Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04041:section:1990:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04041
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1990 (pt 6/212)
Character Range: 20104–22911

AND THE
CORPORATIONS REGULATIONS

Simpler citation of Corporations Law, and Corporations Regulations, of the Capital Territory

"12. (1) The Corporations Law of the Capital Territory may be referred to simply as the Corporations Law.

"(2) The Corporations Regulations of the Capital Territory may be referred to simply as the Corporations Regulations.

  "(3) This section has effect subject to section 14.

References to Corporations Law, and Corporations Regulations, of other jurisdictions

"13. (1) This section has effect for the purposes of an Act, a law of the Capital Territory, or an instrument made under an Act or under such a law.

"(2) Where a law of a jurisdiction other than the Capital Territory that corresponds to section 5 provides that the Corporations Law set out in section 82 as in force for the time being applies as law of that jurisdiction, the Corporations Law of that jurisdiction is the Corporations Law so set out, applying as law of that jurisdiction.

"(3) Where a law of a jurisdiction other than the Capital Territory that corresponds to section 6 provides that the regulations in force for the time being under section 22 apply for the purposes of the Corporations Law of that jurisdiction, the Corporations Regulations of that jurisdiction are those regulations as so applying.

References to Corporations Law and Corporations Regulations

"14. (1) The object of this section is to help ensure that the Corporations Law of the Capital Territory operates, so far as possible, as if that Law, together with the Corporations Law of each jurisdiction other than the Capital Territory, constituted a single national Corporations Law applying of its own force throughout Australia.

"(2) Subject to this section, a reference in an instrument to the Corporations Law, or to the Corporations Regulations, is to be taken, for the purposes of the laws of the Commonwealth and of the laws of the Capital Territory:

     (a) to be a reference to the Corporations Law, or to the Corporations Regulations, of the Capital Territory; and

     (b) to include a separate reference to the Corporations Law, or to the Corporations Regulations, of each jurisdiction other than the Capital Territory.

"(3) Subsection (2) has effect except so far as the contrary intention appears in the instrument, or the context of the reference otherwise requires.

"(4) Without limiting subsection (3), subsection (2) does not apply in relation to a reference expressed as a reference to the Corporations Law, or to the Corporations Regulations, of a jurisdiction.

  "(5) In this section:

'instrument' means:

  (a) an Act or an instrument made under an Act; or

     (b) a law of the Capital Territory or an instrument made under such a law; or

     (c) an award or other industrial determination