Australian Capital Territory Evidence (Temporary Provisions) Act 1971 (Cth)

Australian Capital Territory Evidence (Temporary Provisions) Act 1971

No. 66, 1971

Compilation start date:30 December 1981

Includes amendments up to:Act No 176, 1981

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Australian Capital Territory Evidence (Temporary Provisions) Act 1971 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 30 December 1981 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

      

Contents

An Act to make temporary provision for the Law of Evidence in the Australian Capital Territory

1Short title

 This Act may be cited as the Australian Capital Territory Evidence (Temporary Provisions) Act 1971.

2Commencement

 This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the nineteenth day of August, One thousand nine hundred and seventy‑one.

3Validation of provisions of Australian Capital Territory Evidence Ordinance

• (1)

  The provisions of the Australian Capital Territory Evidence Ordinance 1971 contained in Australian Capital Territory Ordinance No. 4 of 1971 shall, notwithstanding its disallowance by the Senate, continue in force.

• (2)

  Nothing in subsection (1) prevents the amendment or repeal by an Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 of the provisions continued in force by that subsection.

• (3)

  The Interpretation Ordinance 1967 of the Australian Capital Territory, as amended and in force from time to time, applies, and shall be deemed to have always applied, to the provisions continued in force by subsection (1).

Endnotes

Endnote 1Legislation history

This endnote sets out details of the legislation history of the Australian Capital Territory Evidence (Temporary Provisions) Act 1971.

Act	Number and year	Assent	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Australian Capital Territory Evidence (Temporary Provisions) Act 1971	66, 1971	26 Aug 1971	19 Aug 1971 (s 2)
Australian Capital Territory Evidence (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972	10, 1972	30 Mar 1972	30 Mar 1972 (s 2)	—
Australian Capital Territory Evidence (Temporary Provisions) Act 1973	10, 1973	31 Mar 1973	31 Mar 1973 (s 2)	—
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1981	176, 1981	2 Dec 1981	s 11 and 12: 30 Dec 1981 (s 2 item 12)	—

Endnote 2Amendment history

Provision affected	How affected
s 3.........................................	am No 10, 1972; No 10, 1973; No 176, 1981