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THE ALIENS ACT OF 1965, No. 19
[Reprinted as at 1 August, 1981]
An Act to Empower Aliens to Take and Deal with Property and Interest therein and to Revise the Statute Law of Queensland so far as it relates to Aliens
[Assented to 27 April, 1965]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-
1. Short title. This Act nlay be cited asThe Aliens Act of 1965.
2. Aliens may hold and deal with property and interests therein. (I) Notwithstanding any provision of any Act or law an alien shall and may take, acquire, hold, and dispose of any property in all respects as ifhe were an Australian citizen; and atitle to property may be derived through, from, or in succession to an alien, in the same manner in all respects as through, from, or in succession to an Australian citizen.
(2) In this section, " property" means- (a) any property; and
(b) any estate or interest in any property, real or personal, movable or imlnovable.
(3) This section shall not entitle an alien to any right or privilege as an Australian citizen, except such rights and privileges in respect of property as are by this section expressly given to him.
3. Repeals. The Acts set forth in the First Schedule are repealed.
4. Amendments. The Acts set forth in the Second Schedule to the extent thereby expressed to be amended are amended accordingly.
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SCHEDULES
Year and NUlnber ofAct
FIRST SCHEDULE
Short title
[Section 3]
31 Vic. N·o. 28 2 Geo. 5 No. 31 4 Geo. 5 No.4 12 Geo. 5 No.3 13 Geo. 6 No. 10
1 Eliz. 2 No. 22 7 Eliz. 2 No. 57
Aliens Act of1867
The Leases to A/iens Restriction Act of J912 The Sugar Cultivation Act of 1913
The Banana Industry Preservation Act o..f 1921 The Aliens Act and Another Act Amendlnent
Act of1948
The Aliens Acts and Another Act Alnendment Act of 1952
The Aliens Acts Amendn1ent Act of 1958
SECOND SCHEDULE [Section 4]
62 Vic. No. 24, as subsequently amended
Year and N umber Short title
I
Extent of Amendment_o_f_A_ct I
I ,
The Mining Act of 1. Section fifteen is amended by 1898, as sub- omittingthe proviso.
sequentlyamend- 2. Section twenty-four is
ed
I
amended by, in the firstparagraph,omitting the words and symbols "not being an alien who by line'We belongs to anyofthe AsiatIc, African, or Polynesian races,".
3. Section thirty is amended by omitting the words and symbols " not being an alien who by lineage belongs to any of the Asiatic, African, or Polynesian races,".
SECOND SCHEDULE-continued
Extent of Amendment Short title
I
1---/- I
4-.-S-e-ct-i-o-n-37-A- is amended by, in subsectioll (1), omitting the words and symbols "not beingan alien who by lil1eage belongs to any of the Asiatic, African, or Polynesian races,".Year and Number of Act
4 Geo. 5 No. 14, The Miners' Home- as subsequently stead Leases Act amended of 1913, as sub- sequently anlend- ed
Section three is amended by ill paragraph (i) of the defil1ition
" Qualified person" omitting the words and symbols " and (c) If an alien, has obtained in the prescribed manner a certificate that he is able to read and write from dictation wordsin such language as the Minister may direct;".
14 Geo. 5 No. 26, The Petroleun1 Act as subsequently of 1923, as sub- amended sequentlyamend-
ed
1. Section three is amended by inserting after the definitioll
" Casinghead Petroleum spirit" the following definition : -
'" " Company"-
(a) any company (as defined by The Com- panies Acts, 1961 to 1964,) registered and incorporated in Queens- land pursuant to The Companies Acts, 1961 to 1964,or pursuant toany corresponding previous enactment; and
(b) any foreign compal1y (as defined by The COln- panies Acts, 1961 to 1964,) registered. in Queensland pursuant to Division III of Part XI of The Companies Acts, 1961 to 1964, or pur- suant to any corres- ponding previous enactment;" .
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SECOND SCI-IEDULE-continued
Year and Numher
I
of Act I Short title Extent of Amendment
2. Section ten is omitted and the following section is inserted in its stead:-
" 10. Qualification of permittees and lessees.
The following persons shall be qualified to apply for and hold a permit or lease, namely:-
(a) any natural person;
(b) any company;
(c) any lawful association of the abovementioned persons."
3. Section lOA is repealed.
4. Section fourteell is amended by omitting subsection (2).
14 Geo. 5 No. 41, The Agricultural Section twenty-five is repealed.
as subsequently Bank Act of1923, alnended as subsequently
amended
1 Eliz. 2 No.5.. The Workers' Section twelve is amended by in Accommodation subsection (2), omitting para- Act of 1952 graphs (d) and (k).
5 Eliz. 2No. 18 .. The Statutes Section two is repealed.
Amendment Act
~r1956
No. 42 of 1962, as The Land Act of Section sixteen is repealed.
subsequently 1962, as
amended subsequently
amended
54414- By Authority: S. R. HAMPSON, Government Printer, Queensland-*1983
