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Nauru Alphabetical Index of Statutes in Force

Nauru OPC 14 May 2013

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Table of Contents

Accommodation Registration Act 2006
Administration Order No. 3 of 1938 (Regulations governing Intestate Estates)
Administrative Arrangements Act 2011
Adoption of Children Act 1965
Aerodrome (Acquisition of Land) Act 1952
Agricultural Quarantine Act 1999
Animals Act 1982
Anti Money Laundering Act 2008
Antiquities Act 1935
Appeals Act 1972
Asylum Seekers (Regional Processing Centre) Act 2012
Attachment of Earnings & Phosphate Royalties Act 1973
Audit Act 1973
Bank of Nauru Act 1976
Banking Act 1975
Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1957
Business Licences Act 2011
Business Names Act 1976
Cemeteries Act 1922
Census Act 1973
Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2012
Civil Aviation Act 2011
Civil Aviation (Carrier’s Liability) Act 1995
Civil Evidence Act 1972
Civil Procedure Act 1972
Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905
Commissions of Inquiry Act 1948
Conflict of Laws Act 1974
Constitution of Nauru 1968
Constitutional Review Committee Act 2004
Consular Conventions (Administration of Estates) Act 1977
Consular Privileges & Immunities Act 1976
Corporations Act 1972
Correctional Service Act 2009
Counter Terrorism & Transnational Organised Crime Act 2004
Courts Act 1972
Criminal Code 1899
Criminal Justice Act 1999
Criminal Procedure Act 1972
Currency Act 1976
Custom & Adopted Laws Act 1971
Customs Act 1921
Customs (Rates of Duty) Act 2010
Development Fund Act 2011
Diplomatic Privileges & Immunities Act 1976
Disaster Risk Management Act 2008
Education Act 2011
Electoral Act 1965
Evidence (Confidential Information) Act 1976
Explosives Act 1924
Extradition Act 1973
Facilitation of Australian Assistance Act 2004
Family Court Act 1973
Fisheries Act 1997
Food Safety Act 2005
Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1973
Foreign Trusts, Estates and Wills Act 1972
Gaming Act 2011
Geneva Conventions Act 2012
Government Loans Act 1972
Guardianship of Children Act 1975
Health Practitioners Act 1999
Illicit Drugs Control Act 2004
Immigration Act 1999
Inquests Act 1977
Insolvency Act 1912
Interpretation Act 2011
Land (Declaration of Ownership) Ordinance 1962
Lands Act 1976
Lands (Validating) Ordinance 1951
Law Adoption (Customs) Act 1922
Law Adoption (Post and Telegraph) Act 1952
Law Adoption (Trade Marks Regulations) Act 1964
Laws Repeal and Adopting Act 1922
Legal Practitioners Act 1973
Legislation Publication Act 2011
Legitimation Act 1959
Liquor Act 1967
Litter Prohibition Act 1983
Maintenance Act 1959
Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1973
Marine Insurance Act 1909
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
Members of Parliament (Register of Interests) Act 2004
Mentally-disordered Persons Act 1963
Mercantile Act 1912
Meteorology Act 1906
Metric Conversion Act 1973
Motor Traffic Act 1937
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2004
Naoero Citizenship Act 2005
Nauru Air Corporation Act 1995
Nauru Fisheries & Marine Resources Authority Act 1997
Nauru Lands Committee Act 1956
Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) Act 1968
Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust Act 1968
Nauru Police Force Act 1972
Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation Act 1997
Nauru Standard Time Act 1978
Nauru Trustee Corporation Act 1972
Nauru Utilities Corporation Act 2011
Notification of Infectious and Contagious Diseases Ordinance 1923
Oaths, Affirmations and Statutory Declarations Act 1976
Official Information Act 1976
Parliamentary Pension Act 2008
Parliamentary Powers, Privileges & Immunities Act 1976
Parliamentary Salaries & Allowances Act 2008
Partnership Act 1976
Passports Act 2011
Patents Registration Act 1973
Payments Directorate Act 2008
Port Authority Act 2006
Post and Telegraph Act 1901
Prices Regulation Act 2008
Private Security Act 2012
Proceeds of Crime Act 2004
Public Accounts Committee Act 1992
Public Finance (Control and Management) Act 1997
Public Health Ordinance 1925
Public Investments Act 1978
Public Service Act 1998
Quarantine Act 1908
Recognition of Foreign Divorces, Legal Separations & Nullity of Marriages Act 1973
Referendum Procedures Act 2009
Refugees Convention Act 2012
Regulations Validity Act 2001
Republic Proceedings Act 1972
RONPHOS Act 2005
Sale of Second-hand Motor Vehicles Act 1973
Salvage of Derelict Wreck Act 1969
Sanitary Inspectors Ordinance 1921
Sea Boundaries Act 1997
Secret Commissions Act 1905
Shipping Registration Act 1968
Special Missions, Privileges & Immunities Act 1976
Statistics Act 1992
Statute Law Revision Act 2011
Statutory Salaries Act 1974
Succession, Probate & Administration Act 1976
Summary Offences Act 1967
Survey Act 1961
Survey Marks Act 1925
Telecommunications Act 2002
Telecommunications Service Tax Act 2009
Tobacco Control Act 2009
Trade Marks Act 1955
Treasury Fund Investment Act 1971
Treasury Fund Protection Act 2004
Tuberculosis Ordinance 1967
Weights & Measures Act 1976
Wild Birds Protection Act 1937
Worker’s Compensation Act 1956
Workers (Contracts of Service) Act 1922
Wreck and Salvage Act 1902

