Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 - SECT 19

Citation of references in Acts

19. Citation of references in Acts



(1) Where a provision of an Act refers-

   (aaa) to a Chapter by a number, the reference shall, unless the context
        otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the Chapter,
        designated by that number, of the Act in which the reference occurs;

   (aa) to a Part by a number, the reference shall, unless the context
        otherwise requires, be construed-

   (i)  if the Act contains Chapters, as a reference to the Part, designated
        by that number, of the Chapter in which the reference occurs; or

   (ii) if the Act does not contain Chapters, as a reference to the Part,
        designated by that number, of the Act in which the reference occurs;





   (a)  to a section or Schedule by a number, the reference shall, unless the
        context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the section
        or Schedule, designated by that number, of or to the Act in which the
        reference occurs;

   (b)  to a Schedule but does not refer to it by a number, the reference
        shall, unless the context otherwise requires, if there is only one
        Schedule to the Act in which the reference occurs, be construed as a
        reference to the Schedule to the Act in which the reference occurs; or

   (c)  to a Division, Subdivision, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph,
        sub-subparagraph, clause, subclause, sub-subclause, item, column,
        table or form by a number, the reference shall, unless the context
        otherwise requires, be construed as a reference-

   (i)  to the Division, designated by that number, of the Part in which the
        reference occurs;

   (ii) to the Subdivision, designated by that number, of the Division in
        which the reference occurs;

   (iii) to the subsection, designated by that number, of the section in which
        the reference occurs;

   (iv) to the paragraph, designated by that number, of the section,
        subsection, interpretation or Schedule in which the reference occurs;

   (v)  to the paragraph, designated by that number, of the clause, subclause,
        item, column, table or form of or in the Schedule in which the
        reference occurs;

   (vi) to the subparagraph, designated by that number, of the paragraph in
        which the reference occurs;

   (vii) to the sub-subparagraph, designated by that number, of the
        subparagraph in which the reference occurs;

   (viii) to the table, designated by that number, of or in the section or
        subsection in which the reference occurs;

   (ix) to the clause, item, column, table or form, designated by that number,
        of or in the Schedule in which the reference occurs;

   (x)  to the subclause, designated by that number, of the clause in which
        the reference occurs; or

   (xi) to the sub-subclause, designated by that number, of the subclause in
        which the reference occurs- as the case requires.

(2) In subsection (1) number means-

   (a)  a number expressed in words or figures;

   (b)  a letter; or

   (c)  a combination of a number so expressed and a letter.