Interpretation Act (No 2) 1972 (ACT)

No. 42 of 1972

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Interpretation Ordinance 1967, as amended

by the Interpretation Ordinance 1972.

I THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of	, Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of	Government
(Administration)	Act	1910-1972.

Dated this nineteenth day of December, 1972.

PAUL HASLUCK Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

E. G. WHITLAM Attorney-General.

INTERPRETATION ORDINANCE (No. 2) 1972

1.—(l.)This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation Ordi­

nance (No. 2) 1972.*

(2.) The Interpretation Ordinance 1967,f as amended by the Inter­ pretation Ordinance 19724 is in this Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

t Ordinance No. 48, 1967. t Ordinance No. 18, 1972.

(3.) Section 1 of the Interpretation Ordinance 1972 is amended by omitting sub-section	(2 . ) .
(4.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance, may be cited as the Interpretation	Ordinance 1967-1972.

2 . Section 23 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—

" (2.) In an Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to the Attorney-General shall be read as including a reference to a Minister or a member of the Executive Council for the time being acting for and on behalf of the Attorney-General.".

• Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 19 December 1972.

3. After section 24 of the Principal Ordinance the following sections are inserted:—

" 24A. In the next three succeeding sections—

(a)	' instruments' includes regulations, rules, by-laws and notices;
(b)	'the Administration Ordinance ' means the Seat of Govern­
ment (Administration) Ordinance (No. 2) 1972.

" 24B .—(1 . ) In this section, a reference to an Ordinance to which

this section applies shall be read as a reference to an Ordinance which—

(a)	was, immediately before the date of commencement of the Administration Ordinance, administered by the Minis­ ter of State for the Interior; and
(b)	is, on and after the date of commencement of the Adminis­ tration Ordinance, administered by the Minister of State for the Capital Territory.

" (2.) In an Ordinance to which this section applies and in instru­ ments made, granted, issued or given under such an Ordinance and hav­ ing force and effect immediately before the commencement of the Administration Ordinance—

(a)	a reference to the Minister or a reference to, or a reference that is to be read as a reference to, the Minister of State for the Interior shall, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Minister of State for the Capital Territory;
(b)	a reference to the Secretary to the Department of the Interior shall, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory; and

(c) a reference to the Department of the Interior shall, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Department of the Capital Territory.

" (3.) All appointments made, all instruments made, granted, issued or given, and all things done, by the Minister of State for the Interior, by the Secretary to the Department of the Interior or by an officer of that Department under an Ordinance to which this section applies or under an instrument in force under such an Ordinance and having force and effect immediately before the commencement of the Administration Ordinance shall, on and after the commencement of that Ordinance, have force or effect as if made, granted, issued, given or done by the Minister of State for the Capital Territory, by the Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory or by an officer of that Department, respectively.

" (4.) A notice or other document given to, served on, or lodged with, the Minister of State for the Interior, the Secretary to the Depart­ ment of the Interior or an officer of that Department before the com­ mencement of the Administration Ordinance shall, on and after the commencement of that Ordinance, be deemed to have been given to, served on, or lodged with, the Minister of State for the Capital Territory, the Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory or an officer of that Department, respectively.

" 24c .—(1 . ) In this section, a reference to an Ordinance to which this section applies shall be read as a reference to an Ordinance which—

(a)	was, immediately before the date of commencement of the Administration Ordinance, administered by the Minister of State for the Interior; and
(b)	is, on and after the date of commencement of the Administration Ordinance, administered by the Attorney- General.

" (2.) In an Ordinance to which this section applies, and in instruments made, granted, issued or given under such an Ordinance and having force and effect immediately before the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, a reference to the Minister or a reference to, or a reference that is to be read as a reference to, the Minister of State for the Interior shall, on and after the commencement of that Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Attorney-General. " (3.) All appointments made, all instruments made, granted,

issued or given, and all things done, by the Minister of State for the Interior under an Ordinance to which this section applies or under an instrument in force under such an Ordinance and having force and effect immediately before the commencement of the Administration Ordinance shall, on and after the commencement of that Ordinance, have force or effect as if made, granted, issued, given or done by the Attorney-General.

" 24D.— (1.) In this section, a reference to an Ordinance to which

this section applies shall be read as a reference to an Ordinance
which—

(a)	was, immediately before the date of commencement of
the Administration Ordinance, administered by the

Minister of State for Education and Science; and

(b) is, on and after the date of commencement of that Ordinance, administered by the Minister of State for Education.

" (2.) In an Ordinance to which this section applies and in instru­ ments made, granted, issued or given under such an Ordinance and having force and effect immediately before the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, a reference to the Minister or a reference to, or a reference that is to be read as a reference to, the Minister of State for Education and Science shall, on and after the commence­ ment of that Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Minister of State for Education.

" (3.) All appointments made, all instruments made, granted, issued or given, and all things done, by the Minister of State for Education and Science under an Ordinance to which this section applies or under an instrument in force under such an Ordinance and having force and effect immediately before the commencement of the Administration Ordinance shall, on and after the commencement of that Ordinance, have force or effect as if made, granted, issued, given or done by the Minister of State for Education.".