Notes:

  1. Includes all locally enacted Ordinances and Acts that are still in force (other than Appropriation and Supply Acts) and Acts specifically adopted from other jurisdictions that are still in force (except where repeal is noted – certain repealed amending Acts being listed only to make clear how the principal enactment still in force has changed over time). Consolidated versions of all Acts in force are available at http://ronlaw.gov.nr
  2. Certain Acts that have been repealed are listed as constituent enactments under the relevant Act in force where the amendments effected by the repealed Act are still part of the Act in force (the subsequent repeal of the amending Acts is noted in brackets)
  3. Statutes of general application which were in force in England as at 31st January 1968, adopted by section 4 of the Custom and Adopted Laws Act 1972, are not included.
  4. Titles in bold are the current citation of the Act in force; titles listed below bold titles are the constituent enactments: the principal Act or Ordinance and all enactments that have amended the principal; titles indented are subsidiary legislation made under the relevant Act (subsidiary legislation lists are not complete).
  5. Acts that have been passed but have not yet commenced are not included in this list. For a complete list of Acts as passed since 1968, see 'List of Numbered Acts by year' on RONLAW. Acts as passed are also available on RONLAW, by selecting 'Legislation as passed/made' from the bottom of the homepage.

Accommodation Registration Act 2006
Accommodation Registration Act 2006 – 9/06 (principal)
Accommodation Registration (Amendment) Act 2007 – 7/07
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Administration Order No. 3 of 1938 (Regulations governing Intestate Estates)1

Administrative Arrangements Act 2011
Administrative Arrangements Act 2011  – 2/11 (principal)
- Administrative Arrangements Order No.2 of 2011

Adoption of Children Act 1965
Adoption of Children Ordinance 1965 – 2/65 (principal)
Executive Council Ordinance 1966 – 3/66 (repealed by 8/11)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Family Court Act 1973 – 14/73
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Aerodrome (Acquisition of Land) Act 1952
Aerodrome (Acquisition of Land) Ordinance 1952 – 6/52 (principal)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Aerodrome (Acquisition of Land) Act 1968 – 9/68
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Agricultural Quarantine Act 1999
Agricultural Quarantine Act 1999 – 5/99 (principal)
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11
- Plant and Animal Quarantine Regulations 2004
- Agricultural Quarantine (Animal Import) Regulations 2008

Animals Act 1982
Animals Act 1982 – 6/82 (principal)
- Animals (Forms) Regulations 1982
- Animals Regulations 2000
- Animals (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Anti Money Laundering Act 2008
Anti Money Laundering Act 2008 – 13/08 (principal)

Antiquities Act 1935
Nauru Antiquities Ordinance 1935 – 3/35 (principal)
Executive Council Ordinance 1966 – 3/66 (repealed by 8/11)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Appeals Act 1972
Appeals Act 1972 – 1/72 (principal)
Appeals (Amendment) Act 1974 – 15/74
Appeals (Amendment) Act 1976 – 12/76
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
- Appeal (Forms) Rules 1972
- Appeals to the High Court (Legal Aid) Rules 1977

Asylum Seekers (Regional Processing Centre) Act 2012
Asylum Seekers (Regional Processing Centre) Act 2012 - 21/2012 (principal)

Attachment of Earnings & Phosphate Royalties Act 1973
Attachment of Earnings & Phosphate Royalties Act 1973 – 20/73 (principal)
- Attachment of Earnings (Consolidated Attachment Orders) Rules 1974

Audit Act 1973
Audit Act 1973 – 17/73 (principal)
- Director of Audit (Salary) Regulations 1977

Bank of Nauru Act 1976
Bank of Nauru Act 1976 – 17/76 (principal)

Banking Act 1975
Banking Act 1975 – 4/75 (principal)
Banking (Amendment) Act 1975 – 11/75
Banking (Amendment) Act 1977 – 5/77
Banking (Amendment) Act 2004 – 2/04
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
- Banking (Application for Licence) Regulations 1977

Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1957
Births, Deaths and Marriages Ordinance 1957 – 8/57 (principal)
Executive Council Ordinance 1966 – 3/66 (repealed by 8/11)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Births, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) Act 2009 – 11/09
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Business Licences Act 2011
Business Licences Act 2011 – 14/11 (principal)
- Business Licences Regulations 2011

Business Names Act 1976
Registration of Business Names Act 1976 – 24/76 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
- Registration of Business Names Regulations 1976

Cemeteries Act 1922
Cemeteries Ordinance – 6/22 (principal)
Cemeteries Ordinance 1941 – 1/41
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11

