INTERPRETATION ACT 1978
Table of Provisions
PART I--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Short title
- 2 Repeal and savings
- 3 Application of this Act
- 4 Application to statutory instruments
PART II--COMMENCEMENT OF ACTS
- 5 Date of commencement
- 6 Proposed laws reserved for Governor-General
- 6A Time of commencement
- 6B References to commencement
- 7 Evidence of assent etc.
- 8 Exercise of powers before commencement
- 9 Amendment before commencement
PART III--REPEAL AND EXPIRATION OF ACTS
- 11 Repeal does not revive previous Act
- 12 Effect of repeal
- 13 Effect of State laws ceasing to apply
- 14 Continuance of repealed provisions
- 15 References to repealed provisions
- 16 Expiration of Acts
PART IV--WORDS AND REFERENCES IN ACTS
PART IVA--PENALTIES
PART V--POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORITIES
- 39 Confirmation of appointments not required
- 40 Continuing to act during vacancy in office
- 41 Occasions for exercise of powers etc.
- 42 How power may be exercised
- 43 Power to take action or make statutory instrument includes power to revoke, amend etc.
- 44 Power to appoint includes power to remove
- 44A Acting appointment
- 46 Power to authorise another person to exercise power or perform function
- 46A Power of delegation
- 48 Discretions
- 48A Participation in meetings by telephone etc.
- 48B Power to correct minor errors
PART VI--MECHANICS OF LEGISLATION
- 49 Citation
- 50 References to other legislation
- 51 Reference to Act includes reference to statutory instruments under Act
- 52 References to Imperial, Commonwealth and State Acts
- 53 References in an Act to provisions of that Act
- 54 Every section a substantive enactment
- 55 Material that is, and is not, part of an Act
- 56 Numbering of Acts
- 57 Numbering of subordinate legislation
- 57A Amendment of instruments by Act
- 57B Definitions automatically inserted in alphabetical order
PART VII--GENERAL
Division 1--Construction
- 58 Amending act to be construed with amended Act
- 59 Act to be construed subject to power
- 59A Public places etc. on Aboriginal land
- 61 Construction of statutory instruments
- 62 Construction of resolutions of Legislative Assembly
- 62A Regard to be had to purpose or object of Act
- 62B Use of extrinsic material in interpreting Act
- 62C Changes in drafting practice do not affect meaning
- 62D Examples
- 62E Notes
Division 2--Statutory instruments
Division 3--General
PART VIIA--INCORPORATION OF AMENDMENTS
- 72A Meaning of reprint
- 72B Reprint of legislation in force at stated date
- 72C Omission of making words in reprint
- 72D Inclusion of tables of amendments in reprints
PART VIII--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS
Division 1--Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2006
Division 2--Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018
- 75 Short titles and cross references taken to include year of enactment or making
- 76 Disapplication of section 50(1) in certain circumstances
Division 3--Interpretation Amendment Act 2021
- 77 Administrative Arrangements Orders
- 78 Tabling requirements for subordinate legislation