Anzac Day Act 1995An Act to continue Anzac Day as a day of commemoration, and for other purposesPreambleParliament’s reasons for enacting this Act are—
  • 1On 25 April 1915, troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed on the shores of Gallipoli and, although confronted by overwhelming circumstances, fought courageously and defiantly.
  • 2This Act commemorates the bravery shown by those troops and of all members of the Australian Defence Force who have been involved in wars and armed conflicts for their country.
    • Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Anzac Day Act 1995.2DefinitionsIn this Act—Board ...s 2 def Board om 2021 No. 21 s 69(1)council means the Queensland Veterans’ Council established under the Queensland Veterans’ Council Act 2021, section 5.s 2 def council ins 2021 No. 21 s 69(2)Fund means the Anzac Day Trust Fund.home means a place where accommodation, daily meals or nursing care are provided (including associated maintenance and administration facilities and services).Trust ...s 2 def Trust om 2021 No. 21 s 69(1)Part 2Commemoration of Anzac Day3Anzac Day to be commemorated etc.Anzac Day is to be commemorated on 25 April each year and is a holiday throughout Queensland.Note—The Trading (Allowable Hours) Act 1990, part 6 requires the closing of most factories and shops, prohibits the selling of real estate, and generally requires places of public amusement not to open before 1.30p.m. on Anzac Day.Part 3Anzac Day Trust Fundpt 3 hdg amd 2021 No. 21 s 70Division 1Administration of the Fundpt 3 div 1 hdg sub 2021 No. 21 s 714s 4 om 2021 No. 21 s 725s 5 amd 1996 No. 54 s 9 sch; 2009 No. 9 s 136 sch 1om 2021 No. 21 s 726s 6 amd 2001 No. 45 s 29 sch 3om 2021 No. 21 s 728The FundThere is a fund called the Anzac Day Trust Fund.8AFunction of the councilThe council has the function to administer the Fund under this Act and the Queensland Veterans’ Council Act 2021.s 8A (prev s 7) sub 2021 No. 21 s 73(1)renum and reloc 2021 No. 21 s 73(2)9Payments by council(1)The council must consider applications made to the council for payments out of the Fund under subsection (2).(2)The council may make payments for the following purposes—
  • (a)for aged persons who served Australia in its defence forces—
  • (i)to maintain, alter and improve homes; or
  • (ii)to acquire land on which to erect or build homes; or
  • (iii)to erect and build homes on land acquired for the purpose or otherwise held by the council; or
  • (iv)to acquire homes; or
  • (v)to maintain and care for them in homes;
  • (b)the welfare of spouses and children of deceased persons who served Australia in its defence forces;
  • (c)to institutions, organisations or associations that have as their sole or main object or activity the giving of help or support to, or whose membership consists of or includes—
  • (i)persons who served Australia in its defence forces in time of war or armed conflict; or
  • (ii)anyone now a Queensland resident who served in the defence forces of a country or power allied or associated with Australia—
  • (A)in a war in which Australia was involved; or
  • (B)in a conflict, which the council considers to have the attributes of a war in which Australia was or is involved; or
  • (iii)a dependant of a person mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii).