Census Act 1973
Census Act 1973 – 11/73 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
- Census Regulations 1976 (as amended)

Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2012
Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2012 - 20/12 (principal)

Civil Aviation Act 2011
Civil Aviation Act 2011 – 3/11 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11
- Air Navigation Regulations 1973 (note: amended 1990 – GNNo.508/1990 in G78)
- Air Navigation (Amendment) Regulations 1991
- Air Navigation (Departure Tax) Regulations 20082
- Civil Aviation (Fees) Regulations 2011

Civil Aviation (Carrier’s Liability) Act 1995
Civil Aviation (Carrier’s Liability) Act 1995 – 8/95 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Civil Evidence Act 1972
Civil Evidence Act 1972 – 17/72 (principal)

Civil Procedure Act 1972
Civil Procedure Act 1972 – 4/72 (principal)
Attachment of Earnings and Phosphate Royalties Act 1973 – 20/73
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
- Civil Procedure Rules 1972
- Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 1972
- Attachment of Earnings (Consolidated Attachment Orders) Rules 1974
- Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 1974
- Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 1977
- Civil Procedure (Amendment) No.2 Rules 1977
- Copying (Fees) Rules 1977
- Civil Procedure Amendment Rules 1979
- Civil Procedure Amendment No.2 Rules 1979
- Civil Procedure (Costs) Rules 1982
- Civil Procedure (Amendments) Rules 1985
- Court Fees Rules 1994
- Court Fees (Amendment) Rules 1995

Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905
Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905 (Commonwealth) (principal)
[Adopted by: Laws Repeal & Adopting Ordinance 1922]

Commissions of Inquiry Act 1948
Commissions of Inquiry Ordinance 1948 – 1/48 (principal)
Executive Council Ordinance 1966 – 3/66 (repealed by 8/11)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Conflict of Laws Act 1974
Conflict of Laws Act 1974 – 14/74 (principal)

Constitution of Nauru 1968
Constitution of Nauru 1968 (principal)
Constitution of Nauru (Parliamentary Amendments) Act 2009 – 7/09 (passed and certified but not yet commenced)

Constitutional Review Committee Act 2004
Constitutional Review Committee Act 2004 – 17/04 (principal)
Constitutional Review Committee (Amendment) Act 2007 – 1/07
Constitutional Review Committee (Amendment) Act 2009 – 13/09
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Consular Conventions (Administration of Estates) Act 1977
Consular Conventions (Administration of Estates) Act 1977 – 3/77 (principal)

Consular Privileges & Immunities Act 1976
Consular Privileges & Immunities Act 1976 – 19/76 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
Consular Privileges and Immunities (Amendment) Act 2012 - 26/12

Corporations Act 1972
Corporation Act 1972 – 5/72 (principal)
Corporation (Amendment) Act 1973 – 1/73
Insurance Act 1974 – 6/74 (repealed by 8/11)
Corporation (Amendment) Act 1975 – 14/75
Corporation (Amendment) Act 2003 – 1/03
Corporation (Amendment) Act 2004 – 10/04
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
- Corporation (Forms) Regulations 1972
- Corporation (Prescribed Fees) Regulations 1972
- Corporation (Registration of Existing Companies) Regulations 1972
- Corporation (Winding-up) Rules 1972
- Corporation (Appeals) Rules 1972
- Corporation (Appeal Fees) Regulations 1973
- Corporation (Proof and Ranking of Claims) Regulations 1973
- Corporation (Shares Expressed in Other Currencies) Regulations 1976
- Corporation (Forms) Amendment Regulations1978
- Corporation (Prescribed Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1979
- Corporation (Prescribed Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1982

Correctional Service Act 2009
Correctional Service Act 2009 – 8/09 (principal)

Counter Terrorism & Transnational Organised Crime Act 2004
Counter Terrorism & Transnational Organised Crime Act 2004 – 14/04 (principal)
Counter Terrorism & Transnational Organised Crime (Amendment) Act 2008 – 12/08
Counter Terrorism and Transnational Organised Crime (Amendment) Act 2010 – 4/10
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11

Courts Act 1972
Courts Act 1972 – 10/72 (principal)
Courts (Amendment) Act 1974 – 7/74
Courts (Amendment) Act 1979 – 5/79
Courts (Amendment) Act 1999 – 7/99
Courts (Amendment) Act 2010 – 3/10
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
Courts Legislation (Amendment) Act 2011 - 19/11
- Commissioners for Oaths Rules 1973
- Recording of Evidence Rules 1975
- Rules of Court 1999
- Counsel’s Dress Order 2003

