National blood authority act

Compilation No. 9

Compilation date: 1 July 2016

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 126, 2015

Registered: 19 July 2016

This compilation includes commenced amendments made by Act No. 59, 2015

About this compilation

This is a compilation of the National Blood Authority Act 2003 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2016 (the compilation date ).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes ) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self - repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

4 Main purpose of this Act

5 This Act binds the Crown

6 Application to the external Territories

Part 2--The National Blood Authority

9 Policy principles about the NBA's functions

10 General Manager's power to obtain information and documents

11 Protecting confidentiality of information

15 Appointing members

16 Term of appointment

17 Acting appointments

18 Members' remuneration

19 Leave of absence

21 Termination of appointment

Part 4--The NBA General Manager, staff and advisory committees

Subdivision A--Establishment and role

25 Working with the Board

Subdivision B--Appointing the General Manager

28 Term of appointment

29 Acting appointments

31 Outside employment

32 Leave of absence

35 Termination of appointment

Division 2--Staff and consultants

Division 3--Advisory committees

38 Advisory committees

39 Committee members' remuneration

Part 5--The National Blood Account

40 National Blood Account

41 Credits to the Account

42 Purposes of the Account

43 Corporate plan

44 Annual reports

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation "(md not incorp)" is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.