    • (3)However, payments out of the Fund under subsection (2) may only be made after the costs incurred by the council in administering the Fund are paid out of the Fund.s 9 amd 2021 No. 21 s 74    10s 10 om 2021 No. 21 s 7511s 11 om 1996 No. 54 s 9 sch12Gifts to council(1)The council may accept a gift of property regardless of how it is held.(2)The council may sell property not in the form of money.(3)A payment under this Act, a gift of money, or the proceeds of the sale of property, received by the council must be paid into the Fund.s 12 amd 2021 No. 21 s 76    Division 2Annual grant to Anzac Day Trust Fundpt 3 div 2 hdg sub 1999 No. 64 s 313Payments to council(1)The State is to pay an annual grant to the council.(2)The grant is payable for each financial year and is to be paid as soon as possible after the end of the relevant financial year.(3)The first grant under this section is to be made for the financial year 1998–1999 (the initial grant).(4)The initial grant is $795,000.(5)The amount of each grant paid after the initial grant is to be calculated using the formula—(6)In the formula—A is the amount of the grant paid to the council for the previous financial year.B is the CPI number published for the March quarter in the financial year for which the grant is to be paid.C is the CPI number published for the March quarter in the financial year preceding the financial year for which the grant is to be paid.(7)If in a particular financial year, the calculation of the grant would reduce it below $795,000, the grant must be the same as the grant for the previous financial year.(8)The amount of a grant paid under this section may be increased by not more than the GST payable for a supply made by the council relating to the payment of the grant.(9)In this section—CPI means the all groups consumer price index for Brisbane published by the Australian statistician.s 13 sub 1999 No. 64 s 3amd 2000 No. 20 s 29 sch 3; 2021 No. 21 s 7714s 14 om 1999 No. 64 s 315s 15 amd 1997 No. 1 s 495 sch 4om 1999 No. 64 s 3Division 3pt 3 div 3 hdg om 2021 No. 21 s 7816s 16 om 2021 No. 21 s 7817s 17 om 2021 No. 21 s 7818s 18 om 2021 No. 21 s 7819s 19 om 2021 No. 21 s 78Division 4pt 3 div 4 hdg om 2021 No. 21 s 7820s 20 om 2021 No. 21 s 7821s 21 om 2021 No. 21 s 7822s 22 amd 2008 No. 67 s 298om 2021 No. 21 s 7823s 23 om 2021 No. 21 s 7824s 24 om 2021 No. 21 s 78Division 5pt 3 div 5 hdg om 2021 No. 21 s 7825s 25 om 2021 No. 21 s 7826s 26 om 2021 No. 21 s 7827s 27 om 2021 No. 21 s 78Division 6pt 3 div 6 hdg om 2021 No. 21 s 7828s 28 om 2021 No. 21 s 7829s 29 om 2021 No. 21 s 7830s 30 om 2021 No. 21 s 78    Part 4Miscellaneous31RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.Part 5Transitional provisionspt 5 hdg ins 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 2amd 2021 No. 21 s 79Division 1Transitional provision for Act No. 4 of 1995pt 5 div 1 hdg prev pt 5 div 1 hdg ins 1999 No. 64 s 4exp 31 December 1999 (see s 33(2))pres pt 5 div 1 hdg ins 2021 No. 21 s 8032Anzac Day Act 1921 referencesIn an Act or document, a reference to the Anzac Day Act 1921 may, if the context permits, be taken to be a reference to this Act.s 32 ins 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 2Division 2Transitional provisions for Queensland Veterans’ Council Act 2021pt 5 div 2 hdg prev pt 5 div 2 hdg ins 1999 No. 64 s 5exp 31 Dec 1999 (see s 33(2))pres pt 5 div 2 hdg ins 2021 No. 21 s 8133Definition for divisionIn this division—former Trust means the Anzac Day Trust under this Act immediately before the commencement.s 33 prev s 33 ins 1999 No. 64 s 5exp 31 December 1999 (see s 33(2))pres s 33 ins 2021 No. 21 s 8134Abolition of former Trust(1)On the commencement—
  • (a)the former Trust is abolished; andNote—See the Queensland Veterans’ Council Act 2021, part 7 for provisions about the succession of the former Trust.
  • (b)the former Board is abolished; and
  • (c)each person holding office as the chairperson of the former Trust, a trustee of the former Board and the former secretary goes out of office.
    • (2)No compensation is payable to the chairperson, a trustee or the former secretary because of this section.(3)In this section—former Board means the Board under this Act immediately before the commencement.former secretary means the secretary to the former Trust under this Act immediately before the commencement.s 34 ins 2021 No. 21 s 81    35Undecided applications(1)This section applies if—
  • (a)before the commencement, a person made an application to the former Trust under former section 9; and
  • (b)immediately before the commencement, the application had not been decided.
    • (2)On the commencement, the application continues as if it had been made to the council under section 9.(3)In this section—former section 9 means section 9 as in force from time to time before the commencement.s 35 ins 2021 No. 21 s 81