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Endnote 2 Table of Amendments

This publication incorporates amendments made to the Dangerous Goods Act 1985 by Acts and subordinate instruments.

Where a provision has expired, the provision has been omitted and an explanatory sidenote included.

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Coal Mines (Amendment) Act 1987, No. 6/1987

Assent Date:

28.4.87

Commencement Date:

11.5.87: Government Gazette 6.5.87 p. 1004

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Gas and Fuel Corporation (Amendment) Act 1987, No. 24/1987

Assent Date:

12.5.87

Commencement Date:

22.6.88: Government Gazette 22.6.88 p. 1774

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Transport (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 44/1989

Assent Date:

6.6.89

Commencement Date:

S. 41(Sch. 2 items 8.1–8.3) on 1.7.89: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 48/1989

Assent Date:

14.6.89

Commencement Date:

28.6.89: Government Gazette 28.6.89 p. 1558

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Magistrates' Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 57/1989

Assent Date:

14.6.89

Commencement Date:

S. 4(1)(a)–(e)(2) on 1.9.89: Government Gazette 30.8.89 p. 2210; rest of Act on 1.9.90: Government Gazette 25.7.90 p. 2217

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Mineral Resources Development Act 1990, No. 92/1990

Assent Date:

18.12.90

Commencement Date:

S. 128(Sch. 1 items 5.1, 5.2) on 6.11.91: Government Gazette 30.10.91 p. 2970

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Accident Compensation (Further Amendment) Act 1992, No. 37/1992

Assent Date:

16.6.92

Commencement Date:

16.6.92

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Gas Industry Act 1994, No. 112/1994

Assent Date:

20.12.94

Commencement Date:

S. 114(Sch. 5 item 2) on 21.12.94: Special Gazette (No. 100) 20.12.94 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Gas and Fuel Corporation (Repeal) Act 1995, No. 31/1995

Assent Date:

6.6.95

Commencement Date:

S. 52(Sch. 1 item 3) on 21.6.95: Special Gazette (No. 49) 14.6.95 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Extractive Industries Development Act 1995, No. 67/1995

Assent Date:

17.10.95

Commencement Date:

Pt 1 (ss 1–7), s. 60(1)(2) on 17.10.95: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 1.6.96: Special Gazette (No. 60) 31.5.96

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Act 1995, No. 78/1995

Assent Date:

28.11.95

Commencement Date:

All of Act (except s. 3) on 28.11.95: s. 2(1); s. 3 on 15.4.96: s. 2(3)

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Port Services Act 1995, No. 82/1995

Assent Date:

28.11.95

Commencement Date:

Ss 190–193 on 1.3.96: Special Gazette (No. 14) 27.2.96 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Accident Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Act 1996, No. 13/1996[2]

Assent Date:

28.6.96

Commencement Date:

Ss 1, 2, 9 on 28.6.96: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 2.7.96: Special Gazette (No. 75) 2.7.96 p. 1

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Legal Practice Act 1996, No. 35/1996

Assent Date:

6.11.96

Commencement Date:

S. 453(Sch. 1 item 22) on 1.1.97: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Gas Safety Act 1997, No. 99/1997

Assent Date:

16.12.97

Commencement Date:

S. 120 on 1.2.99: Government Gazette 21.1.99 p. 80

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Accident Compensation (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 1997, No. 107/1997

Assent Date:

23.12.97

Commencement Date:

S. 69 on 1.7.98: s. 2(7)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998

Assent Date:

26.5.98

Commencement Date:

S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Tribunals and Licensing Authorities (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 52/1998

Assent Date:

2.6.98

Commencement Date:

S. 311(Sch. 1 items 20.1–20.11) on 1.7.98: Government Gazette 18.6.98 p. 1512

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Petroleum Act 1998, No. 96/1998

Assent Date:

24.11.98

Commencement Date:

S. 257(2) on 1.12.99: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Accident Compensation (Common Law and Benefits) Act 2000, No. 26/2000

Assent Date:

30.5.00

Commencement Date:

S. 30 on 30.6.00: Special Gazette (No. 92) 27.6.00 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No. 74/2000

Assent Date:

21.11.00

Commencement Date:

S. 3(Sch. 1 item 34) on 22.11.00: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 84/2000

Assent Date:

28.11.00

Commencement Date:

S. 41 on 7.12.00: Government Gazette 7.12.00 p. 2865

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Gas Industry Acts (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 91/2000

Assent Date:

5.12.00

Commencement Date:

S. 39 on 12.4.01: Government Gazette 12.4.01 p. 643

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Gas Industry Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2001, No. 32/2001

Assent Date:

19.6.01

Commencement Date:

S. 27 on 1.9.01: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, No. 44/2001

Assent Date:

27.6.01

Commencement Date:

S. 3(Sch. item 29) on 15.7.01: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Accident Compensation (Amendment) Act 2001, No. 82/2001

Assent Date:

11.12.01

Commencement Date:

Ss 32, 33 on 12.12.01: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Dangerous Goods Legislation (Amendment) Act 2004, No. 67/2004

Assent Date:

19.10.04

Commencement Date:

Ss 3–6, 8–15 on 19.10.04: s. 2(1); s. 7 on 1.10.05: Government Gazette 4.8.05 p. 1696

