Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 - SECT 20

Construction of references in Acts to portions of Acts or subordinate instruments

20. Construction of references in Acts to portions of Acts or subordinate
instruments

In an Act, a description or citation of a portion of that Act or of any other
Act or of any subordinate instrument made under that Act or any other Act
shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as including the
word, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, regulation, rule, by-law,
local law subregulation, subrule, clause, Chapter, Part, Schedule or other
division mentioned or referred to as forming the beginning and as forming the
end of the portion comprised in the description or citation.