Territory of COCOS (KEELING) IslanDS
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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.
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 COCOS (KEELING) IslanDS
Interpretation Amendment Ordinance 1999 (No. 1)1
No. 1 of 19992
made under the
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955
An ordinance to provide for the amendment of the Interpretation Ordinance 1955
Contents
Page
1 Name of ordinance 3
2 Commencement 3
3 Amendment of Interpretation Ordinance 1955 3
Schedule 1 Amendments 4
1 Name of ordinance
This ordinance is the Interpretation Amendment Ordinance 1999 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
This ordinance commences on gazettal.
3 Amendment of Interpretation Ordinance 1955
Schedule 1 amends the Interpretation Ordinance 1955.
Schedule 1 Amendments
(section 3)
[1] Subsection 4A (1)
after
“(W.A.)”
insert
or “(WA)”
[2] Subsection 4A (2)
after
“(W.A.)(C.K.I.)”
insert
or “(WA)(CKI)”
[3] Subsection 5 (1), definitions of justice of the peace, Magistrate’s Court and monogamous marriage
omit
[4] Subsection 5 (1)
insert
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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act, to provide police services for the Territory.
[5] Section 6A
omit
Notes
1. This ordinance amends Ordinance No. 1, 1955, as amended by No. 1, 1958; No. 1, 1962; No. 3, 1964; Nos. 1 and 6, 1966; No. 1, 1973; No. 2, 1975; No. 3, 1976; No. 2, 1977; No. 6, 1979; No. 4, 1980; Nos. 3 and 6, 1987, No. 3, 1992.
2. Made by the Governor-General on 17 March 1999, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 March 1999.