Queensland Legislation
Imperial Acts Application Act 1984
An Act to provide that certain Imperial enactments in force in England at the time of the passing of the Imperial Act 9 George 4 Chapter 83 shall continue in force in Queensland; to repeal other Imperial enactments; to replace other Imperial enactments relating to insurance, service of process on Sunday, and waste by executors; and for related purposes
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Short title and citation This Act may be cited as the Imperial Acts Application Act 1984.
2 Act to bind Crown This Act binds the Crown not only in right of the State but also, so far as the legislative power of Parliament permits, the Crown in all its other capacities.
3 [Repealed]
4 Interpretation In this Act— Imperial enactment includes any Act passed by the Imperial Parliament.
Part 2 Imperial enactments preserved or terminated
5 Preserved Imperial enactments Each Imperial enactment specified in Schedule 1 shall, from the commencement of this Act, continue to have the same force and effect (if any) as it had in Queensland immediately prior to the commencement of this Act.
6 Imperial enactments not affected Nothing in this Act affects any Imperial enactment specified in Schedule 2 or any other Imperial enactment which independently of the provisions of the Imperial Act 9 George 4 Chapter 83 (Australian Courts Act 1828) is made applicable to Queensland by express words or necessary intendment of any Imperial enactment.
7 Termination of application of Imperial enactments Subject to this Act, the application in and for Queensland of all Imperial enactments (commencing with the Statute of Merton, 20 Henry 3 A.D. 1235–6) in force in England at the time of the passing of the Imperial Act 9 George 4 Chapter 83, is terminated.
Part 3 Substitution of Queensland law for certain Imperial enactments
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