Acts Interpretation Act Amendment Act of 1957 (6 Eliz ll No. 18) (Qld)

I. PUBLIC ACTS OF THE PARLIAMENT OE QUEENSLAND, 6° AND 7° ELIZ. II. ACTS. An Act to Amend “ The Acts Interpretation Act of 6 N E o l . iz 1 . 8I. I. 1954,” in certain particulars. T he A cts I nterpreta ­ tion A ct A mendment [A ssented to 11 th N ovember , 1957.] A ct op 1957. B E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— I. (1.) This Act may be cited as “ The Acts Short title. Interpretation Act Amendment Act of 1957.” (2.) *“ The Acts Interpretation Act of 1954,” is in Principal this Act referred to as the Principal Act. Act' (3.) The Principal Act and this Act may be Collective collectively cited as “ The Acts Interpretation Acts, 1954 u 8‘ to 1957.” (4.) The amendments made by this Act to the Retrospec- Principal Act shall be deemed to have been so made on tlvlty‘ the twelfth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven, and to the extent necessary to give effect to this subsection, this Act shall operate retrospectively. 2. Section thirty-three of the Principal Act is Amendment amended by renumbering the same subsection one and° s' ' by adding thereto, as so renumbered, the following subsections, namely :— “ (2.) Without limit to the generality of the provisions of subsection one of this section whilst, pursuant to administrative arrangements by the Governor * 3 Eliz. 2 No. 3. A

2 ACTS. Acts Interpretation Act, Etc., Act. 6 E liz . II. No. 18, 1957. in Council, any Minister of the Crown is administering any Act or enactment in room of another such Minister authorised to administer that Act or enactment thereby, or by some other Act or enactment, then it is hereby declared that such firstmentioned Minister is authorised and empowered to perform and exercise any and every duty, power, or authority imposed or conferred upon that other Minister by that Act or enactment. This subsection applies subject to *“ The Department of Justice Act of 1957.” (3.) In any Act or enactment any reference to or definition of— (a) Any officer of the Crown to whom The Officials in Parliament Acts, 1896 to 1953,” (or any Act wherefor those Acts were substituted) applied or applies ; or ( b) The term “Minister ”, wherein the word “ Secretary ” appears may be read as if the word “ Minister ” were substituted for the word “ Secretary ”. (4.) Any notification of administrative arrangements by the Governor in Council distributing the public business, or any of that business, amongst the several Ministerial Departments of the Government or any of those Departments, or showing the offices or any of the offices placed under the control of, or the Acts or any of the Acts administered by, each Minister of the Crown respectively, or by any such Minister, shall upon publication in the Gazette be judicially noticed. (5.) For the purposes of this section the terms “ Act ” and “ enactment ” include Proclamations, Orders in Council, regulations, rules, by-laws, ordinances, and any other instruments made under any Act or enactment in question.” * 6 Eliz. 2 No. 17. t 60 V. No. 3 and amending Acts.