THE TERRITORY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND
No. 7 of 1977
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AN ORDINANCE
To amend the Interpretation Ordinance 1958.
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 Christmas Island Act 1958.
Dated this twenty-eight day of June, 1977.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
R. G. Withers
Minister of State for Administrative Services.
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INTERPRETATION (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1977
Short title.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation (Amendment) Ordinance 1977.[*]
Principal Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance, “Principal Ordinance” means the Interpretation Ordinance 1958.[†]
Interpretation of terms.
3. Section 5 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—
(a) by inserting in sub-section (1), after the definition of “District Judge”, the following definition:—
“‘Gazette’ means—
(a) the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette published before or after the period that commenced on 1 July 1973 and ended on 30 June 1977;
(b) the Australian Government Gazette published during that period: or
(c) the Government Gazette of the Territory;”; and
(b) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of “the Gazette”.
References to expressions in certain laws.
4. Section 18 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from the second column of the table in sub-section (1) the words “The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette published before 1st July, 1973, the Australian Government Gazette published on or after that date or the Government Gazette of the Territory” and substituting the words. “The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette published before or after the period that commenced on 1 July 1973 and ended on 30 June 1977, the Australian Government Gazette published during that period or the Government Gazette of the Territory”.
[*] Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 30 June 1977.
[†] 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; and No. 3, 1976.