Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FAMILY LAW RULES 2004 - RULE 1.17

        (1)         The following are explanatory only and are not part of these Rules:

        (a)         chapter summaries;

        (b)         examples;

        (c)         flow charts;

        (d)         notes.

        (2)         The explanatory guide at the end of these Rules is not part of these Rules and is not to be used in interpreting these Rules.

Note 1    See section 13 and paragraph 15AB (2) (a) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

Note 2    In interpreting these Rules:

Specific prevails over the general

In these Rules, if there is a conflict between a general rule and a specific rule, the specific rule prevails.

Use of ‘and’ and ‘or’ between paragraphs etc

A series of paragraphs may be joined by the word and or or , which will appear between the last 2 paragraphs only. The series is to be read as if the same word appears between each paragraph in the series — for example:

(1)         This is:

        (a) a paragraph;

        (b) another paragraph; and

        (c) yet another paragraph.

and

(2)         This is:

        (a) a paragraph;

        (b) another paragraph; or

        (c) yet another paragraph.

If the paragraphs are to be read as a list, the words and or or are not used — for example:

(3)         A provision may include the following:

        (a) a paragraph;

        (b) another paragraph;

        (c) yet another paragraph.