Interpretation Ordinance 1989 (ACI) (Cth)

THE TERRITORY OF ASHMORE AND CARTIER ISLANDS

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Interpretation Ordinance 1989

No. 3 of 1989

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Ashmore and Cartier Islands Acceptance Act 1933.

Dated 28 September 1989.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

Clyde Holding

Minister of State for the Arts, Tourism and Territories

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An Ordinance for the interpretation of the laws of the Territory and for related purposes

Short title 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation Ordinance 1989.1

Commencement 2. This Ordinance commences on the date of commencement of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands Acceptance Amendment Act 1985.

Application of this Ordinance 3. (1) Unless the contrary intention appears, this Ordinance as in force from time to time applies in relation to all laws of the Territory, whether made before or after this Ordinance commences.

(2) This Ordinance binds the Crown.

Interpretation 4. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears: "law of the Territory" includes an applied Northern Territory law; "the Acceptance Act" means the Ashmore and Cartier Islands Acceptance Act 1933; "the A.C.T. Interpretation Act" means the Interpretation Act 1967 of the Australian Capital Territory as in force from time to time; "the A.C.T. Evidence (Laws and Instruments) Act" means the Evidence (Laws and Instruments) Act 1989 of the Australian Capital Territory as in force from time to time; "the A.C.T. Subordinate Laws Act" means the Subordinate Laws Act 1989 of the Australian Capital Territory as in force from time to time; "the Commonwealth Crimes Act" means the Crimes Act 1914 of the Commonwealth as in force from time to time; "the Commonwealth Interpretation Act" means the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 of the Commonwealth as in force from time to time;