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Acts Interpretation Act 1901
No. 2, 1901
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C2024C00395 C2B
03 September 1939
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03 April 1941
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Short Title and Application
1 Short title
2 Application of Act
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Commencement of Acts
3 Meaning of commencement
4 Exercise of statutory powers between passing and commencement of Act
5 Commencement of Acts
6 Evidence of date of assent or proclamation
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Repeal and Expiration of Acts
7 Effect of repeal of Act
8 Effect of repeal
9 Repealed Acts in force until substituted provisions operate
10 References to repealed provisions
10A References to amended Acts
11 Expiration of Act
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General Provisions
12 Every section a substantive enactment
13 Headings schedules marginal notes and footnotes
14 Acts may be altered &c. in same session
15 Amending to be construed with amended Act
15A Construction of Acts to be subject to Constitution
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Words and References in Acts
16 References to the Sovereign
17 Constitutional and official definitions
18 Definitions
19 Mention of Minister
19A Administration of Acts
20 Mention of an officer in general terms
21 Office &c. means office &c. of the Commonwealth
22 Meaning of certain words
23 Rules as to gender and number
24 Corporations liable to and may sue for penalties
25 References to “writing”
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Judicial Expressions
26 Judicial definitions
27 Meaning of certain words
28 Rules of Court
29 Meaning of service by post
30 Offences under two or more laws
31 Proclamations judicially noticed
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Powers conferred and Duties imposed by Acts
33 Exercise of powers and duties
34 Power to determine includes authority to administer oath
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Distance and Time
35 Measurement of distance
36 Reckoning of time
37 Expressions of time
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Citation of Acts
38 Reference to Acts
39 Numbering of Acts
40 Citation of Acts
41 Penalties at foot of sections or subsections
42 Indictable offences
43 Offences punishable by summary conviction
44 Pecuniary penalties
45 Imprisonment
46 Construction of rules, regulations and by laws
47 Construction of resolutions
48 Regulations
49 Disallowed regulation not to be re made unless the motion rescinded or House approves
50 Effect of repeal of regulations
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
