Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04041:section:1990:p61
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Provision Reference: s 1990 (pt 61/212)
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by the text of the provision taking into account its context in the law and the purpose or object underlying the law; and

     (b) the need to avoid prolonging legal or any other proceedings without compensating advantage.

Changes to style not to affect meaning

  "109k. Where:

     (a) a provision of this Law has expressed an idea in a particular form of words; and

     (b) another provision of this Law appears to have expressed the same idea in a different form of words for the purpose of using a clearer style;

the ideas are not taken to be different merely because different forms of words were used.

SCHEDULE 1—continued

Examples

"109l. Where this Law includes an example of the operation of a provision:

   (a) the example is not taken to be exhaustive; and

     (b) if the example is inconsistent with the provision, the provision prevails.

Parts of speech and grammatical forms of words

"109m. In this Law, unless the contrary intention appears, where a word or phrase is given a particular meaning, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word or phrase have corresponding meanings.

References to offices and officers

"109n. (1) A reference in this Law in general terms to a person holding or occupying a particular office or position includes a reference to any person who at any time occupies that office or position for the time being, or performs the duties of that office for the time being.

"(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this Law to an office or officer is a reference to such office or officer in and for the Commonwealth.

References to companies etc.

"109p. Express references in this Law to companies, corporations or bodies corporate are not taken to imply that references in this Law to persons do not also include references to companies, corporations or bodies corporate.

References to Commonwealth laws

"109q. In this Law, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to the law of the Commonwealth or to a law of the Commonwealth does not include a reference to a law in force in a Territory in so far as the law is so in force by virtue of an Act providing for the acceptance, administration or government of that Territory.

Rules as to gender and number

  "109r. In this Law, unless the contrary intention appears:

  (a) words importing a gender include every other gender; and

     (b) words in the singular number include the plural and words in the plural number include the singular.

Production of records kept in computers etc.

"109s. Where a person who keeps a record of information by means of a mechanical, electronic or other device is required by or under