Disability Services Act 1991.pdf

Australian Capital Territory Disability Services Act 1991 A1991-98 Republication No 6 Effective: 1 March 2011 Republication date: 1 March 2011 Last amendment made by A2011-3 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at .au About this republication The republished law This is a republication of the Disability Services Act 1991 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 March 2011. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 1 March 2011. The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. Kinds of republications The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at .au): ? authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies ? unauthorised republications. The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page. Editorial changes The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice. This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1). Uncommenced provisions and amendments If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the uncommenced provision or amend