INTERPRETATION STATUTE 2004
The Council of the Australian National University makes the following Statute under section 50 of the Australian National University Act 1991.
Dated 13 August 2004.
The Council of the Australian National University
1 Name of Statute
1.1 This Statute is the Interpretation Statute 2004.
2 Application of Acts Interpretation Act 1901
2.1 Nothing in this Statute prejudices the application to the Statutes of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
3 By-laws, rules and orders
3.1 If a statute provides for empowering an authority or officer of the University to make by-laws, rules or orders, then, unless the contrary intention appears, expressions used in any such by-law, rule or order have the same meaning as in the Act or in the statute.
3.2 This Statute applies to by-laws, rules and orders made under statutes in like manner as it applies to statutes.
3.3 The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 applies to by-laws, rules and orders made under statutes as if they were statutes and as if each such by-law, rule or order were a section of a statute.
4 Interpretation
4.1 In a statute, unless the contrary intention appears:
Academic Board means the Committee of the Council called the Academic Board established under the Academic Board Statute 2001;
director means the head of a research school in the University;
Education Committee means the subcommittee of the Academic Board called the University Committee on Educational Policy;
Information Strategy Committee means the subcommittee of the Academic Board called the University Committee on Information Strategy Policy;
Research Committee means the subcommittee of the Academic Board called the University Committee on Research Policy;
rules means the rules made in pursuance of the statute, and by-laws and orders have corresponding meanings;
the Act means the Australian National University Act 1991;
University House includes the buildings, courtyards and outhouses of University House and the area surrounding University House bounded by Balmain Crescent, Liversidge Street, Garran Road and the eastern boundary of the Acton Ridge Axis.
5 References to authorities, officers or offices
5.1 In a statute, unless the contrary intention appears, references to an authority, officer or office are to be construed as references to that authority, officer or office in and of the University.
6 Amendment of statutes
6.1 If:
(a) a statute (the later statute) repeals another statute (the former statute); and
(b) the later statute has similar content and title to the former statute;
then, unless the contrary intention appears, the former statute is to be regarded for all purposes as being amended by the later statute as if the later statute were an amending statute.
7 Citation of statutes
7.1 In a statute, rule, by-law, order or other document of the University, a statute may be cited by its title (whether with or without the year of its making) or by its number, and a reference to a statute by its number or title is to be construed as a reference to that statute as amended from time to time.
8 Repeal
8.1 The Interpretation Statute 2002, as amended and in force at the commencement of this Statute, is repealed.