Interpretation Act 1967 No 48
(repealed)
Republication No 10
Republication date: 28 May 2002
Amendments incorporated to 28 May 2002
As repealed by Act 2002 No 11
Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Interpretation Act 1967 (repealed). It includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 28 May 2002 and any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes).
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at type="disc">
authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.
When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were not made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
(a)if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
(b)if the person charged is a corporation—$500.
Amendments incorporated to
28 May 2002
Interpretation Act 1967 (repealed)
Contents
Page
Part 1Preliminary
Name of Act 2
Application of Act 2
Displacement of Act by contrary intention 2
Acts to bind the Crown 2
Part 3Interpretation of Acts
Division 3.1 General provisions
Division 3.2 Words and phrases
References to the Sovereign 4
Division 3.7 Reports
30A Periodic reports 4
Division 3.8 Criminal proceedings
33B Continuing offences 5
33C Joinder of charges 6
33F Offences under 2 or more laws 6
33G Application of certain sections of Cwlth Crimes Act to Territory Acts 6
33H When must prosecutions begin? 6
Division 3.9 Time
Reckoning of time 7
Part 5Former UK Acts
Interpretation of former UK Acts…