Interpretation Act 1984 (WA)(CI) Amendment Ordinance 1999 (No. 1) (Cth)

Territory of Christmas Island

Interpretation Act 1984 (W.A.) (C.I.) Amendment Ordinance 1999 (No. 1)

No. 2 of 1999

I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following ordinance under the Christmas Island Act 1958. Dated 17 March 1999.

WILLIAM DEANE Governor-General By His Excellency's Command,

Ian MacDonald Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government

Territory of Christmas Island

Interpretation Act 1984 (W.A.) (C.I.) Amendment Ordinance 1999 (No. 1)1

No. 2 of 19992

made under the

Christmas Island Act 1958

An ordinance to provide for the amendment of the Interpretation Act 1984 (W.A.) (C.I.)

Contents

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1 Name of ordinance 3 2 Commencement 3 3 Amendment of Interpretation Act 1984 (W.A.) (C.I.) (Amendment) Ordinance 1992 3

Schedule 1 Amendment taken to have commenced on 1 July 1992 4

Schedule 2 Amendments commencing on gazettal 5

1 Name of ordinance

This ordinance is the Interpretation Act 1984 (W.A.) (C.I.) Amendment Ordinance 1999 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

(1) Schedule 1 is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1992.

(2) Schedule 2 commences on gazettal.

3 Amendment of Interpretation Act 1984 (W.A.) (C.I.) (Amendment) Ordinance 1992

Schedules 1 and 2 amend the Interpretation Act 1984 (W.A.) (C.I.) (Amendment) Ordinance 1992.

Schedule 1 Amendment taken to have commenced on 1 July 1992 (section 3)

[1] Section 5, definition of the State or this State

substitute the State, this State or Western Australia: (a) when used in a geographical sense — means the Territory; and (b) when used in any other sense — means the Territory unless the context precludes that meaning.

Schedule 2 Amendments commencing on gazettal (section 3)