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### 12 Reference to Acts
> *\[Section 12 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 1981, s. 10 \]*
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> > (1) *\[Section 12 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 1981, s. 10 \]*An Act passed by the Parliament of Tasmania may, in any Act, instrument, or document, be referred to by the word "Act" alone.
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> > (2) *\[Section 12 Subsection (2) amended by No. 11 of 1962, s. 4 \]*An Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom or the Parliament of England, as the case may be, may, in any Act, instrument, or document, be referred to by the term "Imperial Act".
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> > (3) *\[Section 12 Subsection (3) amended by No. 39 of 1981, s. 10 \]*An Act passed by the Parliament of the Commonwealth may, in any Act, instrument, or document, be referred to by the term "Commonwealth Act" or "Act of the Commonwealth".