Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1983 (ACT)

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Interpretation (Amendment) Ordinance 1983

No. 5 of 1983

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of 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.

Dated 11 March 1983.

N. M. STEPHEN Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

GARETH EVANS

Attorney-General

An Ordinance to amend the Interpretation Ordinance 1967

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation (Amendment)

Ordinance 1983.'

2. After Division 2 of Part III of the Interpretation Ordinance 19672 the

following Division is inserted:

"Division 2A—Changes in Administrative Arrangements

Interpretation

"25A. In this Division—

(a)	was, immediately before the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, administered by the Minister of State for the Capital
Territory; and
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'Administrat ion Ordinance ' means the Seat of Government

(Administration) (Amendment) Ordinance 1983;

'instrument' includes regulations, rules, by-laws and notices.

References to Minister, &c, in Ordinances administered by Minister for
Territories and Local Government

"25B. (1) In this section, a reference to an Ordinance to which this section applies shall be read as a reference to an Ordinance that—

"(2) In an Ordinance to which this section applies and in an instrument made, granted, issued or given under such an Ordinance and having 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 Capital Territory shall, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Minister of State for Territories and Local Government;
(b)	a reference to the Secretary to the Department of the Capital Territory shall, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Secretary to the Department of Territories and Local Government; and
(c)	a reference to the Department of the Capital Territory shall, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Department of Territories and Local Government.

"(3) An appointment made, an instrument made, granted, issued or given, or anything 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 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 and effect as if made, granted, issued, given or done by the Minister of State for Territories and Local Government, by the Secretary to the Department of Territories and Local Government 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 Capital Territory, the Secretary to the Department of

the Capital Territory or an officer of that Department before the

commencement 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 Territories and Local Government, the Secretary to the Department of Territories and Local Government or an officer of that Department, respectively.

References to Minister, &c, in Ordinances administered by Minister for
Education and Youth Affairs

"25C. (1) In this section, a reference to an Ordinance to which this section applies shall be read as a reference to an Ordinance that—

(a)	was, immediately before the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, administered by the Minister of State for Education; and
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"(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)	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 shall, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Minister of State for Education and Youth Affairs;
(b)	a reference to the Secretary to the Department of Education shall, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Secretary to the Department of Education and Youth Affairs; and
(c)	a reference to the Department of Education shall, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Department of Education and Youth Affairs.

"(3) An appointment made, an instrument made, granted, issued or given, or anything done, by the Minister of State for Education, by the Secretary to the Department of Education 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 and effect as if made, granted, issued, given or done by the Minister of State for Education and Youth Affairs, by the Secretary to the Department of Education and Youth Affairs 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 Education, the Secretary to the Department of Education or an officer of that Department before the commencement 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 Education and Youth Affairs, the Secretary to the

respectively.". Department of Education and Youth Affairs or an officer of that Department, NOTES

1.    Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 11 March 1983.

2.    No. 48, 1967 as amended by Nos. 18 and 42, 1972; No. 23, 1973; No. 6, 1975; No. 30, 1976; Nos. 24 and 65,1977; No. 46,1978; No. 4,1979; No. 31,1980; No. 28,1982.