Criminal Code 1899
First Schedule to the Criminal Code Act 1899 (Qld) (principal)
[Adopted by: Laws Repeal & Adopting Ordinance 1922]
Amendments by Queensland up to 1921:
Criminal Code Correction of Errors Act 1900
Statute Law Revision Act 1908
Criminal Code Amendment Act 1913
Criminal Code Amendment Act 1913 (No 2)
Criminal Code Amendment Act 1914
Criminal Code Amendment Act 1915
Amendments made or adopted by Nauru since adoption in 1922:
Criminal Code Amendment Ordinance 1907 (Papua) (adopted by 8/22)
Criminal Code Amendment Ordinance 1935 – 4/35
Criminal Code Amendment Ordinance 1952 – 5/52
Criminal Code Amendment Ordinance 1955 – 1/55
Criminal Code Amendment Ordinance 1957 – 4/57
Criminal Code Amendment Ordinance 1960 – 1/60
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1966 – 1/66 (repealed by 8/11)
Criminal Code (Amendment) Act 1971 – 8/71
Criminal Code (Amendment) Act 1972 – 22/72
Criminal Code (Amendment) Act 2006 – 7/06

Criminal Justice Act 1999
Criminal Justice Act 1999 – 8/99 (principal)
Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 – 12/09
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Criminal Procedure Act 1972
Criminal Procedure Act 1972 – 21/72 (principal)
Criminal Procedure (Compensation & Other Orders) Act 2006 – 8/06
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 - 18/11
Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act 2012 - 15/12
Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (No 2) Act 2012 - 25/12
- Criminal Procedure (Forms) Rules 1972

Currency Act 1976
Currency Act 1976 – 11/76 (principal)
Currency (Amendment) Act 2012 - 17/12

Custom & Adopted Laws Act 1971
Custom & Adopted Laws Act 1971 – 11/71 (principal)
Custom and Adopted Laws (Amendment) Act 1972 – 15/72
Custom and Adopted Laws (Amendment) Act 1976 – 22/76
Custom and Adopted Laws (Amendment) Act (No.2) 1976 – 23/76
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11

Customs Act 1921
Customs Ordinance 1921 (Territory of New Guinea) (principal) (Applied to Nauru by the Customs Regulation Ordinance 1922)
Customs Tariff Act 1997 – 12/97 (repealed by 2/10)
Customs (Amendment) Act 2009 – 16/09
Customs (Rates of Duty) Act 2010 – 2/10
- General Customs Duties (Mode of Collection) Regulations 1997-2010
- Customs Duties on Petroleum Products (Mode of Collection) Regulations 1997
- Customs Proclamation No.2 1999
- Customs Proclamation 2007 (Prohibition of Export of Scrap Metal)

Customs (Rates of Duty) Act 2010
Customs (Rates of Duty) Act 2010 – 2/10 (principal)
Customs (Rates of Duty) (Amendment) Act 2012 – 2/12
- Customs Tariff (Exemptions) Regulations 2006

Development Fund Act 2011
Development Fund Act 2011 – 10/11 (principal)

Diplomatic Privileges & Immunities Act 1976
Diplomatic Privileges & Immunities Act 1976 – 9/76 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Disaster Risk Management Act 2008
Disaster Risk Management Act 2008 – 15/08 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Education Act 2011
Education Act 2011 – 6/11 (principal)
- Education Regulations 2012 – SL No. 2/2012
- Education (Amendment) Regulations 2013 - SL No. 4/2013

Electoral Act 1965
Electoral Ordinance 1965 – 7/65 (principal)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Electoral Ordinance Amendment Act 1970 – 10/70
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1973 – 15/73
Electoral (Amendment) Act 1992 – 7/92
Electoral Act (Amendment) Act 2007 – 6/07
Referendum Procedures Act 2009 – 14/09
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 – 4/11
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2012 – 7/12
- Electoral Regulations 2013 - SL 2/2013

Evidence (Confidential Information) Act 1976
Evidence (Confidential Information) Act 1976 – 2/76 (principal)

Explosives Act 1924
Explosives Ordinance 1924 – 3/24 (principal)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11

Extradition Act 1973
Extradition of Fugitive Offenders Act 1973 – 5/73 (principal)
Anti Money Laundering Act 2003 – 2/03 (since repealed)
Anti Money Laundering Act 2004 – 11/04 (since repealed)
Counter Terrorism and Transnational Organised Crime (Amendment) Act 2008 – 12/08
Anti Money Laundering Act 2008 – 13/08
Statute of Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
- Extradition of Fugitive Offenders (Forms) Regulations 1973

Facilitation of Australian Assistance Act 2004
Facilitation of Australian Assistance Act 2004 – 8/04 (principal)

Family Court Act 1973
Family Court Act 1973 – 14/73 (principal)
Family Court (Amendment) Act 2005 – 9/05
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
Courts Legislation (Amendment) Act 2011 – 19/11
- Family Court (Forms) Rules 1974

Fisheries Act 1997
Fisheries Act 1997 – 18/97 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
- Fisheries Regulations 1998 (as amended)
- Fisheries (PNA Third Implementing Arrangement) Regulations 2009
- Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2010
- Fisheries (PNA Third Implementing Arrangement) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Food Safety Act 2005
Food Safety Act 2005 – 4/05 (principal)
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11

Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1973
Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1973 – 4/73 (principal)

