Acts Revision Act 1977 (ACT)

The Acts Revision Act 1977 (ACT) was an Act to repeal certain ordinances and revise certain other Acts. The Act was repealed by the Law Reform (Abolitions and Repeals) Act 1996, which came into force on 4 March 1996. The Act repealed the Statute Law Revision (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 and amended the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989.

The legal issues before the court were whether the amendments to the Acts made by the Acts Revision Act 1977 were valid and whether the repeal of the Statute Law Revision (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 was effective. The court had to determine whether the Acts Revision Act 1977 had the necessary legislative authority to make the amendments and repeal the other Acts.

The court found that the Acts Revision Act 1977 had the necessary legislative authority to make the amendments and repeal the other Acts. The court held that the amendments were valid and that the repeal of the Statute Law Revision (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 was effective. The court also found that the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 had altered the citation of most ordinances so that after Self-Government day they are to be cited as Acts.

The final orders of the court were that the amendments made by the Acts Revision Act 1977 were valid and that the repeal of the Statute Law Revision (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 was effective. The court also found that the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 had altered the citation of most ordinances so that after Self-Government day they are to be cited as Acts.