It repealed the acts publication act 1905 and incorporated the requirement for publishing commonwealth acts into the lia now the legislation act. These nearly identical acts were passed by the two parliaments, because of uncertainty as to whether the commonwealth parliament alone had the ultimate authority to do so. The commonwealth acts interpretation act applies to commonwealth legislation, and the state act to state legislation. The australia act 1986 is the short title of each of a pair of separate but related pieces of legislation. Section 26 of the acts interpretation act 1908 as set out in schedule 2 of the acts interpretation act 1924 continues in force despite the repeal of both of those acts. These amendments are the most substantial made to the act since its enactment in. Versions of this act includes consolidations, reprints and as passed versions history of this act please note. An act to provide for the construction and interpretation of acts of the national assembly and certain other instruments. The acts interpretation act 1901 is an interpretation act of the parliament of australia which establishes rules for the interpretation of australian acts and other legislation.
Interpretation act 33 of 1957 english text signed by the governorgeneral assented to. This act is like a dictionary and manual to use when reading and interpreting commonwealth acts and instruments made under commonwealth acts. Interpretation 11 laws of malaysia act 388 interpretation acts 1948 and 1967 an act to provide for the commencement, application, construction, interpretation and operation of written laws. Acts interpretation act definitions commonwealth of. How to read legislation department of the attorney general.
Jan 01, 2014 31 use of masculine gender in enactments passed or made before commencement of this act. Pdf versions of this legislation produced from 23 september 20 are authorised by the queensland parliamentary counsel. Responsible minister premier authorisation this version of the legislation is compiled and maintained in a database of legislation by the parliamentary counsels office and published on the nsw legislation website, and is certified as the form of that legislation that is correct under section 45c of the interpretation act 1987. Interpretation act 1987 no 15 new south wales historical version for 1. This act may be cited as the acts interpretation act 1931. In any act, a reference to the law of the commonwealth, or to a law of the commonwealth, does not include, and is taken never to have included, a reference to a law in force in a territory so far as the law is so in force because of an act providing for the acceptance, administration or. Feb 26, 2015 1 this act may be cited as the interpretation act.
This act may be cited as the interpretation act 1999. Amending act to be construed with amended act part 5general interpretation rules 12. This act applies to the interpretation of this act. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Interpretation act 1999 no 85 as at 01 january 2014, public. This is a compilation of the acts interpretation act 1901 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 20 december 2018 the compilation date. Whenever the comptroller or the treasurer of the commonwealth shall notify the attorney general, in writing, that they, or either of them, entertain such doubt respecting the proper construction or interpretation of any act of the general assembly which appropriates or directs the payment.
Amendments to the commonwealth acts interpretation act anna lehane and robert orr the acts interpretation act 1901 cth was recently amended by the acts interpretation amendment act 2011 cth the 2011 amendment act, which commenced on 27 december 2011. Jan 01, 2014 commonwealth country and part of the commonwealth mean. The state of queensland office of queensland parliamentary counsel 20142020 ver. Commonwealth country and part of the commonwealth mean a country that is a member of the commonwealth.
An act to consolidate the interpretation act 1889 and certain other enactments relating to the construction and operation of acts of parliament and other instruments, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the law commission and the scottish law commission. The act applies only to australian legislation, with each state and the selfgoverning territory having its own legislation. This is a reprint of the interpretation act 1999 that. This act may be cited as the acts interpretation act 1915. In any act, a reference to the law of the commonwealth, or to a law of the commonwealth, does not include, and is taken never to have included, a reference to a law in force in a territory so far as the law is so in force because of an act providing for the acceptance, administration or government of that territory. Interpretation best achieving acts purpose or object 15ab. An act for the interpretation of acts and for the shortening of their language and for other purposes.
Acts interpretation act 1954 an act to assist in the shortening and interpretation of queensland acts part 1 preliminary 1 short title this act may be cited as the acts interpretation act 1954. This act applies to the interpretation of every act and regulation whether enacted or made before or after this act comes into force unless a contrary intention appears in the other act or regulation. Powers to enter dwellinghouses to carry out arrests. The provisions of this act referring to the queen shall extend to her majestys heirs and successors in the sovereignty of the united kingdom. Use of extrinsic material in the interpretation of acts and statutory rules 35. Section 47 as amended by section 21 of the acts interpretation amendment act 1981 applies to regulations made after the commencement of the lastmentioned section and so applies whether the act under which they are made was passed before. Acts interpretation act 1901 federal register of legislation. The legislative history at the back of the act provides detail about the past and future operation of the act.
Construction of acts to be subject to constitution 15aa. Section amended by general law third amendment act 129 of 1993. For instance, in the sparsely populated frontier area of san tin in hong kong, 8590 percent of the ablebodied males left for the united kingdom between 1955 and 1962 to work in british factories, foundries, railways, buses, hotels, and restaurants. Rules of construction not excluded 3 nothing in this act excludes the application to an enactment of a rule of construction applicable to that enactment and not inconsistent with this act. Acts interpretation act 1901 cth s15ab, acts interpretation act 1954 qld s14b. That presupposes there is unwritten law, a subject too deep for this publication. Acts interpretation act 1901 sect 15aa interpretation best achieving acts purpose or object in interpreting a provision of an act, the interpretation that would best achieve the purpose or object of the act whether or not that purpose or object is expressly stated in the act is to be preferred to each other interpretation. Acts interpretation act 1901 sect 15ab use of extrinsic. The aifr act came into effect on 5 march 2016 and made substantial amendments to provide a single framework covering registration, publishing and management of all commonwealth acts and instruments.