Foreign Trusts, Estates and Wills Act 1972
Foreign Trusts, Estates and Wills Act 1972 – 7/72 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Gaming Act 2011
Gaming Act 2011 – 17/11 (principal)
- Gaming Regulations 2011
- Gaming (Amendment) Regulations 2012 – SL No. 1/2012

Geneva Conventions Act 2012
Geneva Conventions Act 2012 - 19/12 (principal)

Government Loans Act 1972
Government Loans Act 1972 – 11/72 (principal)
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11

Guardianship of Children Act 1975
Guardianship of Children Act 1975 – 6/75 (principal)
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11

Health Practitioners Act 1999
Health Practitioners Act 1999 – 10/99 [commenced 1.8.2003] (principal)

Illicit Drugs Control Act 2004
Illicit Drugs Control Act 2004 – 12/04 (principal)
Illicit Drugs Control (Amendment) Act 2008 – 14/08
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 - 18/11

Immigration Act 1999
Immigration Act 1999 – 6/99 [commenced 06.07.2000] (principal)
Immigration Amendment Act 2005 – 7/05
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
Immigration (Amendment) Act 2012 - 10/2012
- Immigration Regulations 2013 - SL No. 3/2013
- Immigration (Amendment) Regulations 2013 - SL No. 6/2013

Inquests Act 1977
Inquests Act 1977 – 2/77 (principal)
- Inquests Rules 1977

Insolvency Act 1912
Insolvency Ordinance 1912 (Papua) (principal)
[Adopted by: Laws Repeal & Adopting Ordinance 1922]
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Interpretation Act 2011
Interpretation Act 2011 - 12/11 (principal)
Interpretation (Amendment) Act 2012 - 22/12

Land (Declaration of Ownership) Ordinance 1962
Land (Declaration of Ownership) Ordinance 1962 – 2/62 (principal)

Lands Act 1976
Lands Act 1976 – 13/76 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Lands (Validating) Ordinance 1951
Lands (Validating) Ordinance 1951 – 6/51 (principal)

Law Adoption (Customs) Act 1922
Customs Regulation Ordinance 1922 – 14/22 (principal)
Customs Regulations Amendment Ordinance 1936 – 1/36
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Customs Tariff Act 1997 – 12/97 (repealed by 2/10)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 - 18/11

Law Adoption (Post and Telegraph) Act 1952
Post and Telegraph Ordinance 1952 – 2/52 (principal)
Post and Telegraph Ordinance 1963 – 4/63
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Law Adoption (Trade Marks Regulations) Act 1964
Trade Marks Regulations Adoption Ordinance 1964 – 3/64 (principal)
Executive Council Ordinance 1966 – 3/66 (repealed by 8/11)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Laws Repeal and Adopting Act 1922
Laws Repeal and Adopting Ordinance 1922-1936 – 1936 reprint incorporating 8/22 (principal), 1/25, 2/27, 2/33, 5/35 and 3/36
Laws Repeal and Adopting Ordinance 1938 – 3/38
Laws Repeal and Adopting Ordinance 1952 – 3/52
Laws Repeal and Adopting Ordinance 1956 – 5/56
Laws Repeal and Adopting Ordinance 1957 – 5/57
Births, Deaths and Marriages Ordinance 1957 – 8/57
Laws Repeal and Adopting Ordinance 1964 – 4/64
Laws Repeal and Adopting Ordinance 1965 – 8/65
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Custom and Adopted Laws Act 1971 – 11/71
Criminal Procedure Act 1972 – 21/72
Patents Registration Act 1973 – 10/73
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 – 21/73
Wireless Telegraphy Act 1974 – 16/74 (repealed by 2/02)
Weights and Measures Act 1976 – 10/76
Lands Act 1976 – 13/76
Oaths, Affirmations and Statutory Declarations Act 1976 – 18/76
Succession, Probate and Administration Act 1976 – 21/76
Partnership Act 1976 – 25/76
Inquests Act 1977 – 2/77
Immigration Act 1999 – 6/99
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Legal Practitioners Act 1973
Legal Practitioners Act 1973 – 13/73 (principal)
Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act 1974 – 1/74
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
- Legal Practitioners (Practising Certificates) (Fees) Regulations 1973
- Barristers and Solicitors (Accounts) Rules 1973
- Legal Practitioners (Practice) Rules 1973
- Legal Practitioners (Admission) Rules 1973
- Legal Practitioners (Practising Certificates) Rules 1973
- Barristers and Solicitors (Remuneration: Non-Contentious Business) Rules 1974
- Notaries Public (Fees) Rules 1977
- Notaries Public (Seals and Records) Rules 1978
- Pleaders (Training and Examinations) Rules 2004

Legislation Publication Act 2011
Legislation Publication Act 2011 – 7/11 (principal)
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11
- Legislation Publication Regulations 2011

Legitimation Act 1959
Legitimation Ordinance 1959 – 3/59 (principal)
Legitimation Ordinance 1962 – 4/62
Executive Council Ordinance 1966 – 3/66 (repealed by 8/11)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Liquor Act 1967
Liquor Ordinance 1967 – 3/67 (principal)
Liquor Ordinance (No.2) 1967 – 10/67
Liquor Ordinance (Amendment) Act 1997 – 15/97
Liquor (Amendment) Act 2009 – 10/09

