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week in respect of which one week's rent becomes payable under the lease; and
 (b) in the case of a lease from fortnight to fortnight — a period of a fortnight in respect of which one fortnight's rent becomes payable under the lease.

3 Application

 (1) This Ordinance applies to a lease, agreement for a lease or other interest in premises that entitles a person to occupy those premises from week to week or from fortnight to fortnight or on any other periodic basis:
 (a) whether the lease, agreement for a lease or other interest in premises was entered into before, or is entered into after, the commencement of this Ordinance;
 (b) whether the lease, agreement for a lease or other interest in premises was or is entered into orally, in writing or otherwise; and
 (c) notwithstanding:
 (i) any other Ordinance;
 (ii) any term or condition of the lease, agreement for a lease or other interest in premises; or
 (iii) any document signed by the person in occupation of the premises purporting to set out the terms and conditions under which that person is in occupation of the premises.

 (2) On and after 1 July 1992 this Ordinance applies only to a lease, agreement for a lease or other interest in premises granted under this Ordinance and to any other lease, agreement for a lease or other interest in premises entered into before that date.

4 Guidelines to Administrator

 (1) The Minister may, by notice to the Administrator after consulting with the Christmas Island Assembly, lay down guidelines with respect to the exercise of the powers of the Administrator under this Ordinance, but the Minister is not entitled to lay down guidelines in relation to a particular case.

 (2) The Administrator shall exercise his or her powers under this Ordinance in accordance with the guidelines in force under subsection (1).

 (3) Notice that guidelines have been laid down shall be published in the Gazette and the guidelines shall come into operation on the day of that publication unless the guidelines specify a later commencement day.

 (4) Guidelines shall be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which notice is published in the Gazette that the guidelines have been laid down.

 (5) Guidelines not so laid before each House of the Parliament shall be void and of no effect.

 (6) The provisions of subsections 10 (2) to (5), inclusive, of the Christmas Island Act 1958 apply in relation to guidelines laid before a House of the Parliament as if:
 (a) the references in those subsections to an Ordinance were references to guidelines; and
 (b) the references in subsections 10 (4)