Acts interpretation act definitions commonwealth of australia. Sections 2, 10, 15, 16 and 17 amended by constitution consequential amendments act 201 of 1993. Interpreting legislation hobart community legal service. Terms used in written laws in this act and every other written law act used with reference to an offence or civil wrong includes an. Susan crennan, statutes and the contemporary search for meaning pdf, speech, statute law society, london.
Acts interpretation act 1954 queensland government. A better title would be acts abbreviation, which is how lord broughams act was described in the rubric of that statute of 1850. Acts interpretation act 1915 south australian legislation. The provisions of this act apply to the interpretation of this act. Interpretation act 1984 general interpretation provisions part ii s. Acts interpretation act 1924 and related legislation, and to prompt proposals for the reform of the act and related legislation. Commonwealth act means the national measurement act 1960 of the. The legislative history at the back of the act provides detail about the past and future operation of. Western australian legislation interpretation act 1984. Federal register of legislation australian government. Acts interpretation act 1915 an act for consolidating certain acts relating to the interpretation of acts of parliament, and for further shortening and interpreting the language used in acts of parliament. There is an analysis and catalogue of ambiguity in christopher enright 2015. The british interpretation act order to ascertain what they actually say.
An act for the interpretation of acts of parliament and for shortening their language part ipreliminary 1 short title see note 1 this act may be cited as the acts interpretation act 1901. Displayed here are links to compilations of the principal, the most current at the top of the list. Interpretation act 1987 as at 28 november 2018 act 15 of 1987. Jul 01, 2016 this act is like a dictionary and manual to use when reading and interpreting commonwealth acts and instruments made under commonwealth acts. In this act unless the contzxt otherwise requires short title. The acts interpretation act 1901 cth provides rules for the interpretation of all commonwealth acts.
The interpretation act 1906, the interpretation act 1916, and the northern and southern divisions act 1903, are hereby repealed. Interpretation act 326 kb act current to 20200319 and last amended on 20150226. Notification in gazette of official acts under authority of law 16. Interpretation act 1999 no 85 as at 01 january 2014. The rules address matters such as the commencement of acts, the interpretation of words in acts, the repeal and expiration of acts, the calculation of distance and time, and the citation of acts.
The acts interpretation acts, 1954 to 1962 acts interpretation act of 1954, 3 eliz. Acts interpretation act 1954 queensland legislation. Part i preliminary 1 short title this act may be cited as the interpretation act. The acts interpretation act 1901 is an interpretation act of the parliament of australia which. Interpretation amendment act 7 of 1959 interpretation amendment act 45 of 1961 general law amendment act 102 of 1967. Interpretation act 1987 as at 28 november 2018 act 15 of 1987 table of provisions long title part 1 preliminary 1. The acts interpretation acts, both commonwealth and state, provide that the courts must be guided by these statements, and other relevant extrinsic material s15ab and s8b. Legislation revision and publication act 2002 b when used in a statutory instrumentprescribed by the act under which the statutory instrument was made, by the statutory instrument itself or by some.
Act used with reference to legislation means any statute enacted by. Interpretation act nt parliament northern territory government. How to read legislation, a beginners guide 4 other descriptions of legislation. Acts interpretation act 1901 sect 15ab use of extrinsic material in the interpretation of an act 1 subject to subsection 3, in the interpretation of a provision of an act, if any material not forming part of the act is capable of assisting in the ascertainment of the meaning of the provision, consideration may be given to that material. Acts interpretation act 1931 tasmanian legislation online. An act to repeal and replace the extradition act, the french guiana extradition act, the venezuela extradition act and the applied united kingdom acts entitled the fugitive offenders act, 1881 and the extradition acts, 1870 to 1906. Consolidated revenue fund means the consolidated revenue fund referred to in section 64 of the constitution act 1889. Before the act was passed, citizens of commonwealth countries had extensive rights to migrate to the uk. Acts interpretation act 1901 sect 15aa interpretation. Legislation is sometimes referred to as written law, a term the interpretation act 1984 s. Mandamus to secure construction of act directing payment out of treasury of the commonwealth. Find bills considered by parliament, acts of parliament and statutory rules. The definitions and many of the interpretation rules are aimed at making commonwealth legislation shorter, less complex and more consistent in operation. In australia they are referred to, respectively, as the australia act 1986 cth and the australia act 1986 uk.
Interpretation 5 a01 8ofl%8, 3of m, ist april, 2968. Interpretation act 33 of 1957 south african government. Acts interpretation act 1901 cth c2019c00028 start date. This act may be cited as the commonwealth of australia constitution act. An act to make better provision in the law relating to the construction, interpretation and publication of the law and for matters incidental thereto 1st september, 1967 part ipreliminary short title. Interpretation act 1984 commonwealth act or act of the commonwealth means an act passed by the parliament of the commonwealth. The notes at the end of this compilation the endnotes include information about amending laws and. Interpretation best achieving act s purpose or object 15ab. Commonwealth bank of australia v barker 2014 253 clr 169 at 17. The acts interpretation act 1901 cth repeated that presumption at section 211b. Interpretation and general provisions 9 issue 1 commonwealth citizen means a person who has the status of a commonwealth citizen by virtue of section 95 of the constitution and of any act or order making provision for the purposes of that section.