Litter Prohibition Act 1983
Litter Prohibition Act 1983 – 6/83 (principal)
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11

Maintenance Act 1959
Maintenance Ordinance 1959 – 4/59 (principal)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Family Court Act 1973 – 14/73
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1973
Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1973 – 19/73 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
- Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Rules 1976

Marine Insurance Act 1909
Marine Insurance Act 1909 (Commonwealth) (principal)
[Adopted by:Laws Repeal & Adopting Ordinance 1922]

Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 – 21/73 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11
- Matrimonial Causes Rules 1974

Members of Parliament (Register of Interests) Act 2004
Parliament of Nauru (Register of Interests) Act 2004 – 4/04 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Mentally-disordered Persons Act 1963
Mentally-disordered Persons Ordinance 1963 – 3/63 (principal)
Executive Council Ordinance 1966 – 3/66 (repealed by 8/11)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Mercantile Act 1912
Mercantile Act 1912 (Papua) (principal)
[Adopted by: Laws Repeal & Adopting Ordinance 1922]

Meteorology Act 1906
Meteorology Act 1906 (Commonwealth) (principal)
[Adopted by: Laws Repeal & Adopting Ordinance 1922]

Metric Conversion Act 1973
Metric Conversion Act 1973 – 6/73 (principal)
- Metric Conversion Regulations 1976

Motor Traffic Act 1937
Motor Traffic Ordinance 1937 – 11/37 (principal)
Motor Traffic Ordinance Amendment Ordinance 1939 – 1/39
Motor Traffic Ordinance 1959 – 2/59
Motor Traffic Ordinance 1960 – 3/60
Executive Council Ordinance 1966 – 3/66 (repealed by 8/11)
Motor Traffic Ordinance 1967 – 5/67
Motor Traffic Ordinance (No 2) 1967 – 13/67
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Motor Traffic (Amendment) Act 1971 – 10/71
Motor Vehicle (Speed-measuring Devices) Act 1972 – 9/72
Motor Traffic (Breath Analysis) Act 1973 – 3/73
Motor Traffic (Amendment) Act 1997 – 13/97
Motor Traffic (Amendment) Act 2012 - 14/12
- Motor Traffic (Amphometer) Regulations 1972
- Registration Labels Regulations 1973
- Motor Traffic (Fees) Regulations 2012

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2004
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2004 – 16/04 (principal)

Naoero Citizenship Act 2005
Naoero Citizenship Act 2005 – 10/05 (principal)

Nauru Air Corporation Act 1995
Nauru Air Corporation Act 1995 – 9/95 (principal)
Nauru Air Corporation (Amendment) Act 2006 – 6/06
Nauru Air Corporation (Amendment) Act 2007 – 3/07
- Our Airline (Departure Tax) Regulations 2008
- Nauru Air Corporation (Passenger Levy) Regulations 2011

Nauru Fisheries & Marine Resources Authority Act 1997
Nauru Fisheries & Marine Resources Authority Act 1997 – 17/97 (principal)
Nauru Fisheries & Marine Resources Authority (Amendment) Act 2004 – 18/04

Nauru Lands Committee Act 1956
Nauru Lands Committee Ordinance 1956 – 3/56 (principal)
Nauru Lands Committee Ordinance 1963 – 5/63
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
Nauru Lands Committee (Amendment) Act 2012 – 9/12

Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) Act 1968
Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) Act 1968 – 5/68 (principal)
Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) Ordinance Amendment Act 1968 – 6/68
Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) Ordinance Amendment Act 1970 – 9/70
Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) Amendment Act 1972 – 14/72
Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) Amendment Act 1974 – 5/74
Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) (Amendment) Act 1976 – 14/76
Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) (Amendment) Act 1978 – 4/78
Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) (Amendment) Act 1988 – 6/88
Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) (Amendment) Act 1989 – 6/89
Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) Act Amendment Act 1997 – 4/97
Long Term Investment Fund (Sequestration) Act 2004 – 7/04 (repealed by 8/11)
Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) (Amendment) Act 2005 – 8/05
Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) (Amendment) Act 2008 – 8/08
Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) (Amendment) Act 2011 – 21/11

Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust Act 1968
Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust Ordinance 1968 – 6/68 (principal)
Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust (Amendment) Act 1990 – 4/90
Nauru Local Government Council Dissolution Act 1992 – 1/92 (repealed by 8/11)
Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust Amendment Act 1997 – 19/97
Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust (Amendment) Act 2001 – 2/01
Nauru Phosphate Royalties (Payment and Investment) (Amendment) Act 2005 – 8/05
Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust (Amendment) Act 2009 – 3/09

