Printing Authority of Tasmania Act 1994
An Act to establish the Printing Authority of Tasmania, to repeal the Government Printing Office Act 1949 and certain other Acts, to amend consequentially certain Acts and for related purposes
[Royal Assent 17 March 1994]
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
PART 1 - Preliminary
This Act may be cited as the Printing Authority of Tasmania Act 1994 .
This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.
[Section 3 Amended by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –Authority means the Printing Authority of Tasmania established under section 4 ;prescribed body means –(a) [Section 3 Amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001] a Government department, within the meaning of the State Service Act 2000 ; or(b) a State authority, within the meaning of that Act; or(c) a local authority; or(d) a Government department, or a statutory body or authority, of the Commonwealth Government or the Government of another State or a Territory; or(e) any body corporate, association or organization which receives any funding from the Tasmanian Government or the Commonwealth Government; or(f) a person or body that carries on a business or resides in a place other than Tasmania; or(g) [Section 3 Amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:09 Aug 2001] a person or body that carries on a business of a type specified in section 5 (a) or 6 in Tasmania where the work to be undertaken for that person or body by the Authority is ultimately destined for a business situated in, or a particular person resident in, a place other than Tasmania; or(h) a person or body that carries on a business of a type specified in section 5 (a) or 6 in Tasmania where –(i) the work to be undertaken for that person or body by the Authority is ultimately destined for a business situated in, or a particular person resident in, Tasmania; and(ii) the businesses in Tasmania carrying on any business of a type specified in section 5 (a) or 6 (other than the Authority and the Australian Government Printing Office) are not able to carry out that work effectively;regulations means regulations made and in force under this Act.
PART 2 - Printing Authority of Tasmania
4. The Printing Authority of Tasmania
[Section 4 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]The Printing Authority of Tasmania is established.
[Section 5 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]The functions of the Authority are as follows:(a) to carry on for a prescribed body the businesses of –(i) printer; and(ii) publisher; and(iii) bookseller; and(iv) bookbinder; and(v) stationer;(b) to perform such other functions as are imposed on the Authority by this or any other Act.
[Section 6, formerly 7 Renumbered by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]Without limiting the exercise of other powers that it is authorized to exercise under this or any other Act, the Authority has power to carry on any of the following businesses for any prescribed body:(a) printing engineer;(b) print broker;(c) graphic designer;(d) media converter;(e) consulting service;(f) [Section 6 Amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:09 Aug 2001] any other business which may conveniently be carried on in conjunction with the businesses specified in section 5(a) .
6A. Superannuation for employees
[Section 6A Inserted by No. 19 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:15 May 1999](1) The Authority may make contributions to one or more superannuation schemes that comply with the law of the Commonwealth relating to superannuation and may participate in the superannuation scheme provided by the Retirement Benefits Act 1993 and, if it does so participate in that scheme, it is taken to be a prescribed authority for the purposes of that Act in respect of any of its employees who are subject to the scheme.(2) A contribution made to a complying superannuation scheme in accordance with subsection (1) in respect of an employee appointed on or after the commencement day specified in the Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 1999 is not to be in excess of the rate specified in section 6(7) of that Act.(3) The Authority must not establish a superannuation scheme after the commencement day specified in the Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 1999 .(4) The Authority must comply with any instruction relating to superannuation given to it by the Minister responsible for the administration of the Retirement Benefits Act 1993 or the Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 1999 .
PART 3 - Miscellaneous[Part 3 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]
[Section 7, formerly 39 Renumbered by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ][Section 8 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 9 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 10 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 11 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 12 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 13 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 14 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 15 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . .(1) The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.(2) Regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the regulations.(3) The regulations may –(a) provide that a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, any of the regulations is an offence; and(b) in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 0·5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.(4) The regulations may authorize any matter to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by the Board or chief executive officer.(5) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.(6) A provision referred to in subsection (5) may take effect on and from the day on which this Act commences or a later day.
PART 4 - . . . . . . . .[Part 4 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ][Section 16 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 17 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 18 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 19 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 20 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 21 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 22 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 23 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 24 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 25 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . .
PART 5 - . . . . . . . .[Part 5 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ][Section 26 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 27 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 28 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 29 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 30 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 31 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 32 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 33 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . .
PART 6 - . . . . . . . .[Section 34 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 35 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 36 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 37 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 38 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Section 40 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 41 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . . [Section 42 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]. . . . . . . .
SCHEDULE 1[Schedule 1 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]
SCHEDULE 2[Schedule 2 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]
SCHEDULE 3[Schedule 3 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]
SCHEDULE 4[Schedule 4 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]
SCHEDULE 5[Schedule 5 Repealed by No. 52 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]