Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 2 of 1901 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 7 July 2008
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 73 of 2008
The text of any of those
amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that
have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of
Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department,
Canberra
Contents
Part I--Preliminary 1
1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1
2............ Application of Act ............................................................................. 1
Part II--Commencement of Acts 2
3............ Meaning of commencement ................................................................ 2
4............ Exercise of certain powers between passing and commencing of Act 2
5............ Commencement of Acts ..................................................................... 4
6............ Evidence of date of assent or proclamation ........................................ 5
Part III--Repeal and expiration of Acts 6
7............ Effect of repeal of Act ........................................................................ 6
8............ Effect of repeal ................................................................................... 6
8A......... Implied repeals etc. ............................................................................. 6
8B......... Effect of expiration of Act .................................................................. 7
8C......... References to part of an Act ............................................................... 7
9............ Repealed Acts in force until substituted provisions operate ............. 7
10.......... References to amended or re‑enacted Acts ......................................... 7
10A....... References to amended or re‑enacted laws of States and Territories .. 8
11.......... Expiration of Act ................................................................................ 8
Part IV--General provisions 9
12.......... Every section a substantive enactment ............................................... 9
13.......... Headings, schedules, marginal notes, footnotes and endnotes ............ 9
14.......... Acts may be altered etc. in same session ............................................ 9
14A....... Definitions inserted by amending Act ................................................ 9
14B....... Commencement of paragraphs etc. in amending Act .......................... 9
15.......... Amending Act to be construed with amended Act ........................... 10
15A....... Construction of Acts to be subject to Constitution ......................... 10
15AA.... Regard to be had to purpose or object of Act .................................. 10
15AB.... Use of extrinsic material in the interpretation of an Act .................. 10
15AC.... Changes to style not to affect meaning ............................................. 12
15AD.... Examples ........................................................................................... 12
15AE..... Legislative instruments etc. .............................................................. 12
15B....... Application of Acts in coastal sea .................................................... 13
15C....... Jurisdiction of courts ........................................................................ 15
Part V--Words and references in Acts 16
16.......... References to the Sovereign .............................................................. 16
16A....... References to the Governor‑General ................................................ 16
16B....... References to the Governor of a State .............................................. 16
16C....... References to Stipendiary Magistrate and Magistrate ..................... 16
17.......... Constitutional and official definitions [see Note 2] .......................... 17
17AA.... Definitions relating to the Australian Public Service ........................ 18
17A....... Paper or document purporting to be printed by Government Printer 18
18.......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 19
18A....... Parts of speech and grammatical forms ............................................ 19
18B....... How Chairs and Deputy Chairs may be referred to ......................... 19
18C....... Portfolio Minister may authorise a non‑portfolio Minister or a member of the Executive Council who is not a Minister to act on his or her behalf in the performance of statutory functions or the exercise of statutory powers 20
19.......... Mention of Minister ......................................................................... 21
19A....... References to Ministers and Departments ....................................... 21
19B....... Reference to Minister, Department etc. where no longer any such Minister, or Department abolished etc. 23
19BA.... Reference to Minister, Department etc. inconsistent with changed administrative arrangements 24
19BAA. Application of sections 19B and 19BA where Department abolished and Department with same name established .......................................................................................................... 26
19BB..... Revocation of orders made under sections 19B and 19BA .............. 26
19BC..... Orders under sections 19B, 19BA and 19BB to be published in Gazette 27
19C....... References in agreements to a Department, Minister, officer or body 27
20.......... Mention of an officer in general terms .............................................. 28
21.......... Office etc. means office etc. of the Commonwealth ......................... 28
22.......... Meaning of certain words ................................................................. 28
23.......... Rules as to gender and number ......................................................... 29
25.......... References to writing, documents and records ................................. 29
25A....... Production of records kept in computers etc. .................................. 30
25B....... Alterations of names and constitutions ............................................ 30
25C....... Compliance with forms .................................................................... 31
25D....... Content of statements of reasons for decisions ................................ 32
25E........ Attainment of particular age ............................................................. 32
