(1) This Act may be cited as the Airport Authorities Amendment Act 1996, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Airport Authorities Act 1966 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).

(2) This Act shall come into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council; and one or more Orders in Council may be made bringing different provisions into force on different dates.

(1) This subsection amended s 3A(1) of the principal Act.

(2) This subsection amended s 3A(5) of the principal Act.

This section substituted s 3AA(1) of the principal Act.

Unless the context otherwise requires, every reference in—

• (a) Any contract, agreement, deed, or instrument entered into, made, or executed under section 3A or section 3AA of the principal Act before the commencement of this Act; or

• (b) Any form, notice, or other document issued, given, or signed under section 3A or section 3AA of the principal Act before the commencement of this Act,—

to the Minister of Civil Aviation and Meteorological Services shall be read as a reference to the Minister for State-Owned Enterprises.

The principal Act is hereby amended by repealing section 3B (as substituted by section 42 of the Public Finance Amendment Act 1992 and amended by section 2 of the Company Law Reform (Transitional Provisions) Act 1994).

Section 3C of the principal Act (as substituted by section 2 of the Company Law Reform (Transitional Provisions) Act 1994) is hereby amended by omitting the words “sections 3B(2) and”, and substituting the word “section”.

This section amended s 6(7) of the principal Act.

(1) This subsection amended s 9(1)(h) and (i) of the principal Act.

(2) This subsection amended s 9(7) of the principal Act.