Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04041:section:1990:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04041
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1990 (pt 2/212)
Character Range: 9905–12818

of the Australian Capital Territory in relation to corporations, securities, the futures industry and some other matters.

  "(2) This Act has effect, and is to be interpreted, accordingly.

"(3) Despite subsection (1) of this section and subsection 8 (1) of this Act, neither this Act nor the Corporations Law of the Australian Capital Territory is, for the purposes of subsection 22 (3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, an Act providing for the administration or government of the Australian Capital Territory.

Interpretation

  "4. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

'applicable provision', in relation to a jurisdiction, means a provision of:

     (a) the Corporations Law, or Corporations Regulations, of that jurisdiction; or

  (b) the ASC Law, or ASC Regulations, of that jurisdiction; or

     (c) in the case of the Capital Territory—a Commonwealth law as applying, of its own force or because of another Commonwealth law, in relation to:

       (i) an offence against; or

      (ii) an act, matter or thing arising under or in respect of;

     a provision that, because of any other application or applications of this definition, is an applicable provision of the Capital Territory or any other jurisdiction; or

     (d) in the case of a jurisdiction other than the Capital Territory—a Commonwealth law as applying, because of a law of that jurisdiction, in relation to:

       (i) an offence against; or

      (ii) an act, matter or thing arising under or in respect of;

     a provision that, because of any other application or applications of this definition, is an applicable provision of that or any other jurisdiction;

'Capital Territory' means the Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory;

'Commonwealth law' means any of the Acts and unwritten laws of the Commonwealth, other than the Corporations Law of the Capital

Territory, the ASC Law of the Capital Territory or provisions prescribed by regulations under section 73;

'jurisdiction' means a State or the Capital Territory;

'modifications' includes additions, omissions and substitutions;

'State' includes the Northern Territory;

'Territory' does not include the Northern Territory.

"(2) For the purposes of this Act, the Jervis Bay Territory is taken to be part of the Australian Capital Territory.

"PART 2—THE CORPORATIONS LAW, AND THE
CORPORATIONS REGULATIONS, OF THE CAPITAL
TERRITORY

Application in the Capital Territory of the Corporations Law

"5. The Corporations Law set out in section 82 as in force for the time being:

     (a) applies as a law for the government of the Capital Territory; and

     (b) as so applying, may be referred to as the Corporations Law of the Capital Territory.

Application of regulations in force under section 22

"6. (1) The regulations in force for the time being under section 22:

     (a) apply as regulations in force for the