Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04041:section:1990:p31
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04041
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1990 (pt 31/212)
Character Range: 83267–86019

Capital Territory, together with the ASC Law of each jurisdiction other than the Capital Territory, constituted a single national ASC Law applying of its own force throughout Australia.

"(2) Subject to this section, a reference in an instrument to the ASC Law, or to the ASC 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 ASC Law, or to the ASC Regulations, of the Capital Territory; and

     (b) to include a separate reference to the ASC Law, or to the ASC 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 ASC Law, or to the ASC 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 or order, or an industrial agreement; or

  (d) any other order (whether executive, judicial or otherwise); or

   (e) a notice, certificate or licence; or

   (f) an agreement; or

     (g) an application made, information laid, affidavit sworn, or warrant issued, for any purpose; or

  (h) an indictment, presentment, summons or writ; or

     (j) any other pleading in, or process issued in connection with, a legal or other proceeding; or

  (k) any other document whatever.

Saving of citation provisions of other jurisdictions

"1e. Subject to section 1d, section 1b is not intended to prevent a law of a jurisdiction other than the Capital Territory from:

     (a) providing that the ASC Law, or the ASC Regulations, of that jurisdiction may be referred to simply as the ASC Law, or the ASC Regulations; or

     (b) providing for how a reference to the ASC Law, or to the ASC Regulations, is to be interpreted for the purposes of the laws of that jurisdiction.

"Division 3—Commencement and application".

Repeal of section 3

  13. Section 3 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Insertion of Division heading

14. After section 4 of the Principal Act the following heading is inserted:

"Division 4—Interpretation".

Further amendments

15. The Principal Act is further amended as set out in Schedule 7.

PART 5—AMENDMENTS OF OTHER ACTS

Amendments of the Acts Interpretation Act

16. (1) In this section, "Principal Act" means the Acts Interpretation Act 19013.

(2) After section 40 of the Principal Act the following section is