Insurance Act 1902 No 49

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
01 December 2017 01 December 2017 2017 No 10
01 July 2015 01 July 2015 2015 No 7
17 July 2009 17 July 2009 2009 No 56
24 November 2005 24 November 2005 2005 No 98
15 July 2001 15 July 2001 2001 No 34

This Act has also been amended pursuant to an order under secs 8 (2) and 9 (3) of the Reprints Act 1972 No 48 (previously Acts Reprinting Act 1972). Order dated 1.2.1979, and published in Gazette No 21 of 9.2.1979, p 640, declaring that the Insurance Act 1902 is an enactment to which sec 8 (2) and sec 9 (3) of the Acts Reprinting Act 1972 apply.

Insurance Act 1902 No 49

Assented to 25.08.1902.

Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 No 10

Assented to 04.04.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 5, 1.12.2017, sec 1.2 and 2017 (638) LW 22.11.2017.

Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Legislation Amendment Act 2015 No 7

Assented to 09.06.2015.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.7.2015, sec 2 (2) and 2015 (299) LW 19.6.2015.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 No 56

Assented to 01.07.2009.

Date of commencement of Sch 5, 17.7.2009, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2005 No 98

Assented to 24.11.2005.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (2).

Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 34

Assented to 28.06.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.27, 15.7.2001, sec 2 (1) and Commonwealth Gazette No S 285 of 13.7.2001.

Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 No 41

Assented to 08.07.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.6, 5.10.1999, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 10.9.1999, p 8699.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 31

Assented to 07.07.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 5, assent, sec 2 (1).

Property (Relationships) Legislation Amendment Act 1999 No 4

Assented to 07.06.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.14, 28.6.1999, sec 2 and GG No 72 of 25.6.1999, p 4082.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1995 No 99

Assented to 21.12.1995.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1994 No 95

Assented to 12.12.1994.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2.

Insurance (Amendment) Act 1991 No 46

Assented to 11.12.1991.

Date of commencement, 24.1.1992, sec 2 and GG No 12 of 24.1.1992, p 393.

Miscellaneous Acts (Legal Profession) Amendment Act 1987 No 111

Assented to 12.06.1987.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, 1.1.1988, sec 2 (2) and GG No 199 of 31.12.1987, p 7266.

Miscellaneous Acts (Workers Compensation) Amendment Act 1987 No 79

Assented to 10.06.1987.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, 30.6.1987, sec 2 (2) and GG No 102 of 17.6.1987, p 2944.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1986 No 16

Assented to 01.05.1986.

Insurance (Amendment) Act 1983 No 97

Assented to 09.11.1983.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, 1.4.1984, sec 2 (2) and GG No 42 of 16.3.1984, p 1539.

Commercial Transactions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1974 No 105

Assented to 13.12.1974.

Date of commencement of sec 6, 1.1.1975, sec 2 (3) and GG No 154 of 20.12.1974, p 4950.

Decimal Currency Act 1965 No 33

Assented to 20.12.1965.

Date of commencement of sec 4, 14.2.1966, secs 1 (3), 2 (1) and the Currency Act 1965 (Commonwealth), sec 2 (2).

Life, Fire, and Marine Insurance (Amendment) Act 1938 No 21

Assented to 14.11.1938.

Statute Law Revision Act 1937 No 35

Assented to 23.12.1937.

Life, Fire, and Marine Insurance (Amendment) Act 1917 No 23

Assented to 07.11.1917.

This is a consolidated list of all history notes for this title. View the history notes inline to see the point-in-time history of provisions for a particular historical version by clicking the Turn history notes on button.

No reference is made to certain amendments made by the Decimal Currency Act 1965, the Reprints Act 1972, and Schedule 3 (amendments replacing gender-specific language) to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1994.

Sec 1

Am 1938 No 21, sec 2 (b); 1974 No 105, sec 6 (a); 1999 No 31, Sch 5.51.

Sec 2

Am 1995 No 99, Sch 4.

Part 2

Rep 2009 No 56, Sch 5.

Sec 3

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 2.14 [1]. Rep 2009 No 56, Sch 5.

Sec 4

Am 1917 No 23, sec 2. Rep 2009 No 56, Sch 5.

Secs 5–7

Rep 2009 No 56, Sch 5.

Sec 8

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 2.14 [2] [3]. Rep 2009 No 56, Sch 5.

Sec 9

Am 1937 No 35, Second Sch. Rep 2009 No 56, Sch 5.

Sec 10

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 2.14 [4]. Rep 2009 No 56, Sch 5.

Sec 10A

Ins 1938 No 21, sec 2 (a). Rep 2009 No 56, Sch 5.

Part 3 (secs 11–13)

Rep 2009 No 56, Sch 5.

Part 5A

Ins 1991 No 46, sec 3.

Sec 17A

Ins 1991 No 46, sec 3. Am 1999 No 41, Sch 4.6; 2017 No 10, Sch 5.6.

Part 6

Ins 1974 No 105, sec 6 (b).

Sec 18

Ins 1974 No 105, sec 6 (b).

Secs 18A, 18B

Ins 1983 No 97, Sch 1 (1).

Sec 19

Ins 1974 No 105, sec 6 (b).

Sec 20

Ins 1974 No 105, sec 6 (b). Am 1986 No 16, Sch 23; 2001 No 34, Sch 2.27.

Sec 21

Ins 1974 No 105, sec 6 (b). Am 1983 No 97, Sch 1 (2); 1987 No 79, Sch 1; 1987 No 111, Sch 1; 2005 No 98, Sch 3.33; 2015 No 7, Sch 2.23.

Sec 22

Ins 1995 No 99, Sch 4.

Sch 1, heading

Subst 1995 No 99, Sch 4.

Sch 2

Ins 1995 No 99, Sch 4. Am 1999 No 4, Sch 2.14 [5].

Life, Fire and Marine Insurance Bill 1902

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