Acts Interpretation Act 1915 (SA)

South Australia

Acts Interpretation Act 1915

An Act for consolidating certain Acts relating to the interpretation of Acts of Parliament, and for further shortening and interpreting the language used in Acts of Parliament.

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

This Act may be cited as the Acts Interpretation Act 1915.

Subject to this Act, this Act applies to, or in relation to, an Act or statutory instrument whenever passed or made.

1. (1)

   In this Act and in every other Act or statutory instrument, unless the contrary intention appears—

Act means—

1. (a)

   an Act of the Parliament of South Australia or an Act or ordinance of some earlier legislative authority in South Australia; or

2. (b)

   an Act of the Imperial Parliament that has been received into the law of South Australia or applies to South Australia by paramount force;

ADI means an authorised deposit-taking institution within the meaning of the Banking Act (Cwth);

administrative unit means an administrative unit of the Public Service;

AS or Australian Standard or AS/NZS or Australian/New Zealand Standard means a standard published by or under the authority of Standards Australia (alone or jointly with others);

Australia Acts means—

1. (a)

   the Australia Act 1986 of the Commonwealth; and

2. (b)

   the Australia Act 1986 of the United Kingdom;

Australian citizen means a person who is an Australian citizen under the provisions of the Australian Citizenship Act 1948 of the Commonwealth;

bank means an ADI that is permitted under the Banking Act (Cwth) to assume or use—

1. (a)

   the word "bank", "banker" or "banking"; or

2. (b)

   any other word (whether or not in English) that is of like import to a word referred to in paragraph (a);

bank cheque or banker's cheque means a cheque that an ADI draws on itself;

bank holiday means a day that is, under the Holidays Act 1910, a bank holiday;

Banking Act (Cwth) means the Banking Act 1959 of the Commonwealth, as amended from time to time and includes an Act enacted in substitution for that Act;

building society means an ADI that is permitted under the Banking Act (Cwth) to assume or use—

1. (a)

   the expression "building society"; or

2. (b)

   any other expression (whether or not in English) that is of like import to the expression referred to in paragraph (a);

commencement, in relation to an Act or statutory instrument, means the day or time on which the Act or statutory instrument comes into operation;

the Commonwealth means the Commonwealth of Australia;

Court of Appeal means the Court of Appeal Division of the Supreme Court;

credit union means an ADI that is permitted under the Banking Act (Cwth) to assume or use—

1. (a)

   the expression "credit union"; or

2. (b)

   any expression (whether or not in English) that is of like import to the expression referred to in paragraph (a);

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