Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00203:clause:6_8a
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Provision Reference: sch 6 cl 8A
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8A  Application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Commonwealth)
 (1) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 of the Commonwealth (as in force from time to time) applies in relation to enactments (including this Act) in the same way as it applies in relation to Acts of the Commonwealth, whether the enactments are made before, at or after the interim transition time.
Note: That Act also applies in relation to instruments made under enactments in the same way as it applies in relation to Acts of the Commonwealth, because of section 7 of this Act.
 (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply the following provisions of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 of the Commonwealth to enactments:
 (a) the definitions of Commonwealth, Executive Council, Gazette, justice of the peace, penalty unit, statutory declaration, Territory, Territory of the Commonwealth, Territory under the authority of the Commonwealth, Territory of Australia and United Kingdom in section 2B;
 (b) subsection 15B(1);
 (c) section 21;
 (d) subsection 38(1);
 (e) section 39.
Note: This Act contains provisions that apply to enactments (and instruments made under enactments) instead of those definitions in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 of the Commonwealth and instead of section 21 of that Act.
 (3) To avoid doubt, section 46AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 of the Commonwealth (as in force from time to time) applies because of subsection (1) of this section to instruments made under enactments. That section applies as if the reference in that section to an Act included a reference to a law continued in force by section 16 or 16A of the Norfolk Island Act 1979 of the Commonwealth.