Interpretation Amendment Ordinance 1999 (No. 1) (CI) (Cth)

TERRITORY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND

Interpretation Amendment Ordinance 1999 (No. 1)

No. 1 of 1999

I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following ordinance under the Christmas Island Act 1958.

Dated 17 March 1999.

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

IAN MACDONALD

Minister for Regional Services, Territories and

Local Government

TERRITORY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND

Interpretation Amendment Ordinance 1999 (No. 1)¹

No. 1 of 1999²

made under the

Christmas Island Act 1958

An ordinance to provide for the amendment of the Interpretation Ordinance 1958

Contents

Page

1     Name of ordinance  

2     Commencement  

3     Amendment of Interpretation Ordinance 1958  

Schedule 1       Amendments  

1. Name of ordinance

This ordinance is the Interpretation Amendment Ordinance 1999 (No. 1).

1. Commencement

This ordinance commences on gazettal.

1. Amendment of Interpretation Ordinance 1958

Schedule 1 amends the Interpretation Ordinance 1958.

Schedule 1        Amendments

(section 3)

[1]         Subsection 4A (1)

after

“(W.A.)”

insert

or “(WA)”

[2]         Subsection 4A (2)

after

“(W.A.)(C.I.)”

insert

or “(WA)(CI)”

[3]         Subsection 5 (1), definitions of justice of the peace, magistrate, monogamous marriage and the Magistrate’s Court

omit

[4]         Subsection 5 (1), definition of police officer

substitute

police officer means:

(a)    a member or a special member of the Australian Federal Police; or

(b) a member of a State or Territory police force appointed by the Minister, under subsection 8G (6) of the Christmas Island Act, to provide police services for the Territory.

[5]         Section 6A

omit

Notes

1.       This ordinance amends Ordinance No. 1, 1958, as amended by No. 1, 1960; No. 1, 1962; No. 4, 1964; No. 1, 1966; No. 2, 1967; No. 2, 1968; No. 4, 1972; No. 2, 1973; No. 3, 1976; No. 7, 1977; No. 9, 1980; Nos. 6 and 16, 1987; No. 4, 1992.

2.       Made by the Governor-General on 17 March 1999, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 March 1999.