Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT 1901 - SECT 19B

             (1)  Where:

                     (a)  reference is made in a provision of an Act to a particular Minister of State;

                     (b)  there is no longer any such Minister; and

                     (c)  the Governor‑General, by order under this section, directs that the provision, or provisions that include the provision, shall have effect:

                              (i)  as if there were substituted for that reference a reference to a Minister or Ministers specified in the order; or

                             (ii)  as if, in so far as the provision applies in a particular respect specified in the order, being one of several respects so specified, there were substituted for that reference a reference to a Minister or Ministers specified in the order;

the provision shall, on and from the date of the order or such later date as is specified in the order, have effect accordingly for all purposes, including the purpose of the making of any subsequent order under this subsection or subsection 19BA(1), other than such an order that is expressed to have effect as if the first‑mentioned order had not been made.

             (2)  Where:

                     (a)  reference is made in a provision of an Act to a particular Department of State of the Commonwealth;

                     (b)  the Department has been abolished or the name of the Department has been changed; and

                     (c)  the Governor‑General, by order under this section, directs that the provision, or provisions that include the provision, shall have effect:

                              (i)  as if there were substituted for that reference a reference to such Department as is specified in the order; or

                             (ii)  as if, in so far as the provision applies in a particular respect specified in the order, being one of several respects so specified, there were substituted for that reference a reference to such Department as is specified in the order;

the provision shall, on and from the date of the order or such later date as is specified in the order, have effect accordingly for all purposes, including the purpose of the making of any subsequent order under this subsection or subsection 19BA(2), other than such an order that is expressed to have effect as if the first‑mentioned order had not been made.

             (3)  Where:

                     (a)  reference is made in a provision of an Act to a particular office, being an office of Secretary of a Department within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999 ;

                     (b)  the office has been abolished (whether by reason of the abolition of the Department or otherwise) or the name of the office has been changed; and

                     (c)  the Governor‑General, by order under this section, directs that the provision, or provisions that include the provision, shall have effect:

                              (i)  as if there were substituted for that reference a reference to such office as is specified in the order; or

                             (ii)  as if, in so far as the provision applies in a particular respect specified in the order, being one of several respects so specified, there were substituted for that reference a reference to such office as is specified in the order;

the provision shall, on and from the date of the order or such later date as is specified in the order, have effect accordingly for all purposes, including the purpose of the making of any subsequent order under this subsection or subsection 19BA(3), other than such an order that is expressed to have effect as if the first‑mentioned order had not been made.