Australian Capital Territory Evidence (Temporary Provisions) Act 1971 (Cth)

Australian Capital Territory Evidence (Temporary Provisions) Act 1971

No. 66, 1971

Compilation start date: 30 December 1981

Includes amendments up to: Act No 176, 1981

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This compilation

This is a compilation of the Australian Capital Territory Evidence (Temporary Provisions) Act 1971 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 30 December 1981 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

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Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Validation of provisions of Australian Capital Territory Evidence Ordinance Endnotes Endnote 1—Legislation history Endnote 2—Amendment history An Act to make temporary provision for the Law of Evidence in the Australian Capital Territory

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Australian Capital Territory Evidence (Temporary Provisions) Act 1971.

2 Commencement This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the nineteenth day of August, One thousand nine hundred and seventy‑one.

3 Validation of provisions of Australian Capital Territory Evidence Ordinance (1) The provisions of the Australian Capital Territory Evidence Ordinance 1971 contained in Australian Capital Territory Ordinance No. 4 of 1971 shall, notwithstanding its disallowance by the Senate, continue in force. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents the amendment or repeal by an Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 of the provisions continued in force by that subsection. (3) The Interpretation Ordinance 1967 of the Australian Capital Territory, as amended and in force from time to time, applies, and shall be deemed to have always applied, to the provisions continued in force by subsection (1).