Optometrists Act 1930 No 20

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
14 January 2000 14 January 2000 1999 No 76

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 18.4.1978, and published in GG No 43 of 21.4.1978, p 1366, declaring that the Optometrists Act 1930 is an enactment to which sec 8 (2) and sec 9 (3) of the Acts Reprinting Act 1972 apply.

Optometrists Act 1930 No 20

Assented to 11.06.1930.

Previously Opticians Act 1930.

Date of commencement, 21.7.1930, sec 1 and GG No 96 of 21.7.1930, p 2891.

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999 No 94

Assented to 08.12.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.142, 1.1.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12184.

Health Legislation Amendment Act 1999 No 76

Assented to 03.12.1999.

Date of commencement, 14.1.2000, sec 2 and GG No 3 of 14.1.2000, p 167.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 31

Assented to 07.07.1999.

Date of commencement of Schs 4 and 5, assent, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1997 No 147

Assented to 17.12.1997.

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

Health Care Complaints Act 1993 No 105

Assented to 02.12.1993.

Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 3 relating to the Optometrists Act 1930, 1.7.1994, sec 2 and GG No 88 of 1.7.1994, p 3239.

Statute Law (Penalties) Act 1992 No 112

Assented to 08.12.1992.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Health Professional Boards Legislation (Amendment) Act 1990 No 12

Assented to 07.06.1990.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1990, sec 2 and GG No 82 of 29.6.1990, p 5387.

Health Legislation (Reasons for Decisions) Amendment Act 1987 No 275

Assented to 16.12.1987.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 1) 1987 No 48

Assented to 28.05.1987.

Date of commencement of Sch 32, except as provided by sec 2 (13), 1.9.1987, sec 2 (12) and GG No 136 of 28.8.1987, p 4809.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984 No 153

Assented to 10.12.1984.

Miscellaneous Acts (Health Administration) Amendment Act 1982 No 138

Assented to 15.12.1982.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, 17.12.1982, sec 2 (2) and GG No 177 of 17.12.1982, p 5869.

Metric Conversion Act 1974 No 51

Assented to 06.05.1974.

Date of commencement of Sch, Items 577–579, 18.7.1975, sec 4 (2) (b) and GG No 94 of 11.7.1975, p 2703.

Health Commission Act 1972 No 63

Assented to 23.11.1972.

Date of commencement of Sch, Part 1, 30.4.1973, sec 2 (c) and GG No 53 of 27.4.1973, p 1428.

Reprints Act 1972 No 48

Assented to 09.10.1972.

Optometrists and Optical Dispensers (Amendment) Act 1969 No 57

Assented to 17.10.1969.

Date of commencement, 28.11.1969, sec 1 (2) and GG No 139 of 28.11.1969, p 4840.

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).

Optometrists (Amendment) Act 1963 No 34

Assented to 02.10.1963.

Date of commencement of sec 5 (1), 5.2.1965, sec 5 (2) and GG No 13 of 5.2.1965, p 287.

Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act 1957 No 20

Assented to 29.04.1957.

Opticians (Amendment) Act 1955 No 7

Assented to 09.03.1955.

Date of commencement of sec 2 (5), for certain purposes, 9.3.1955.

For all purposes, 1.7.1955, sec 2 (1) (4) and GG No 64 of 1.7.1955, p 1787.

Date of commencement of sec 3 (1) (a), 1.9.1945, sec 3 (2).

Economic Stability and War-time Provisions Continuance Act 1946 No 54

Assented to 27.12.1946.

Date of commencement of sec 20, 1.1.1947, sec 16.

Opticians (Amendment) Act 1945 No 36

Assented to 19.12.1945.

Date of commencement, 23.9.1946, sec 1 (3) and GG No 106 of 20.9.1946, p 2158.

Statute Law Revision Act 1937 No 35

Assented to 23.12.1937.

Opticians (Amendment) Act 1931 No 16

Assented to 05.05.1931.

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) 1997.

Sec 1

Am 1963 No 34, sec 2 (1) (a).

Sec 2

Am 1963 No 34, sec 2 (1) (b).

Sec 3

Am 1937 No 35, Second Sch; 1945 No 36, sec 2 (i); 1963 No 34, sec 5 (1) (a); 1999 No 31, Sch 5.80.

Sec 4

Am 1945 No 36, sec 2 (a); 1963 No 34, sec 2 (1) (c); 1969 No 57, sec 2 (a); 1972 No 63, Sch; 1982 No 138, Sch 1; 1990 No 12, Sch 1.

