuneration 3
4A. Leave and other conditions of service 3
7. Section 5 amended 3
8. Section 8 amended 3
9. Section 10 amended 4
10. Sections 11 and 12 repealed 4
11. Section 14 inserted 4
14. Transitional matters for Solicitor-General
Amendment Act 2006 4
12. Equal Opportunity Act 1984 amended 5
13. Salaries and Allowances Regulations 1975
amended 6
139--2 page i
Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
(As amended during consideration in detail)
Solicitor-General Amendment Bill 2006
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Solicitor-General Act 1969.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
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1. Short title
This is the Solicitor-General Amendment Act 2006.
2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on 18 July 2006.
5 3. The Act amended
The amendments in this Act (other than sections 12 and 13) are
to the Solicitor-General Act 1969*.
[* Reprinted as at 1 November 2002.
For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
10 Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 1, p. 418.]
4. Section 2 amended
Section 2(2) is amended by deleting "4,".
5. Section 3 amended
Section 3(1) is repealed and the following subsections are
15 inserted instead --
"
(1) The Governor may appoint a person to be the
Solicitor-General of the State of Western Australia.
(1a) Subject to this Act, the Solicitor-General holds office
20 for the term (not exceeding 7 years) fixed by the
instrument of appointment and is eligible for
reappointment.
".
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6. Section 4 replaced by sections 4 and 4A
Section 4 is repealed and the following sections are inserted
instead --
"
5 4. Remuneration
(1) In this section --
"remuneration" has the meaning given to that term in
section 4(1) of the Salaries and Allowances
Act 1975.
10 (2) The remuneration of the Solicitor-General is to be
determined by the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
under the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975.
4A. Leave and other conditions of service
The Governor may determine --
15 (a) the leave of absence to which the
Solicitor-General is entitled; and
(b) other terms and conditions of service that apply
to the Solicitor-General.
".
20 7. Section 5 amended
Section 5(2) is repealed.
Note: The heading to amended section 5 is to read "Resignation".
8. Section 8 amended
(1) After section 8(1) the following subsection is inserted --
25 "
(1a) Subject to this Act, a person appointed under
subsection (1) holds office for the term (not exceeding
12 months) fixed by the instrument of appointment and
is eligible for reappointment.
30 ".
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(2) Section 8(2) is amended as follows:
(a) by deleting "so appointed holds office, subject to this
Act on such terms and conditions as the Governor
determines and" and inserting instead --
5 " appointed under subsection (1) holds office ";
(b) by deleting paragraph (a) and inserting --
"
(a) the appointment is revoked or expires; or
(aa) the person resigns the office; or
10 ".
(3) After section 8(2) the following subsection is inserted --
"
(3) The Governor may determine the terms and conditions
of service that apply to a person appointed under
15 subsection (1).
".
9. Section 10 amended
Section 10(2) is repealed.
10. Sections 11 and 12 repealed
20 Sections 11 and 12 are repealed.
11. Section 14 inserted
After section 13 the following section is inserted --
"
14. Transitional matters for Solicitor-General
25 Amendment Act 2006
(1) In this section --
"amended Act" means this Act as amended by the
Solicitor-General Amendment Act 2006;
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"current Solicitor-General" means the
Solicitor-General holding office immediately
before 18 July 2006;
"former Act" means this Act as in force immediately
5 before 18 July 2006.
(2) This section applies if the current Solicitor-General is
appointed under section 3(1) of the amended Act and
section 25 of the Interpretation Act 1984.
(3) Despite section 2 of the Solicitor-General Amendment
10 Act 2006, that Act is taken to have come into operation
on 18 July 2006 immediately after the retirement of the
current Solicitor-General.
(4) Sections 4, 4A and 10 of the amended Act do not apply
in relation to the current Solicitor-General in respect of
15 any period for which he has held or holds office
whenever occurring.
(5) Sections 4, 10, 11 and 12 of the former Act continue to
apply in relation to the current Solicitor-General in
respect of all periods for which he has held or holds
20 office whenever occurring as if the aggregate of those
periods were one continuous period of service.
(6) The retirement of the current Solicitor-General referred
to in subsection (3) is not retirement for the purposes of
section 11 of the former Act.
25 ".
12. Equal Opportunity Act 1984 amended
(1) The amendments in this section are to the Equal Opportunity
Act 1984.
[* Reprint 4 as at 1 April 2005.
30 For subsequent amendments see Western Australian
Legislation Information Tables for 2005, Table 1, p. 149 and
Act No. 18 of 2005.]
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(2) Section 66ZN(2) is amended as follows:
(a) by deleting "the office of --" and inserting instead --
" any of the following offices -- ";
(b) after paragraph (h) by deleting "; or" and inserting a
5 comma;
(c) by deleting paragraph (i).
13. Salaries and Allowances Regulations 1975 amended
(1) The amendment in this section is to the Salaries and Allowances
Regulations 1975*.
10 [* Reprint 2 as at 2 September 2005.]
(2) The Schedule is amended by inserting in the appropriate
alphabetical position --
"
Solicitor-General Solicitor-General of the State of
Act 1969 Western Australia
".
15 (3) This section does not prevent the Salaries and Allowances
Regulations 1975 from being amended or repealed in
accordance with the Salaries and Allowances Act 1975.
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