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Travel Agents Act 1986 No 5

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
01 January 2014 01 January 2014 2013 No 95
05 July 2013 05 July 2013 2013 No 47
04 January 2013 04 January 2013 2012 No 95
28 May 2012 28 May 2012 2011 No 44
08 January 2010 08 January 2010 2009 No 106
06 July 2009 06 July 2009 2007 No 94
04 July 2007 04 July 2007 2007 No 27
24 November 2005 24 November 2005 2005 No 98
05 October 2004 05 October 2004 2002 No 97
28 February 2003 28 February 2003 2002 No 28
25 February 2002 25 February 2002 2001 No 82
14 December 2001 14 December 2001 2001 No 112
17 July 2001 17 July 2001 2001 No 56
15 July 2001 15 July 2001 2001 No 34
29 June 2000 29 June 2000 2000 No 53

Travel Agents Act 1986 No 5

Assented to 24.04.1986.

Date of commencement, Part 1, secs 40 (1) (2) (6)–(8), 56 and Sch 2 excepted, 2.2.1987, sec 2 (2) and GG No 20 of 30.1.1987, p 428.

Date of commencement of sec 40 (1) (2) (6)–(8), 8.1.1988, sec 2 (2) and GG No 2 of 8.1.1988, p 7.

Civil and Administrative Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2013 No 95

Assented to 20.11.2013.

Date of commencement, 1.1.2014, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 No 47

Assented to 25.06.2013.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.34, 5.7.2013, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2012 No 95

Assented to 21.11.2012.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.20, 4.1.2013, sec 2 (1).

Business Names (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2011 No 44

Assented to 20.09.2011.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 28.5.2012, sec 2 and 2012 (209) LW 25.5.2012.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2009 No 106

Assented to 14.12.2009.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.19, 8.1.2010, sec 2 (2).

Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007 No 94

Assented to 13.12.2007.

Date of commencement of Schs 2 and 4, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007 No 27

Assented to 04.07.2007.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.52, assent, sec 2 (2).

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).

Business Names Act 2002 No 97

Assented to 29.11.2002.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.12, 5.10.2004, sec 2 (1) and GG No 149 of 24.9.2004, p 7607.

Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002 No 28

Assented to 21.06.2002.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.14, 28.2.2003, sec 2 and GG No 33 of 31.1.2003, p 594.

Sch 4.32 [1] was not commenced and was repealed by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012 No 42.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.32 [2]: not in force.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2001 No 112

Assented to 14.12.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.27, assent, sec 2 (2).

Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001 No 82

Assented to 21.11.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 7.22, 25.2.2002, sec 2 (1) and GG No 48 of 22.2.2002, p 901.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2001 No 56

Assented to 17.07.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.21, assent, sec 2 (2).

Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 34

Assented to 28.06.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.54, 15.7.2001, sec 2 (1) and Commonwealth Gazette No S 285 of 13.7.2001.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 No 53

Assented to 29.06.2000.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.32, assent, sec 2 (2).

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999 No 94

Assented to 08.12.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.58, 3.4.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 42 of 31.3.2000, p 2487.

Fair Trading Tribunal Act 1998 No 161

Assented to 14.12.1998.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.12, 1.3.1999, sec 2 and GG No 25 of 26.2.1999, p 972.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1998 No 120

Assented to 26.11.1998.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.45, assent, sec 2 (2).

Administrative Decisions Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 1998 No 48

Assented to 29.06.1998.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.24, 1.1.1999, sec 2 and GG No 178 of 24.12.1998, p 9948.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1996 No 121

Assented to 03.12.1996.

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

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 No 30

Assented to 21.06.1996.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Travel Agents Act 1986, assent, sec 2 (2).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 No 46

Assented to 15.06.1993.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Travel Agents Act 1986, assent, Sch 1.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 3) 1992 No 111

Assented to 08.12.1992.

Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 2 relating to the Travel Agents Act 1986, assent, Sch 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1991 No 94

Assented to 17.12.1991.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Travel Agents Act 1986, assent, Sch 1.

Business Licences Act 1990 No 72

Assented to 04.12.1990.

The provisions of Sch 3 relating to the Travel Agents Act 1986 were not commenced and were repealed by the Business Licences Repeal and Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2001 No 3.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1987 No 209

Assented to 09.12.1987.

Date of commencement of Sch 44, except as provided by sec 2 (4) and (6), assent, sec 2 (1).

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.

Orders pursuant to sec 5 (1) were published as follows:See now Travel Agents Order 2005.