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004

Assent Date:

21.12.04

Commencement Date:

S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 53) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005

Assent Date:

24.5.05

Commencement Date:

S. 18(Sch. 1 item 32) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Dangerous Goods and Equipment (Public Safety) Acts (Amendment) Act 2005, No. 31/2005

Assent Date:

21.6.05

Commencement Date:

Ss 3–23 on 1.7.05: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Pipelines Act 2005, No. 61/2005

Assent Date:

20.9.05

Commencement Date:

S. 216 on 1.4.07: Government Gazette 29.3.07 p. 532

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Radiation Act 2005, No. 62/2005

Assent Date:

20.9.05

Commencement Date:

S. 141 on 1.9.07: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Infringements (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2006, No. 32/2006

Assent Date:

13.6.06

Commencement Date:

S. 94(Sch. item 9) on 1.7.06: Government Gazette 29.6.06 p. 1315

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Mineral Resources Development (Sustainable Development) Act 2006, No. 63/2006

Assent Date:

29.8.06

Commencement Date:

S. 61(Sch. item 8) on 30.8.06: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008, No. 46/2008

Assent Date:

2.9.08

Commencement Date:

S. 274 on 1.1.10: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Dangerous Goods Amendment (Transport) Act 2008, No. 66/2008

Assent Date:

18.11.08

Commencement Date:

Ss 4–28 on 1.1.09: Government Gazette 18.12.08 p. 2998

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Resources Industry Legislation Amendment Act 2009, No. 6/2009

Assent Date:

3.3.09

Commencement Date:

S. 49 on 1.1.10: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009, No. 68/2009

Assent Date:

24.11.09

Commencement Date:

S. 97(Sch. item 44) on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 10.12.09 p. 3215

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009, No. 69/2009

Assent Date:

24.11.09

Commencement Date:

S. 54(Sch. Pt 1 item 15) on 1.1.10: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010, No. 10/2010

Assent Date:

23.3.10

Commencement Date:

S. 800(Sch. 6 item 3) on 1.1.12: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013, No. 67/2013

Assent Date:

12.11.13

Commencement Date:

S. 649(Sch. 9 item 11) on 1.7.14: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014, No. 17/2014

Assent Date:

25.3.14

Commencement Date:

S. 160(Sch. 2 item 32) on 1.7.15: Special Gazette (No. 151) 16.6.15 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014

Assent Date:

3.6.14

Commencement Date:

S. 10(Sch. item 44) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014, No. 60/2014

Assent Date:

2.9.14

Commencement Date:

S. 140(Sch. 3 item 11) on 17.9.14: Special Gazette (No. 317) 16.9.14 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Statute Law Revision Act 2015, No. 21/2015

Assent Date:

16.6.15

Commencement Date:

S. 3(Sch. 1 item 16) on 1.7.14: s. 2(2)(b)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Road Legislation Amendment Act 2016, No. 5/2016

Assent Date:

16.2.16

Commencement Date:

S. 12 on 15.4.16: Special Gazette (No. 92) 12.4.16 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

WorkSafe Legislation Amendment Act 2017, No. 48/2017

Assent Date:

26.9.17

Commencement Date:

Ss 7, 8 on 27.9.17: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Oaths and Affirmations Act 2018, No. 6/2018

Assent Date:

27.2.18

Commencement Date:

S. 68(Sch. 2 item 39) on 1.3.19: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Environment Protection Amendment Act 2018, No. 39/2018 (as amended by No. 11/2020)

Assent Date:

28.8.18

Commencement Date:

S. 36 on 1.7.21: Special Gazette (No. 124) 16.3.21 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Treasury and Finance Legislation Amendment Act 2018, No. 49/2018

Assent Date:

25.9.18

Commencement Date:

Ss 23–27 on 26.9.18: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Firefighters' Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2019, No. 20/2019

Assent Date:

2.7.19

Commencement Date:

Ss 159–161 on 1.7.20: Special Gazette (No. 328) 30.6.20 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Dangerous Goods Amendment (Penalty Reform) Act 2019, No. 38/2019

Assent Date:

6.11.19

Commencement Date:

7.11.19: s. 2

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2019, No. 49/2019

Assent Date:

3.12.19

Commencement Date:

S. 186(Sch. 4 item 10) on 1.1.20: Special Gazette (No. 514) 10.12.19 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Local Government Act 2020, No. 9/2020

Assent Date:

24.3.20

Commencement Date:

S. 390(Sch. 1 item 22) on 6.4.20: Special Gazette (No. 150) 24.3.20 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Occupational Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021, No. 36/2021

Assent Date:

21.9.21

Commencement Date:

Ss 9, 10, 20−23, 33 on 22.9.21: s. 2(1); s. 11 on 22.9.22: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Workplace Safety Legislation and Other Matters Amendment Act 2022, No. 10/2022

Assent Date:

16.3.22

Commencement Date:

Ss 15–17 on 17.3.22: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Roads and Ports Legislation Amendment (Road Safety and Other Matters) Act 2025, No. 25/2025

Assent Date:

5.8.25

Commencement Date:

S. 106(Sch. 1 item 10) on 6.8.25: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Dangerous Goods Act 1985

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