Nauru Police Force Act 1972
Nauru Police Force Act 1972 – 2/72 (principal)
Nauru Police Force (Amendment) Act 1972 – 20/72
Nauru Police Force (Amendment) Act 1978 – 10/78
Nauru Police Force (Amendment) Act 1987 – 4/87
Superannuation (Repeal) Act 2012
Provident Fund (Repeal) Act 2012 – 13/12
- Police Service Board (Election of Member) Regulations 1972
- Police Regulations 1972
- Police (Appeals) Rules 1972
- Police (Amendment) Regulations 1975
- Police (Overtime and Public Holidays) Regulations 1979
- Police (Certificate of Police Record) Standing Orders 2011

Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation Act 1997
Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation Act 1997 – 10/97 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Nauru Standard Time Act 1978
Nauru Standard Time Act 1978 – 13/78 (principal)
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11

Nauru Trustee Corporation Act 1972
Nauru Trustee Corporation Act 1972 – 6/72 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Nauru Utilities Corporation Act 2011
Nauru Utilities Corporation Act 2011 - 13/11 (principal)
- Nauru Utilities Corporation Regulations 2012 - SL 5/2012

Notification of Infectious and Contagious Diseases Ordinance 1923
Notification of Infectious and Contagious Diseases Ordinance 1923 – 2/23 (principal)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11

Oaths, Affirmations and Statutory Declarations Act 1976
Oaths, Affirmations and Statutory Declarations Act 1976 – 18/76 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Official Information Act 1976
Official Information Act 1976 – 16/76 (principal)

Parliamentary Pension Act 2008
Parliamentary Pension Act 2008 – 10/08 (principal)

Parliamentary Powers, Privileges & Immunities Act 1976
Parliamentary Powers, Privileges & Immunities Act 1976 – 8/76 (principal)

Parliamentary Salaries & Allowances Act 2008
Parliamentary Salaries & Allowances Act 2008 – 5/08 (principal)
Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act 2008 – 11/08
Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act 2011 – 15/11

Partnership Act 1976
Partnership Act 1976 – 25/76 (principal)

Passports Act 2011
Passports Act 2011 – 5/11 (principal)
- Passports Regulations 2011

Patents Registration Act 1973
Patents Registration Act 1973 – 10/73 (principal)
Civil Aviation Act 2011 – 3/11
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
- Patents Registration Rules 1974
- Patents Registration (Amendment) Regulations 1978
- Patents Registration (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1979

Payments Directorate Act 2008
Payments Directorate Act 2008 – 7/08 (principal)

Port Authority Act 2006
Port Authority Act 2006 – 4/06 (principal)
- Port Authority (Fees) Regulations 2011

Post and Telegraph Act 1901
Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1950 (Commonwealth) (principal)
[Adopted by: Post & Telegraph Ordinance 1952 - 2/52]
Post and Telegraph Ordinance 1963 – 4/63
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Prices Regulation Act 2008
Prices Regulation Act 2008 – 9/08 (principal)
- Declaration for Declared Goods 2008 (GNNo. 344/2008)
- Prices Order 2011 (GNNo. 212/2011)
- Prices Order for diesel 2012 (GN No. 560/2012)

Private Security Act 2012
Private Security Act 2012 - 18/12 (principal)

Proceeds of Crime Act 2004
Proceeds of Crime Act 2004 – 15/04 (principal)
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11

Public Accounts Committee Act 1992
Public Accounts Committee Act 1992 – 9/92 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Public Finance (Control and Management) Act 1997
Public Finances (Control and Management) Act 1997 – 3/97 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 - 18/11
Public Finance (Control and Management) (Amendment) Act 2012 - 16/12
- Public Finance (Control and Management) Regulations 2013 - SL No. 1/2013

Public Health Ordinance 1925
Public Health Ordinance 1925 – 10/25 (principal)
Public Health Ordinance 1936 – 8/36
Executive Council Ordinance 1966 – 3/66 (repealed by 8/11)
Public Health Ordinance 1967 – 21/67
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Litter Prohibition Act 1983 – 6/83

Public Investments Act 1978
Public Investments Act 1978 – 11/78 (principal)

Public Service Act 1998
Public Service Act 1998 – 5/98 (principal)
- Procedures for Election of Member of Public Service Appeals Board 2011 (GN No. 208/2011)

Quarantine Act 1908
Quarantine Act 1908-1920 (Commonwealth) (principal)
[Adopted by: Laws Repeal & Adopting Ordinance 1922]
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Recognition of Foreign Divorces, Legal Separations & Nullity of Marriages Act 1973
Recognition of Foreign Divorces, Legal Separations & Nullity of Marriages Act 1973 – 12/73 (principal)

Referendum Procedures Act 2009
Referendum Procedures Act 2009 – 14/09 (principal)
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11
- Referendum (Proxy Voting) Regulations 2010

Refugees Convention Act 2012
Refugees Convention Act 2012 – 12/12 (principal)
- Refugees Convention Regulations 2013 - SL No. 5/2013

Regulations Validity Act 2001
Regulations Validity Act 2001 – 7/01 (principal)

Republic Proceedings Act 1972
Republic Proceedings Act 1972 – 19/72 (principal)
Republic Proceedings (Amendment) Act 2010 – 5/10
- Proceedings against the Republic Regulations1973

