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Acts Interpretation Act 1954
sec.14HReferences taken to be included in reference to law
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### sec.14H References taken to be included in reference to law
In an Act, a reference to a law (including the Act ) includes a reference to the following—
the law as originally made, and as amended from time to time since it was originally made;
if the law has been repealed and remade (with or without modification) since the reference was made—the law as remade, and as amended from time to time since it was remade;
if a relevant provision of the law has been omitted and remade (with or without modification) in another law since the reference was made—the other law as in force when the provision was remade, and as amended from time to time since the provision was remade.
In an Act, a reference to a provision of a law (including the Act ) includes a reference to the following—
the provision as originally made, and as amended from time to time since it was originally made;
if the provision has been omitted and remade (with or without modification and whether in the law or another law) since the reference was made—the provision as remade, and as amended from time to time since it was remade.
In this section—
law includes a law of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory.
make includes enact.
s 14H (prev s 8) sub 1991 No. 30 s 8
renum 1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 1
sub 1993 No. 32 s 3 sch 1
amd 2000 No. 46 s 3 sch
(sec.14H-ssec.1) In an Act, a reference to a law (including the Act ) includes a reference to the following— the law as originally made, and as amended from time to time since it was originally made; if the law has been repealed and remade (with or without modification) since the reference was made—the law as remade, and as amended from time to time since it was remade; if a relevant provision of the law has been omitted and remade (with or without modification) in another law since the reference was made—the other law as in force when the provision was remade, and as amended from time to time since the provision was remade.
(sec.14H-ssec.2) In an Act, a reference to a provision of a law (including the Act ) includes a reference to the following— the provision as originally made, and as amended from time to time since it was originally made; if the provision has been omitted and remade (with or without modification and whether in the law or another law) since the reference was made—the provision as remade, and as amended from time to time since it was remade.
(sec.14H-ssec.3) In this section— law includes a law of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory. make includes enact.
- (a) the law as originally made, and as amended from time to time since it was originally made;
- (b) if the law has been repealed and remade (with or without modification) since the reference was made—the law as remade, and as amended from time to time since it was remade;
- (c) if a relevant provision of the law has been omitted and remade (with or without modification) in another law since the reference was made—the other law as in force when the provision was remade, and as amended from time to time since the provision was remade.
- (a) the provision as originally made, and as amended from time to time since it was originally made;
- (b) if the provision has been omitted and remade (with or without modification and whether in the law or another law) since the reference was made—the provision as remade, and as amended from time to time since it was remade.