New South Wales Consolidated Acts

INTERPRETATION ACT 1987 - SECT 15

15 Minister

(1) In any Act or instrument:

(a) a reference to a Minister is a reference to a Minister of the Crown, and

(b) a reference to a particular Minister includes a reference to any other Minister who is acting for or on behalf of the Minister.

(2) In any Act, a reference to “the Minister” is a reference to:

(a) the Minister administering the Act,

(b) if different Ministers are administering the Act in different respects-the Minister administering the Act in the relevant respect,

(c) if different Ministers are administering different portions of the Act-the Minister administering the relevant portion of the Act, or

(d) if paragraphs (b) and (c) do not apply and 2 or more Ministers are administering that Act or a portion of that Act-any one of the Ministers administering the Act or portion of the Act.

(3) In any instrument, a reference to “the Minister” is a reference to:

(a) the Minister administering the Act under which the instrument is made,

(b) if different Ministers are administering that Act in different respects-the Minister administering that Act in the respect in relation to which the instrument is made,

(c) if different Ministers are administering different portions of that Act-the Minister administering the portion of that Act under which the instrument is made, or

(d) if paragraphs (b) and (c) do not apply and 2 or more Ministers are administering that Act or a portion of that Act-any one of the Ministers administering the Act or the portion of the Act under which the instrument is made.