RONPHOS Act 2005
RONPHOS Act 2005 – 3/05 (principal)
RONPHOS (Amendment) Act 2012 - 27/12

Sale of Second-hand Motor Vehicles Act 1973
Sale of Second-hand Motor Vehicles Act 1973 – 18/73 (principal)

Salvage of Derelict Wreck Act 1969
Salvage of Derelict Wreck Act 1969 – 5/69 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Sanitary Inspectors Ordinance 1921
Sanitary Inspectors Ordinance 1921 – 11/21 (principal)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)

Sea Boundaries Act 1997
Sea Boundaries Act 1997 – 16/97 (principal)
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 - 18/11
- Sea Boundaries Proclamation 1997

Secret Commissions Act 1905
Secret Commissions Act 1905 (Commonwealth) (principal)
[Adopted by: Laws Repeal & Adopting Ordinance 1922]

Shipping Registration Act 1968
Registration of Shipping Act 1968 – 7/68 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Special Missions, Privileges & Immunities Act 1976
Special Missions, Privileges & Immunities Act 1976 – 20/76
Special Missions (Amendment) Act 1992 – 3/92

Statistics Act 1992
Nauruan Bureau of Statistics Act 1992 – 10/92 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Statute Law Revision Act 2011
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11 (principal)

Statutory Salaries Act 1974
Statutory Salaries Act 1974 – 13/74 (principal)
- Clerk of Parliament’s Salary Regulations 1979
- Judicial Salaries Regulations 1980

Succession, Probate & Administration Act 1976
Succession, Probate & Administration Act 1976 – 21/76 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 – 18/11

Summary Offences Act 1967
Police Offences Ordinance 1967 – 1/67 (principal)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Survey Act 1961
Survey Ordinance 1961 – 6/61 (principal)
Survey Ordinance 1963 – 1/63
Executive Council Ordinance 1966 – 3/66 (repealed by 8/11)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Survey Marks Act 1925
Survey Marks Ordinance 1925 – 12/25 (principal)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Telecommunications Act 2002
Telecommunications Act 2002 – 2/02 (principal)
Telecommunications (Amendment) Act 2006 – 11/06
Civil Aviation Act 2011 – 3/11
- Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 1976 [made under 16/74; saved under 2/02]

Telecommunications Service Tax Act 2009
Telecommunications Service Tax Act 2009 – 9/09 (principal)

Tobacco Control Act 2009
Tobacco Control Act 2009 – 4/09 (principal)
Tobacco control (Amendment) Act 2009 – 6/09
- Tobacco Control Regulations 2009

Trade Marks Act 1955
Trade Marks Act 1955-1958 (Commonwealth) (principal)
[Adopted by: Laws Repeal & Adopting Ordinance 1922]

Treasury Fund Investment Act 1971
Treasury Fund Investment Act 1971 – 9/71 (principal)

Treasury Fund Protection Act 2004
Treasury Fund Protection Act 2004 – 3/04 (principal)
Treasury Fund Protection (Amendment) Act 2008 – 17/08
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Tuberculosis Ordinance 1967
Tuberculosis Ordinance 1967 – 4/67 (principal)
Tuberculosis Ordinance (No. 2) 1967 – 16/67
Adaptation of Laws Order – GN No. 188/1969

Weights & Measures Act 1976
Weights & Measures Act 1976 – 10/76 (principal)
- Weights and Measures Regulations 1976

Wild Birds Protection Act 1937
Wild Birds Preservation Ordinance 1937 – 14/37
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Worker’s Compensation Act 1956
Worker’s Compensation Ordinance 1956 – 6/56 (principal)
Executive Council Ordinance 1966 – 3/66 (repealed by 8/11)
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11

Workers (Contracts of Service) Act 1922
Chinese and Native Labour Ordinance 1922 – 18/22 (principal)
Chinese and Native Labour Ordinance 1923 – 5/23
Chinese and Native Labour Ordinance 1924 – 10/24
Chinese and Native Labour Ordinance 1953 – 1/53
Chinese and Native Labour Ordinance 1964 – 2/64
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1966 – 1/66 (repealed by 8/11)
Workers (Contracts of Service) Ordinance 1967 – 7/67
Workers (Contracts of Service) Ordinance (No 2) 1967 – 15/67
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1967 – 25/67 (repealed by 8/11)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11
- Regulation under Chinese and Native Labour Ordinance 1924
- Regulation under Chinese and Native Labour Ordinance 1925

Wreck and Salvage Act 1902
Wreck and Salvage Ordinance 1902 (Papua) (principal)
[Adopted by: Laws Repeal & Adopting Ordinance 1922]
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 – 8/11


[1] This Order was made under the Native Administration Ordinance 1922-1967, which was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 2011 (Act No. 8/11, but see s13(c) of 8/11 and s22 Interpretation Act 1971 (historical).

[2] All of the Air Navigation regulations listed were made under the Air Navigation Act 1971, which was repealed by 3/11, but see s22 Interpretation Act 1971 and s188 of 3/11.


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