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Acts Interpretation Act 1931
8ARegard to be had to purpose or object of Act
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### 8A Regard to be had to purpose or object of Act
> *\[Section 8A Inserted by No. 20 of 1992, s. 4 \]*
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> > (1) In the interpretation of a provision of an Act, an interpretation that promotes the purpose or object of the Act is to be preferred to an interpretation that does not promote the purpose or object.
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> > (2) [Subsection (1)](#GS8A@Gs1@EN) applies whether or not the purpose or object is expressly stated in the Act.