Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NORFOLK ISLAND ACT 1979 No. 25, 1979 - SECT 4

4. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears-

''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;

''Deputy President'' means the Deputy President 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;

''Judge'' means a Judge of the Supreme Court;

''Legislative Assembly'' means the Legislative Assembly of Norfolk Island;

''President'' means the President of the Legislative Assembly;

''public moneys of the Territory'' means revenues, loans and other moneys
received by the Administration;

''senior Judge'' means the senior Judge who is available for the discharge of
duties under this Act;

''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.