Part VI--Judicial expressions 33
26.......... Judicial definitions ............................................................................ 33
27.......... Meaning of certain words [see Note 3] ............................................ 33
27A....... Documents commencing proceedings ............................................... 34
28.......... Rules of Court .................................................................................. 34
28A....... Service of documents ........................................................................ 34
29.......... Meaning of service by post .............................................................. 35
Part VII--Powers conferred and duties imposed by Acts 36
33.......... Exercise of powers and duties .......................................................... 36
33A....... Acting appointments ........................................................................ 37
33B....... Participation in meetings by telephone etc. ...................................... 38
34.......... Power to determine includes authority to administer oath ............... 39
34AA.... Delegations ....................................................................................... 39
34AB.... Effect of delegation ........................................................................... 39
34A....... Exercise of certain powers and functions by a delegate .................... 40
34B....... Presentation of papers to the Parliament ......................................... 40
34C....... Periodic reports ................................................................................ 41
Part VIII--Distance and time 44
35.......... Measurement of distance .................................................................. 44
36.......... Reckoning of time ............................................................................. 44
37.......... Expressions of time .......................................................................... 44
Part IX--Citation of Acts 45
38.......... Reference to Acts ............................................................................. 45
39.......... Numbering of Acts ........................................................................... 45
40.......... Citation of Acts ................................................................................ 45
40A....... References to the new corporations and ASIC legislation ................ 46
Part XI--Non‑legislative instruments and resolutions 48
46.......... Construction of instruments ............................................................. 48
46AA.... Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments ..................... 48
46B....... Disallowable non‑legislative instruments ......................................... 49
47.......... Construction of resolutions .............................................................. 52
Part XII--Regulations 53
51.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 53
Notes 55
An Act for the Interpretation of Acts of Parliament and for Shortening their Language
Notes to
the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 Note 1 The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 as shown in this
compilation comprises Act
No. 2, 1901 amended as indicated in the Tables below. For application, saving or transitional provisions made by the
Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, see
Act No. 55, 2001. All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or
transitional provisions prior to 21 December 1998 is not included in this
compilation. For subsequent information see Table A. Table of Acts
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Act |
Number |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
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2, 1901 |
12 July 1901 |
12 July 1901 |
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Acts Interpretation Act 1916 |
4, 1916 |
30 May 1916 |
30 May 1916 |
-- |
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Acts Interpretation Act 1918 |
8, 1918 |
11 June 1918 |
11 June 1918 |
-- |
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Acts Interpretation Act 1930 |
23, 1930 |
14 Aug 1930 |
S. 3: 27 Oct 1930 (see Gazette 1930, p. 2093) |
-- |
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Acts Interpretation Act 1932 |
24, 1932 |
30 May 1932 |
30 May 1932 |
-- |
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Acts Interpretation Act 1937 |
10, 1937 |
27 Aug 1937 |
11 Oct 1937 (see Gazette 1937, p. 1695) |
S. 14 |
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Acts Interpretation Act 1941 |
7, 1941 |
4 Apr 1941 |
S. 5: 3 Sept 1939 |
-- |
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Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1947 |
78, 1947 |
11 Dec 1947 |
Ss. 1--3: Royal Assent |
S. 4(5) |
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Acts Interpretation Act 1948 |
79, 1948 |
17 Dec 1948 |
14 Jan 1949 |
-- |
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Statute Law Revision Act 1950 |
80, 1950 |
16 Dec 1950 |
31 Dec 1950 |
Ss. 16 and 17 |
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Acts Interpretation Act 1957 |
69, 1957 |
5 Dec 1957 |
5 Dec 1957 |
-- |
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Acts Interpretation Act 1963 |
19, 1963 |
28 May 1963 |
25 June 1963 |
S. 6 |
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Acts Interpretation Act 1964 |
52, 1964 |
30 May 1964 |
27 June 1964 |
-- |
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Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966 |
93, 1966 |
29 Oct 1966 |
1 Dec 1966 |
-- |
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Acts Interpretation Act 1973 |
79, 1973 |
19 June 1973 |
S. 4(2): 1 July 1973 (see Gazette 1973,
No. 79) |
-- |
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Statute Law Revision Act 1973 |
216, 1973 |
19 Dec 1973 |
31 Dec 1973 |
Ss. 9(1) and 10 |
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37, 1976 |
26 May 1976 |
1 July 1976 |
-- |
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144, 1976 |
6 Dec 1976 |
S. 5(2): 1 July 1977 |
Ss. 3(2), 8(2) and (4) |
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as amended by |
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152, 1997 |
24 Oct 1997 |
