Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 - SECT 44

Time

44. Time



(1) Where in an Act or subordinate instrument a period of time is expressed to
begin on, or to be reckoned from, a particular day, that day shall not be
included in the period.

(2) Where in an Act or subordinate instrument a period of time is expressed to
end on, or to be reckoned to, a particular day, that day shall be included in
the period.

(3) Where the time limited by an Act or subordinate instrument for the doing
of any act or thing expires or falls on a day that is a holiday, the time so
limited shall extend to, and the act or thing may be done, on the day next
following that is not a holiday.





(4) In subsection (3) holiday means-

   (a)  a Saturday or Sunday;

   (b)  a day appointed under the Public Holidays Act 1993 as a public holiday
        in the place in which the act or thing is to be or may be done.



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(5) Subject to section 4 of the Summer Time Act 1972, whenever an expression
of time occurs in an Act or subordinate instrument, the time referred to
shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be deemed to be standard time
throughout Victoria as declared by section 43 of the Supreme Court Act 19863.

(6) In an Act or subordinate instrument, unless the contrary intention
expressly appears-

   (a)  a reference to midnight, in relation to a particular day, shall be
        construed as a reference to the point of time at which that day ends;

   (b)  a reference to a month shall be construed as a reference to a calendar
        month;

   (c)  a reference, without qualification, to a year shall be construed as a
        reference to a period of twelve months;

   (d)  a reference to a financial year shall be construed as a reference to
        the period of twelve months ending at midnight on 30 June; and





   (e)  a reference to a calendar year shall be construed as a reference to
        the period of twelve months ending at midnight on 31 December.

(7) In a provision of an Act or subordinate instrument the expression "now",
"heretofore" or "hereafter" shall be construed as referring to the time when
the provision in which the expression occurs came into operation.