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5Consequential amendments Empowered by s 146

  • Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971 (1971 No 53)
  • Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 34)
  • Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (1995 No 16)
  • Burial and Cremation Act 1964 (1964 No 75)
  • Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 (1989 No 24)
  • Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121)
  • Corrections Act 2004 (2004 No 50)
  • Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003 (2003 No 115)
  • Department of Justice (Restructuring) Act 1995 (1995 No 39)
  • District Courts Act 1947 (1947 No 16)
  • Evidence Act 1908 (1908 No 56)
  • Friendly Societies and Credit Unions Act 1982 (1982 No 118)
  • Health Act 1956 (1956 No 65)
  • Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001 (2001 No 93)
  • Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48)
  • Human Tissue Act 1964 (1964 No 19)
  • Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 (1992 No 46)
  • Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 140)
  • Relationships (Statutory References) Act 2005 (2005 No 3)
  • Remuneration Authority Act 1977 (1977 No 110)
  • Transport Accident Investigation Commission Act 1990 (1990 No 99)
  • Visiting Forces Act 2004 (2004 No 59)