THE TERRITORY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND
No. 2 of 1973
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AN ORDINANCE
To amend the Interpretation Ordinance 1958-1972.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Christmas Island Act 1958-1966.
Dated this twenty-third day of August, 1973.
PAUL HASLUCK
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
W. L. MORRISON
Minister of State for External Territories.
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INTERPRETATION ORDINANCE 1973
Short title and citation.
1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation Ordinance 1973.[*]
(2) The Interpretation Ordinance 1958-1972[†] 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 1958-1973.
Interpretation.
2. Section 5 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of “the Gazette” and substituting the following definition:—
“‘the Gazette’ means—
(a) the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette published before 1st July, 1973, or the Australian Government Gazette published on or after that date; or
(b) the Government Gazette of the Territory;”.
Proof of Gazette, &c.
3. Section 10 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—
(a) by inserting in sub-section (1), after the words “Commonwealth of Australia Gazette” (wherever occurring), the words “, the Australian Government Gazette”; and
(b) by inserting in sub-section (2), after the words “Commonwealth of Australia Gazette”, the words “, of the Australian Government 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 or the Government Gazette of the Territory” and substituting 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 “.
[*] Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 6 September 1973.
[†] 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; and No. 4, 1972.