Acts Interpretation Act 1957 (Cth)
ACTS INTERPRETATION.
An Act to amend the
[Assented to 5th December, 1957.]
BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
(2.) The
(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the
“16a. Where, in an Act, the Governor-General is referred to, the reference shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be deemed to include—
(
a ) the person for the time being administering the Government of the Commonwealth; or(
b ) where the reference occurs in or in relation to a provision conferring on the Governor-General a power or function which the Governor-General or the person administering the Government of the Commonwealth has for the time being assigned to a person as his deputy, that last-mentioned person in his capacity as deputy,
and shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as referring to the Governor-General, or a person so deemed to be included in the reference, acting with the advice of the Executive Council.
“16b. Where, in an Act, the Governor of a State is referred to, the reference shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be deemed to include the Governor for the time being of the State or any other person who is, for the time being, the chief executive officer or administrator of the government of the State.”.
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