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Acts Interpretation Act 1954
sec.32FReferences to commencement
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### sec.32F References to commencement
In an Act, a reference to commencement for an Act or a provision of an Act is a reference to the time the Act or provision comes into operation.
In a provision of an Act, a reference to the commencement without indicating a particular Act or provision is a reference to the commencement of the provision in which the reference occurs.
If section 24(3) of an Act stated ‘This section expires 1 month after the commencement’, ‘the commencement’ referred to is the commencement of section 24(3) .
s 32F ins 1994 No. 87 s 3 sch 1
(sec.32F-ssec.1) In an Act, a reference to commencement for an Act or a provision of an Act is a reference to the time the Act or provision comes into operation.
(sec.32F-ssec.2) In a provision of an Act, a reference to the commencement without indicating a particular Act or provision is a reference to the commencement of the provision in which the reference occurs. If section 24(3) of an Act stated ‘This section expires 1 month after the commencement’, ‘the commencement’ referred to is the commencement of section 24(3) .