Geographical Names Act 1966 No 13

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
01 July 2018 01 July 2018 2017 No 17
2017 No 66
15 December 2017 15 December 2017 2017 No 65
08 July 2016 08 July 2016 2016 No 27
15 January 2016 15 January 2016 2015 No 58
24 November 2014 24 November 2014 2014 No 64
03 January 2014 03 January 2014 2013 No 111
24 September 2010 24 September 2010 2009 No 102
09 July 2010 09 July 2010 2010 No 59
06 July 2009 06 July 2009 2007 No 94
06 July 2004 06 July 2004 2004 No 55
25 June 2003 25 June 2003 2002 No 83
14 December 2001 14 December 2001 2001 No 112
29 June 2000 29 June 2000 2000 No 53

This Act has also been amended pursuant to orders under secs 8 (2), 9 (3) and 9A of the Reprints Act 1972 No 48 (previously Acts Reprinting Act 1972). Order dated 21.2.1979, and published in GG No 30 of 23.2.1979, p 834, declaring that the Geographical Names Act 1966 is an enactment to which sec 8 (2) and sec 9 (3) of the Acts Reprinting Act 1972 apply. Order dated 21.2.1979 and published in GG No 33 of 2.3.1979, p 953.

Geographical Names Act 1966 No 13

Assented to 30.03.1966.

Date of commencement for certain purposes, 30.3.1966, sec 1 (3).

For all purposes, 26.8.1966, sec 1 (2) and GG No 92 of 26.8.1966, p 3548.

Electoral Act 2017 No 66

Assented to 30.11.2017.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2018, sec 2 and 2018 (302) LW 29.6.2018.

Local Government Amendment (Regional Joint Organisations) Act 2017 No 65

Assented to 30.11.2017.

Date of commencement, 15.12.2017, sec 2 and 2017 (730) LW 15.12.2017.

Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No 17

Assented to 17.05.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.7.2018, sec 2 (1) and 2018 (225) LW 1.6.2018.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2016 No 27

Assented to 07.06.2016.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.12, 8.7.2016, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2015 No 58

Assented to 24.11.2015.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 15.1.2016, sec 2 (3).

Multicultural NSW Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No 64

Assented to 28.10.2014.

Date of commencement, 24.11.2014, sec 2 and 2014 (714) LW 14.11.2014.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2013 No 111

Assented to 03.12.2013.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 3.1.2014, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 No 59

Assented to 28.06.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.37, 9.7.2010, sec 2 (2).

Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Amendment (Automatic Enrolment) Act 2009 No 102

Assented to 14.12.2009.

Date of commencement, 24.9.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (542) LW 24.9.2010.

Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007 No 94

Assented to 13.12.2007.

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

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 No 55

Assented to 06.07.2004.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.13, assent, sec 2 (2).

Surveying Act 2002 No 83

Assented to 29.10.2002.

Date of commencement, 25.6.2003, sec 2 and GG No 103 of 25.6.2003, p 5903.

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

Assented to 14.12.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.12, assent, sec 2 (2).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 No 53

Assented to 29.06.2000.

Date of commencement of Sch 3.8, assent, sec 2 (2).

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 Revision (Local Government) Act 1995 No 11

Assented to 09.06.1995.

Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Geographical Names Act 1966, 23.6.1995, sec 2 (1) and GG No 77 of 23.6.1995, p 3279.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994 No 32

Assented to 02.06.1994.

Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 2 relating to the Geographical Names Act 1966, assent, Sch 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1993 No 108

Assented to 02.12.1993.

Date of commencement of items (1), (2), (3) (b), (c), (g) and (h) of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Geographical Names Act 1966, assent, Sch 1.

Date of commencement of items (3) (a) and (d)–(f) of those provisions, 31.1.1994, Sch 1 and GG No 27 of 28.1.1994, p 339.

Item (4) of those provisions was not commenced and was superseded by the amendment made by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994 No 32.

Statute Law (Penalties) Act 1993 No 47

Assented to 15.06.1993.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Roads Act 1993 No 33

Assented to 08.06.1993.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1993, sec 2 and GG No 73 of 1.7.1993, p 3343.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 No 46

Assented to 22.06.1990.

Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Geographical Names Act 1966, assent, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 3) 1988 No 131

Assented to 30.12.1988.

Date of commencement of Sch 10, 1.11.1989, sec 2 (2) and GG No 105 of 27.10.1989, p 8851.

Miscellaneous Acts (Education and Public Instruction) Repeal and Amendment Act 1987 No 63

Assented to 03.06.1987.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 17.8.1987, sec 2 (2) and GG No 126 of 31.7.1987, p 4254.

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.

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No reference is made to certain amendments made by the Reprints Act 1972.

Sec 2

Am 1987 No 63, Sch 2; 1993 No 108, Sch 1; 1995 No 11, Sch 1; 2001 No 112, Sch 1.12 [1]; 2010 No 59, Sch 2.37 [1]; 2009 No 102, Sch 6.1; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.38 [1]; 2017 No 17, Sch 4.39; 2017 No 65, Sch 2.10; 2017 No 66, Sch 8.10.

Sec 3

Am GG No 33 of 2.3.1979, p 953; 1988 No 131, Sch 10; 1990 No 46, Sch 1; 1993 No 108, Sch 1; 2001 No 112, Sch 1.12 [2]–[7]; 2002 No 83, Sch 2.9; 2004 No 55, Sch 1.13 [1] [2]; 2013 No 111, Sch 2.8; 2014 No 64, Sch 2.4; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.38 [2]–[4].

Sec 4

Subst 2015 No 58, Sch 3.38 [5].

Sec 5

Am 2000 No 53, Sch 3.8; 2004 No 55, Sch 1.13 [3]; 2016 No 27, Sch 1.12 [1] [2].

Sec 7A

Ins 2004 No 55, Sch 1.13 [4].

Sec 9

Am 2001 No 112, Sch 1.12 [8]–[11].

Sec 10

Am 2001 No 112, Sch 1.12 [12] [13].

Sec 13

Rep 1993 No 33, Sch 1.

Sec 15

Am 1993 No 47, Sch 1; 1994 No 32, Sch 2; 2001 No 112, Sch 1.12 [14] [15]; 2007 No 94, Sch 4.

Sec 18

Am 2004 No 55, Sch 1.13 [5]; 2010 No 59, Sch 2.37 [2] [3]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.38 [6]–[8].

Sec 19

Am 1987 No 48, Sch 32.

Sec 20

Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4. Ins 2001 No 112, Sch 1.12 [16].

The whole Act (except sec 3 (2) (b))

Am 1993 No 108, Sch 1 (“chairman” omitted wherever occurring, “chairperson” inserted instead).

The whole Act

Am 1993 No 108, Sch 1 (after “he” wherever occurring, “or she” inserted).

The whole Act (except sec 3 (2) (b), (c) and (d))

Am 1993 No 108, Sch 1 (after “him” wherever occurring, “or her” inserted).

The whole Act (except sec 3 (3A))

Am 1993 No 108, Sch 1 (after “his” wherever occurring, “or her” inserted).

Geographical Names Bill 1966

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