Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NORFOLK ISLAND ACT 1979 - SECT 4

             (1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"accounts of the Territory" means:

                     (a)  the accounts and records of financial transactions of the Administration and records relating to assets of, or in the custody of, the Administration; and

                     (b)  the accounts and records of financial transactions of a Territory authority (other than an authority whose accounts and records are required to be audited under an enactment) and records relating to assets of, or in the custody of, such an authority.

"Acting Administrator" means a person appointed under section 8 to act in the office of Administrator.

"Administration" means the Administration or government of the Territory.

"Administrator" means the Administrator of the Territory appointed under this Act and includes a person acting as the Administrator under this Act.

"Auditor" means the Norfolk Island Government Auditor appointed under section 51.

"Chief Justice" means the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

"Deputy Speaker" means the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

"enactment" means:

                     (a)  a law (however described or entitled) passed by the Legislative Assembly and assented to under this Act;

                     (b)  an Ordinance made by the Governor‑General under section 27 or in pursuance of section 69; or

                     (c)  an Ordinance continued in force by this Act.

"Executive Council" means the Executive Council of Norfolk Island.

"executive member" means a person holding office under section 13.

"executive office" means an office referred to in section 12.

"Finance Minister" means the Minister who administers the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .

"Judge" means a Judge of the Supreme Court (including the Chief Justice).

"Legislative Assembly" means the Legislative Assembly of Norfolk Island.

"public moneys of the Territory" means revenues, loans and other moneys received by the Administration.

"Speaker" means the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

"Supreme Court" means the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island referred to in section 52.

"Territory" means Norfolk Island, that is to say, the Territory of Norfolk Island as described in Schedule 1.

             (2)  The specification of a matter in an item in Schedule 2 or 3 shall not be taken to limit the generality of any matter specified in any other item in that Schedule.

             (3)  A reference in this Act to a law, or to regulations, in force immediately before a particular date shall be read as including a reference to any provisions of the law, or of the regulations, that are not to come into operation until that date or a later date.