Schedule 2 (item 138): 1 Jan 1998 (see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (b) |
-- |
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35, 1978 |
12 June 1978 |
12 June 1978 |
-- |
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1, 1980 |
1 Mar 1980 |
1 Jan 1980 |
-- |
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61, 1981 |
12 June 1981 |
S. 115: Royal Assent (c) |
-- |
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26, 1982 |
7 May 1982 |
Part II (ss. 3, 4): 4 June 1982 (d) |
-- |
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as amended by |
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80, 1982 |
22 Sept 1982 |
Part LXXI (ss. 262, 263): 4 June 1982 (e) |
-- |
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80, 1982 |
22 Sept 1982 |
Part VI (ss. 15, 16): Royal Assent |
-- |
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39, 1983 |
20 June 1983 |
S. 3: 18 July 1983 (g) |
-- |
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27, 1984 |
15 May 1984 |
12 June 1984 |
Ss. 2, 12(2) and 13(2) |
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as amended by |
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165, 1984 |
25 Oct 1984 |
S. 3: (h) |
Ss. 2(32) and 6(1) |
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63, 1984 |
25 June 1984 |
S. 151(1): 1 July 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S245) (i) |
S. 151(9) |
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as amended by |
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165, 1984 |
25 Oct 1984 |
S. 3: (j) |
Ss. 2(32) and 6(1) |
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72, 1984 |
25 June 1984 |
S. 3: 23 July 1984 (k) |
S. 5(1) |
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193, 1985 |
16 Dec 1985 |
S. 3: Royal Assent (l) |
Ss. 5 and 16 |
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92, 1987 |
18 Sept 1987 |
Part II (ss. 3--8): 24 July 1987 |
-- |
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120, 1987 |
16 Dec 1987 |
S. 74: 1 Mar 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S54) (m) |
S. 75(2) |
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141, 1987 |
18 Dec 1987 |
S. 3: Royal Assent (n) |
S. 5(1) |
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Statutory Instruments (Tabling and Disallowance) Legislation Amendment Act 1988 |
99, 1988 |
2 Dec 1988 |
2 Dec 1988 |
-- |
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120, 1988 |
14 Dec 1988 |
Part II (ss. 3--5): Royal Assent (o) |
-- |
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108, 1989 |
30 June 1989 |
Part 2 (ss. 3, 4): Royal Assent (p) |
-- |
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110, 1990 |
18 Dec 1990 |
S. 16: 1 Jan 1991 (see Gazette 1990, No. S335) (q) |
-- |
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115, 1990 |
21 Dec 1990 |
S. 49: Royal Assent (r) |
-- |
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136, 1991 |
12 Sept 1991 |
Schedule: 10 Oct 1991 (s) |
-- |
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104, 1992 |
30 June 1992 |
S. 24: 1 July 1992 (t) |
-- |
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84, 1994 |
23 June 1992 |
Ss. 3--5: Royal Assent (u) |
S. 3 |
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Evidence (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1995 |
3, 1995 |
23 Feb 1995 |
S. 14: Royal Assent (v) |
S. 14 |
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152, 1997 |
24 Oct 1997 |
Schedule 2 (items 136, 137): 1 Jan 1998 (see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (w) |
-- |
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Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1998 |
54, 1998 |
29 June 1998 |
Schedule 18 (item 40): 1 July 1998 (see Gazette 1998, No. S316) (x) |
-- |
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125, 1998 |
21 Dec 1998 |
21 Dec 1998 |
Sch. 1 (items 2, 5, 7) [see Table A] |
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Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 |
146, 1999 |
11 Nov 1999 |
Schedule 1 (items 33--40): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (y) |
S. 13 [see Table A] |
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156, 1999 |
24 Nov 1999 |
Schedule 12 (items 1, 2, 26, 27): 24 Nov 2000 (z) |
-- |
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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment Act 1999 |
161, 1999 |
10 Dec 1999 |
Schedule 3 (items 1, 2): (za) |
-- |
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194, 1999 |
23 Dec 1999 |
Schedule 2 (items 1, 2): 23 Dec 1999 (zb) |
-- |
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Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001 |
55, 2001 |
28 June 2001 |
Ss. 4--14 and Schedule 3 (items 9, 10): 15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285) (zc) |
Ss. 4--14 |
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153, 2001 |
1 Oct 2001 |
29 Oct 2001 |
S. 4 [see Table A] |
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63, 2002 |
3 July 2002 |
Schedule 1 |
-- |
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46, 2003 |
26 June 2003 |
7 July 2003 |
Sch. 1 (item 2) [see Table A] |
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139, 2003 |
17 Dec 2003 |
Schedule 1: (ze) |
-- |
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Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 |
140, 2003 |
17 Dec 2003 |
S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 3--7): (zf) |
S. 4 [see Table A] |
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8, 2005 |
22 Feb 2005 |
S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 1, 70, 496): Royal Assent |
S. 4 and Sch. 1 (item 496) [see Table A] |
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Acts Interpretation Amendment (Legislative Instruments) Act 2005 |
133, 2005 |
15 Nov 2005 |
Schedule 1
(item 1): (zg) |
-- |
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Statute Law Revision Act 2008 |
73, 2008 |
3 July 2008 |
Schedule 1 (item 2): (zh) |
-- |
(a) Subsection 8(5) of the Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1976 provides as follows:
(5) If a Department of State of the Commonwealth by the name of the Department of Finance is not established on or before the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, subsections (3) and (4) shall not come into operation until the day on which such a Department is established.
