Commonwealth Digest
| Author | J. W. Constance,Susan R. Eggins,A. Cork |
| DOI | 10.1177/0067205X6700200205 |
| Published date | 01 June 1967 |
| Date | 01 June 1967 |
COMMONWEALTH DIGEST
This Digest
is
intended
to
provide lawyers with akey
to
those questions
and
Ministerial Statements in the Commonwealth Parliament in which
they are most likely
to
be interested,
and
it is,
of
course, selective.
It
covers the period 8March 1966
to
28
October 1966,
and
is compiled
from the published debates
of
the Parliament
of
the Commonwealth
of
Australia.
The page references
to
Parliamentary Debates
('
S.
Deb.'
and
,H.R. Deb.') are
to
the published debates
of
the Senate and
the
House
of
Representatives, for the first Session
of
the
Twenty-fifth Parliament,
fifth and sixth periods.
Australian Capital Territory
On
31
March, the Attorney-General, in answer
to
aquestion without
notice, stated
that
legislation for the introduction
of
strata titles in the
Territory was in the course
of
preparation
and
would be ready in the
not
too distant future. The Territory legislation would improve
on
that
already in existence in New South Wales
and
Victoria. H.R. Deb.
800-801.
On
12
May, the Minister representing the Treasurer in the Senate, in
answer
to
aquestion without notice, stated
that
the Government did
propose introducing stamp duty
on
various transactions
in
the Territory,
but
details had
not
yet been finalised. H.R. Deb. 999.
Bankruptcy
On
19
April, the Attorney-General,
in
reply
to
aquestion upon notice,
listed details
of
,matters under the Bankruptcy Act which were heard
by
Federal judges
or
officials. H.R. Deb. 957.
On
25
August, the Attorney-General,
in
reply
to
aquestion upon
notice, stated
that
it was
not
possible to announce adate for the com-
mencement
of
'the
1966
Bankruptcy Act until the Rules
to
the Act were
completed and made available to the public. H.R. Deb.
501.
Civil Aviation
On
29
March, the Minister representing the Minister for Civil Aviation
in the Senate, in reply
to
aquestion upon notice, outlined the terms
and
conditions
of
airline passengers' insurance cover.
S.
Deb. 276-277.
On
5May, the Minister for Civil Aviation, in reply
to
aquestion
upon
notice, indicated the composition
of
the expert committee
to
inquire into
parallel timetables
of
the two major domestic airlines. H.R. Deb. 1500.
On
30 August, the Minister for Civil Aviation,
in
reply to aquestion
upon notice, outlined the position
in,
respect ·of State legislation com-
plementary
to
the Crimes (Aircraft) Act
1963andnniforrn
State legis-
lation covering surface damage caused
by
aircraft. H.R. Deb. 575.
263
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