STANDARD TIME AND SUMMER TIME ACT 1972 - NOTES
STANDARD TIME AND SUMMER TIME ACT 1972 - NOTES
Dictionary
(see s 2)
Note 1 The Legislation Act
contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• Act
• ACT
• instrument
• statutory instrument
• writing.
"ACT standard time" means standard time as fixed by section 4.
"ACT summer time" means summer time as fixed by section 5.
"coordinated universal time" means Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) as determined by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures and maintained under the National Measurement Act 1960
(Cwlth), section 8AA.
"legal instrument" means—
(a) an Act or statutory instrument; or
(b) a contract or agreement (whether oral or in writing or both); or
(c) a deed or other instrument having legal effect.
"summer time period" means—
(a) a period starting at 2 am on the first Sunday in October in a year and ending at 2 am on the first Sunday in the following April; or
(b) if the Minister declares a different period under section 6—that period.
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001
, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
am = amended |
ord = ordinance |
amdt = amendment |
orig = original |
ch = chapter |
par = paragraph/subparagraph |
def = definition |
pres = present |
dict = dictionary |
prev = previous |
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative |
(prev...) = previously |
Assembly |
pt = part |
div = division |
r = rule/subrule |
exp = expires/expired |
renum = renumbered |
Gaz = gazette |
reloc = relocated |
hdg = heading |
R[X] = Republication No |
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 |
RI = reissue |
ins = inserted/added |
s = section/subsection |
LA = Legislation Act 2001 |
sch = schedule |
LR = legislation register |
sdiv = subdivision |
sub = substituted |
|
mod = modified/modification |
SL = Subordinate Law |
o = order |
underlining = whole or part not commenced |
om = omitted/repealed |
or to be expired |