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Interpretation Act 1979 (NI)
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C2022Q00001 C14
01 January 2022
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1 Short title
2 Commencement
5 Application of this Act
6 Construction of enactments to be subject to Act
7 Construction of Rules, regulations and Bylaws
8 Enactments to have effect subject to a contrary intention
8AA Enactments extended to Queensland applied or adopted laws
8A Application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Commonwealth)
8B Application of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 or the Legislation Act 2003 (Commonwealth)
8C Continued laws regulating employment do not apply to certain officers, employees and authorities of New South Wales
8D Continued laws regulating employment do not apply to certain officers, employees and authorities of Queensland
10D Use of extrinsic material in the interpretation of an enactment
11 Expressions defined by Norfolk Island Act
12 General definitions
12A Penalties
12B Fee units
12C References to the Norfolk Island Hospital Act 1985, Norfolk Island Hospital and Norfolk Island Hospital Enterprise etc.
12CA Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Service Facility taken to be a hospital
12D References to Crown Law Officer or Crown Counsel
12E Delegation by Director of Public Prosecutions of the Commonwealth
12F Delegation by Norfolk Island Regional Council
12G Delegation by Chief Executive Officer
17 References to offices
20C Alterations of names and constitutions
20E Service of documents
21 Service by post
25 Approval or disallowance by Commonwealth Minister or Administrator
26 Publication in the Gazette
28 References to enactments
29 References to Commonwealth Acts
29A References to NSW Acts and instruments
29B References to Queensland Acts and instruments
37 Imprisonment
38 Offences punishable on summary conviction
39 Indictable offences
40 Penalties
41A Disallowable instruments
42 Forfeited goods
43 Administration of enactments at and after the interim transition time
Schedule 1—Administration of enactments at and after the interim transition time
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Part 1—Introduction
1 Object of this Schedule
2 Definitions
3 This Schedule does not apply to section 19A Ordinances
4 This Schedule does not apply in relation to section 8A of this Act
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Part 2—Commonwealth Minister’s roles
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Division 1—Commonwealth Minister’s roles
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Subdivision A—General rule
5 Roles belonging to a Minister, an executive member or the Administrator before the interim transition time
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Subdivision B—Exceptions to general rule, and other special rules
6 Modification of prerequisites for Commonwealth Minister to take action under clause 5
7 Money to be paid or given to the Norfolk Island Regional Council instead of a Minister
8 Commonwealth Minister not required to interact with himself or herself
9 Special rules relating to the Legislative Assembly
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Division 2—Delegation of Commonwealth Minister’s role
10 Delegation by Commonwealth Minister
11 Directions to delegates
12 Thing done under delegation taken to have been done by Commonwealth Minister
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