Sec 5

Subst 1955 No 7, sec 2 (5) (a). Am 1963 No 34, sec 2 (1) (d); 1972 No 63, Sch; 1982 No 138, Sch 1.

Sec 6

Subst 1955 No 7, sec 2 (5) (a). Am 1963 No 34, sec 2 (1) (e); 1999 No 94, Sch 4.142 [1] [2].

Sec 7

Subst 1955 No 7, sec 2 (5) (a).

Sec 8

Am 1955 No 7, sec 2 (5) (b).

Sec 9

Am 1955 No 7, sec 2 (5) (c).

Sec 12

Subst 1990 No 12, Sch 1.

Sec 13

Am 1945 No 36, sec 2 (b); 1946 No 54, sec 20 (1); 1957 No 20, sec 4 (1); 1963 No 34, sec 3 (a); 1969 No 57, sec 2 (b); 1984 No 153, Sch 10.

Sec 14

Am 1963 No 34, sec 3 (b).

Sec 14A

Ins 1963 No 34, sec 3 (c).

Sec 15

Am 1931 No 16, sec 2 (a); 1945 No 36, sec 2 (c). Subst 1963 No 34, sec 3 (d). Am 1969 No 57, sec 2 (c); 1999 No 94, Sch 4.142 [2].

Sec 15A

Ins 1987 No 275, Sch 1.

Sec 15B

Ins 1993 No 105, Sch 3.

Sec 17

Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1.

Sec 18

Am 1963 No 34, sec 3 (e); 1999 No 31, Sch 4.66.

Sec 19

Am 1931 No 16, sec 2 (b); 1945 No 36, sec 2 (d). Subst 1963 No 34, sec 3 (f). Am 1969 No 57, sec 2 (d).

Sec 19A

Ins 1969 No 57, sec 2 (e).

Sec 20

Subst 1963 No 34, sec 3 (f).

Sec 21

Subst 1945 No 36, sec 2 (e). Am 1963 No 34, sec 3 (g).

Sec 22

Rep 1945 No 36, sec 2 (f).

Sec 23

Am 1963 No 34, sec 3 (h).

Sec 24

Am 1963 No 34, sec 4 (a); 1969 No 57, sec 2 (f); 1992 No 112, Sch 1.

Sec 25

Am 1963 No 34, sec 4 (b); 1992 No 112, Sch 1.

Sec 26

Rep 1963 No 34, sec 4 (c).

Sec 26A

Ins 1931 No 16, sec 2 (c). Am 1963 No 34, sec 4 (d).

Sec 27

Am 1963 No 34, sec 4 (e); 1992 No 112, Sch 1.

Sec 28

Am 1963 No 34, sec 4 (f); 1969 No 57, sec 2 (g); 1992 No 112, Sch 1.

Sec 29

Am 1963 No 34, sec 5 (1) (b); 1992 No 112, Sch 1.

Part 4A

Ins 1963 No 34, sec 5 (1) (c).

Sec 29A

Ins 1963 No 34, sec 5 (1) (c). Am 1972 No 63, Sch; 1982 No 138, Sch 1; 1992 No 112, Sch 1.

Sec 30

Am 1931 No 16, sec 2 (d); 1945 No 36, sec 2 (g); 1963 No 34, sec 6 (a); 1969 No 57, sec 2 (h); 1992 No 112, Sch 1.

Sec 31

Rep 1987 No 48, Sch 32.

Sec 32

Am 1963 No 34, sec 6 (b).

Sec 33

Subst 1990 No 12, Sch 1.

Sec 33A

Ins 1999 No 76, Sch 5.

Sec 34

Am 1990 No 12, Sch 1.

Sec 35

Ins 1931 No 16, sec 3. Subst 1945 No 36, sec 2 (h). Am 1955 No 7, sec 3 (1); 1963 No 34, sec 6 (c); 1969 No 57, sec 2 (i); 1974 No 51, Sch; 1992 No 112, Sch 1.

Sec 36

Ins 1945 No 36, sec 2 (h). Am 1963 No 34, sec 6 (d); 1969 No 57, sec 2 (j); 1992 No 112, Sch 1.

Sec 37

Ins 1945 No 36, sec 2 (h). Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1.

Sec 38

Ins 1945 No 36, sec 2 (h).

Opticians Bill 1930

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