Interpretation Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1970 (WA)

1970.] Interpretation (No. 2). [No. 79.

INTERPRETATION (No. 2).

No. 79 of 1970.

AN ACT to amend the Interpretation Act,

1918-1970.

[Assented to 30th November, 1970.]

RE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent

of the Legislative Council and the Legislative

Assembly of Western Australia, in this present

Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the

same, as follows:—

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1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Interpreta- and citation.

tion Act Amendment Act (No. 2), 1970.

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(2) In this Act the Interpretation Act, 1918-1970

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is referred to as the principal Act. approved for reprint 21st May, 1962, as amended by

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act Acts No. IS of 1962 and

may be cited as the Interpretation Act, 1918-1970. No. 6 of 1970.

No. 79.] Interpretation (No. 2). [1970.

S. 4A added. 2. The principal Act is amended by adding after

section 4 a section as follows-

References

in State law 4A. (1) In this section

to British subjects etc.	"Commonwealth Act" means the Citizen- ship Act 1948-1969 of the Parliament of the Commonwealth and any Act passed in amendment of, or substitu- tion for, that Act;
"Law of the State" means

(a)	an Act and any other law in force in the State;
(b)	an instrument, including a regulation, rule or by-law hav- ing effect by virtue of such an Act, as is referred to in para- graph (a) of this definition;
(c)	an instrument having effect by virtue of such an instrument as is referred to in paragraph (b) of this definition.

A reference in any law of the State to a British subject or to a natural born or naturalized subject of Her Majesty or to any other like expression, shall be read as a refer- ence to an Australian citizen and to any other person who, under the Commonwealth Act, has the status of a British subject or has the status of a British subject without citizenship.

(2)

(3) Where a rule of law applies to, or in relation to, or has effect with respect to a British subject, that rule of law applies to, or in relation to, or has effect with respect to an Australian citizen and any other person who, under the Commonwealth Act, has the status of a British subject or has the status of a British subject without citizenship, as if that Australian citizen or other person were a British subject.