Printing and Newspapers Act 1973 No 46

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
11 January 2013 11 January 2013 2012 No 97
28 May 2012 28 May 2012 2011 No 44
05 October 2004 05 October 2004 2002 No 97
15 July 2001 15 July 2001 2001 No 34

Printing and Newspapers Act 1973 No 46

Assented to 08.05.1973.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1973, sec 1 (2) and GG No 75 of 8.6.1973, p 2158.

Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Directors’ Liability) Act 2012 No 97

Assented to 26.11.2012.

Date of commencement, 11.1.2013, sec 2 and 2012 (629) LW 14.12.2012.

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.

Business Names Act 2002 No 97

Assented to 29.11.2002.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.9, 5.10.2004, sec 2 (1) and GG No 149 of 24.9.2004, p 7607.

Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 34

Assented to 28.06.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.43, 15.7.2001, sec 2 (1) and Commonwealth Gazette No S 285 of 13.7.2001.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999 No 85

Assented to 03.12.1999.

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

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

Assented to 03.12.1996.

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

Statute Law Revision (Local Government) Act 1995 No 11

Assented to 09.06.1995.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Printing and Newspapers Act 1973, 23.6.1995, sec 2 (1) and GG No 77 of 23.6.1995, p 3279.

Statute Law (Penalties) Act 1993 No 47

Assented to 15.06.1993.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Miscellaneous Acts (Companies) Amendment Act 1981 No 123

Assented to 30.12.1981.

Date of commencement of Sch 8 (except as provided in sec 2 (6) (a)–(c), 1.7.1982, sec 2 (6) and GG No 90 of 30.6.1982, p 2959.

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No reference is made to certain amendments made by Schedule 3 (amendments replacing gender-specific language) to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1996.

Sec 3

Am 1993 No 47, Sch 1; 1995 No 11, Sch 1; 2002 No 97, Sch 1.9 [1]; 2011 No 44, Sch 3.16 [1].

Sec 4

Am 1993 No 47, Sch 1; 1995 No 11, Sch 1; 2002 No 97, Sch 1.9 [2]; 2011 No 44, Sch 3.16 [2].

Sec 6

Am 1981 No 123, Sch 8; 2001 No 34, Sch 2.43. Rep 2012 No 97, Sch 1.32.

Sec 7

Am 1999 No 85, Sch 4.

Sch

Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.

Printing and Newspapers Bill 1973

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