Gazette No 20 of 30.1.1987, p 479 (repealed by GG No 42 of 8.4.2005, p 1259)

Gazette No 187 of 4.12.1987, p 6711 (repealed by GG No 42 of 8.4.2005, p 1259)

Gazette No 83 of 14.7.1989, p 4277 (repealed by GG No 42 of 8.4.2005, p 1259)

Gazette No 51 of 20.4.1990, p 3261 (repealed by GG No 42 of 8.4.2005, p 1259)

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Sec 3

Am 1987 No 209, Sch 44; 1996 No 30, Sch 1; 1998 No 48, Sch 2.24 [1]; 2001 No 34, Sch 2.54; 2001 No 56, Sch 1.21 [2] [3]; 2013 No 95, Sch 2.146 [1].

Sec 7A

Ins 2002 No 28, Sch 4.14 [1]. Am 2007 No 27, Sch 1.52 [1].

Sec 8

Am 1998 No 120, Sch 1.45 [1]; 2000 No 53, Sch 1.32 [1]; 2002 No 28, Sch 4.14 [2].

Sec 9

Am 1996 No 121, Sch 2.32 (1); 2001 No 56, Sch 1.21 [4].

Sec 10

Am 2002 No 28, Sch 4.14 [3].

Sec 10B

Ins 1993 No 46, Sch 1.

Sec 10B

Ins 1993 No 46, Sch 1. Am 2002 No 28, Sch 4.14 [4]–[6].

Sec 11

Am 2001 No 56, Sch 1.21 [5].

Sec 12

Am 2002 No 97, Sch 1.12 [1]; 2011 No 44, Sch 3.21 [1].

Sec 13

Am 1998 No 120, Sch 1.45 [1]. Rep 2002 No 28, Sch 4.14 [7].

Sec 14

Rep 2002 No 28, Sch 4.14 [7].

Sec 16

Am 1998 No 120, Sch 1.45 [2]; 2002 No 28, Sch 4.14 [8].

Sec 17

Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.32 [2]; 2001 No 56, Sch 1.21 [6] [7]; 2001 No 112, Sch 1.27; 2002 No 28, Sch 4.14 [9] [10]; 2007 No 27, Sch 1.52 [2].

Sec 18

Am 1991 No 94, Sch 1; 1993 No 46, Sch 1. Rep 2002 No 28, Sch 4.14 [7].

Sec 19

Rep 2002 No 28, Sch 4.14 [7].

Sec 20

Am 1991 No 94, Sch 1; 1996 No 121, Sch 2.32 (2) (3); 2001 No 56, Sch 1.21 [4].

Part 2, Div 4, heading

Subst 1998 No 48, Sch 2.24 [2]; 2013 No 95, Sch 2.146 [2].

Part 2, Div 4

Subst 1998 No 48, Sch 2.24 [2].

Sec 22

Subst 1998 No 48, Sch 2.24 [2]. Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.146 [3].

Sec 23

Subst 1998 No 48, Sch 2.24 [2]. Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.146 [4].

Sec 24

Subst 1998 No 48, Sch 2.24 [2]. Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.146 [5]–[7].

Sec 25

Rep 1998 No 48, Sch 2.24 [2].

Sec 31

Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.146 [8].

Sec 33

Am 2009 No 106, Sch 1.19.

Sec 35

Am 2002 No 97, Sch 1.12 [2]; 2011 No 44, Sch 3.21 [2].

Sec 38

Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.58.

Sec 44

Am 1987 No 209, Sch 44; 1998 No 120, Sch 1.45 [3]; 2013 No 95, Sch 2.146 [9].

Sec 45

Am 1998 No 120, Sch 1.45 [4].

Sec 46

Rep 1992 No 111, Sch 2.

Sec 49

Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.50.

Sec 50

Am 2007 No 94, Schs 2, 4.

Sec 53

Am 1996 No 30, Sch 1; 2012 No 95, Sch 1.20 [1] [2].

Sec 54

Am 1996 No 30, Sch 1; 1998 No 161, Sch 4.12 [1] [2]; 2001 No 82, Sch 7.22 [1] [2]; 2013 No 95, Schs 2.146 [10]–[12], 4.44 [1].

Sec 57

Am 1998 No 161, Sch 4.12 [3]; 2001 No 82, Sch 7.22 [3]; 2013 No 47, Sch 1.34; 2013 No 95, Sch 4.44 [2] [3].

Sch 2

Am 1987 No 48, Sch 32; 1987 No 209, Sch 44.

The whole Act (except secs 3, 9 (2) and 20 (7) and Sch 2)

Am 2001 No 56, Sch 1.21 [1] (“Commissioner” omitted wherever occurring, “Director-General” inserted instead).

Travel Agents Bill 1986

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