Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1984 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Interpretation (Amendment) Ordinance 1984

No. 73 of 1984

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 13 December 1984.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

LIONEL BOWEN

Attorney-General

An Ordinance to amend the Interpretation Ordinance 1967

Short title

1.  This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation (Amendment) Ordinance 1984.¹

Principal Ordinance

2.  In this Ordinance, “Principal Ordinance” means the Interpretation Ordinance 1967.²

Heading to Division 2A of Part III

3.  The heading to Division 2A of Part III of the Principal Ordinance is amended by inserting “1983” before “Changes”.

4.  After Division 2A of Part III of the Principal Ordinance the following Division is inserted:

“Division 2B—1984 Changes in Administrative Arrangements

Interpretation

“25D.  In this Division—

‘Administration Ordinance’ means the Seat of Government (Administration) (Amendment) Ordinance 1984;

‘instrument’ includes regulations, rules, by-laws and notices.

References to Minister, &c., in Ordinances administered by Minister for Territories

“25E.  (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 Territories and Local Government; and

(b)is, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, administered by the Minister of State for Territories.

“(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 Territories and Local Government shall, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Minister of State for Territories;

(b)a reference to the Secretary to the Department of Territories and Local Government shall, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Secretary to the Department of Territories; and

(c)a reference to the Department of Territories and Local Government shall, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Department of Territories.

“(3)  An appointment made, an instrument made, granted, issued or given, or anything 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 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, by the Secretary to the Department of Territories 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 Territories and Local Government, the Secretary to the Department of Territories and Local Government 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, the Secretary to the Department of Territories or an officer of that Department, respectively.

References to Minister, &c., in Ordinances administered by Minister for Education

“25F.  (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 Youth Affairs; and

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

“(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 and Youth Affairs shall, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Minister of State for Education;

(b)a reference to the Secretary to the Department of Education and Youth Affairs shall, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Secretary to the Department of Education; and

(c)a reference to the Department of Education and Youth Affairs shall, on and after the commencement of the Administration Ordinance, be read as a reference to the Department of Education.

“(3)  An appointment made, an instrument made, granted, issued or given, or anything 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 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, by the Secretary to the Department of Education 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 and Youth Affairs, the Secretary to the Department of Education and Youth Affairs 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, the Secretary to the Department of Education or an officer of that Department, respectively.”.

Regulations

5.  Section 50 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from sub‑section (1B) “Minister of State for Administrative Services” and substituting “Minister of State for Sport, Recreation and Tourism”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 13 December 1984.

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; No. 5, 1983.