The Department of Finance was established on 7 December 1976 (see Gazette 1976, No. S221).
(b) The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1976 was amended by Schedule 2 (item 138) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.
(c) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by section 115 only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1981, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(d) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by Part II (sections 3 and 4) only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 1) 1982, subsection 2(12) of which provides as follows:
(12) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(e) The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 1) 1982 was amended by Part LXXI (sections 262 and 263) only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982, subsection 2(11) of which provides as follows:
(11) Parts XLIX and LXXI shall be deemed to have come into operation on 4 June 1982.
(f) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by Part VI (sections 15 and 16) only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Sections 1, 2, 166 and 195 and Parts III, VI, VII, XVI, XXXVI, XLIV, LI, LIII, LIV, LXI and LXXVII shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(g) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1983, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(h) The Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1984 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1984, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:
(3) The amendment of the Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1984 made by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 12 June 1984.
(i) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by subsection 151(1) only of the Public Service Reform Act 1984, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:
(4) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such day as is, or on such respective days as are, fixed by Proclamation.
(j) The Public Service Reform Act 1984 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1984, subsection 2(21)(b) of which provides as follows:
(21) The amendments of the Public Service Reform Act 1984 made by this Act shall:
(b) in the case of the amendments of Items 1 and 3 of Schedule 4 to the first‑mentioned Act--be deemed to have come into operation on 1 July 1984.
(k) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(l) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1985, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(m) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by section 74 only of the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1987, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Sections 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 47, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 and 75 and paragraph 69(b) shall come into operation on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.
(n) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(o) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by Part II (sections 3--5) only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1988, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(p) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by Part 2 (sections 3 and 4) only of the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1989, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Parts 1 and 2, Part 3 (other than section 10) and Part 4 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(q) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by section 16 only of the Corporations Legislation Amendment Act 1990, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.
(r) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by section 49 only of the Law and Justice Amendment Act 1990, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(s) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by the Schedule only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1991, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(t) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by section 24 only of the Territories Law Reform Act 1992, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:
(3) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on 1 July 1992.
(u) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by sections 3--5 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(v) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by sections 14, 15 and 27 only of the Evidence (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1995, subsections 2(1), (2) and (13) of which provide as follows:
(1) This Part and Parts 2 and 3 commence of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Section 15 of this Act commences on the day on which section 160 of the Evidence Act 1995 commences.
Section 160 commenced on 18 April 1995.
(13) Section 27 of this Act and the Schedule to this Act commences:
(a) on the day on which sections 153 and 155 of the Evidence Act 1995 commences; or
(b) if those sections commence on different days--the first day on which both of those sections are in force.
Sections 153 and 155 commenced on 18 April 1995.
(w) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 136 and 137) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.
(x) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by Schedule 18 (item 40) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1998, subsection 2(2)(p) of which provides as follows:
(2) The following provisions of this Act commence on the commencement of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998:
(p) Schedule 18, other than the items amending the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998.
(y) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 33--40) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:
(1) In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.
(2) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.
(z) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by Schedule 12 (items 1, 2, 26 and 27) only of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:
(4) If an item in Schedule 11 or 12 does not commence under subsection (2) within the period of 12 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.
(za) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 1 and 2) only of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment Act 1999, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (6), Schedule 3 commences immediately after the commencement of the other Schedules to this Act.
The other Schedules to this Act commenced on 10 December 1999.
(zb) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 1 and 2) only of the Federal Magistrates (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the commencement of the Federal Magistrates Act 1999.
(zc) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 9 and 10) only of the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:
(3) Subject to subsections (4) to (10), Schedule 3 commences, or is taken to have commenced, at the same time as the Corporations Act 2001.
(zd) Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2002 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.
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Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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2. Schedule 1, item 1 |
Immediately after section 49 of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1990 commenced |
21 December 1990 |
(ze) Subsection 2(1) (item 3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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2. Schedule 1 |
Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Legislative Instruments Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 |
1 January 2005 |
(zf) Subsection 2(1) (items 2 and 3) of the Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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2. Sections 4 and 5 |
Immediately after the commencement of sections 3 to 62 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 |
1 January 2005 |
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3. Schedule 1 |
Immediately after the commencement of sections 3 to 62 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 |
1 January 2005 |
(zg) Subsection 2(1) (items 2 and 3) of the Acts Interpretation Amendment (Legislative Instruments) Act 2005 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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2. Schedule 1, item 1 |
Immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. |
1 January 2005 |
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3. Schedule 1, items 2 to 5 |