The Acts Interpretation Act PDF

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The Acts Interpretation Act (1901) Cth -

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Section 2B  definitions Section 2C  defines a person Section 3A  commencement, 28 days after royal assent Section 7  repeal or amendment of an Act Section 13 (1) (a) (b)  all of the act is substantive Section 13 (3) (a,b,c)  what parts aren’t included in the act Section 15A  to read subject to the constitution Section 15 AA  the interpretation that would best achieve the purpose or object of the Act is to be preferred to each other interpretation 15 AB  the use of extrinsic material in the interpretation o (a) to confirm the ordinary meaning conveyed by the text of the provision o (b) (i) the provision is ambiguous o (b) (ii)) the ordinary meaning of the Act leads to a result that is manifestly absurd or is unreasonable Section 23  (a) words importing a gender include every other gender, (b) words in the singular number include the plural and words in the plural include the singular Section 38  o (1) an Act passed by the Parliament of the commonwealth may be referred to by the word Act alone o (2) an Act passed by the Parliament of the IK may be referred to by the term Imperial Act o (3) An Act passed by the Parliament of a state is a State Act o (4) A Territory Act is as such

Part 1: Preliminary Part 2: Definitions Part 3: Commencement of Acts Part 4: Amendment repeal and expiry of an Act Part 5: General interpretation rules Part 6: Service of Documents Part 7: Powers, functions and duties Part 8: Distance, time and age Part 9: Citation of Acts and instruments Part 10: Instruments not Covered by the Legislation Act 2003, and Parliamentary resolutions Part 11: Regulations...