THE TERRITORY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND.
No. 1 of 1960.
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AN ORDINANCE
To amend the Interpretation Ordinance 1958.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Christmas Island Act 1958-1959.
Dated this 22nd day of August, 1960.
DUNROSSIL
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Territories.
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INTERPRETATION ORDINANCE 1960.
Short title and citation.
1.—(1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation Ordinance 1960.[*]
(2.) The Interpretation Ordinance 1958[†] is in this Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance.
(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance, may be cited as the Interpretation Ordinance 1958-1960.
Interpretation of terms.
2. Section five of the Principal Ordinance is amended by inserting in sub-section (1.), after the definition of “magistrate”, the following definition:—
“‘medical practitioner’ means a person who is registered or licensed as a medical practitioner under a law of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth, or under a law of the United Kingdom, that provides for the registration or licensing of medical practitioners;”.
References to expressions in certain laws.
3. Section eighteen of the Principal Ordinance is amended by inserting in the table in sub-section (1.), after the words—
“‘advocate’ or ‘advocate and solicitor’ | A barrister or solicitor as defined in section five of this Ordinance”, |
the words—
“‘medical practitioner’ .. | A medical practitioner as defined in section five of this Ordinance”. |
Powers and functions under continued laws, &c.
4. Section twenty-one of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting the words “that power or authority may be exercised” and inserting in their stead the words “that power or function may be exercised”.
[*] Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1st September, 1960.
[†] Ordinance No. 1, 1958.
2165/60. Price 3d. 6/23.6.1960.