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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 ]
(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.
(2) Subsection (1) applies whether or not the purpose or object is expressly stated in the Act.