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Australian Mutual Provident Society (Demutualisation and Reconstruction) Act 1997
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#### 33 Construction of Act
33 Construction of Act
> > (1) This Act is to be construed as operating to the full extent of, but not so as to exceed, the legislative power of Parliament.
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> > (2) If any provision of this Act, or the application of this Act to any person, subject-matter or circumstance, would, but for this section, be construed as being in excess of the legislative power of Parliament—
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> > > (a) it is a valid provision to the extent to which it is not in excess of that power, and
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> > > (b) the remainder of this Act, and the application of the provision to other persons, subject-matters or circumstances, is not affected.
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> > (3) This section is in addition to and does not limit the operation of section 31 of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015).