THE TERRITORY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND
No. 2 of 1968
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AN ORDINANCE
To amend the Interpretation Ordinance 1958-1967.
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 1958-1966.
Dated this twenty-sixth day of April, 1968.
CASEY
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
C. E. BARNES
Minister of State for External Territories.
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INTERPRETATION ORDINANCE 1968
Short title and citation.
1.—(1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation Ordinance 1968.[*]
(2.) The Interpretation Ordinance 1958-1967,[†] 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 1958-1968.
Commencement.
2. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the date fixed by notice under sub-section (2.) of section 2 of the Administration Ordinance 1968.
Parts.
3. Section 3 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting the words—
“Part II.—Provisions applicable to Ordinances Generally (Sections 5-17).”
and inserting in their stead the words—
“Part II.—Provisions applicable to Ordinances Generally (Sections 5-16).”.
Interpretation of terms.
4. Section 5 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—
(a) by inserting in sub-section (1.), after the definition of “the Act”, the following definition:—
“‘the Administrator’ means the Administrator of the Territory holding office under the Administration Ordinance 1968;” and
(b) by omitting from sub-section (1.) the definition of “the Official Representative “.
5. After section 6a of the Principal Ordinance the following section is inserted:—
References to the Administrator.
“6b. Where, in an Ordinance, the Administrator is referred to, the reference shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be deemed to include the person for the time being exercising the powers and performing the functions of the Administrator under section 7 or section 8 of the Administration Ordinance 1968.”.
Power of Minister to delegate functions, etc., under Ordinances.
6. Section 17 of the Principal Ordinance is repealed.
[*] Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 29 April 1968.
[†] Ordinance No. 1, 2.958, as amended by No. 1, 1960; No. 1, 1962; No. 4, 1964; No. 1, 1966, and No. 2, 1967.