Constitution (Doubts Removal) Act 2009
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In this Act –
Administrator means a person appointed as, or purportedly appointed as, Administrator of the State;
Deputy Administrator means a person appointed as, or purportedly appointed as, Deputy Administrator of the State;
Deputy Lieutenant-Governor means a person appointed as, or purportedly appointed as, Deputy Lieutenant-Governor of the State;
Lieutenant-Governor means a person appointed as, or purportedly appointed as, Lieutenant-Governor of the State;
relevant action means an act or omission of an administrative or legislative nature, including the exercise, or purported exercise, of prerogative powers, done or omitted, or purportedly done or omitted, at a relevant time by a Lieutenant-Governor, a Deputy Lieutenant-Governor, an Administrator or a Deputy Administrator during the administration, or purported administration, of the government of the State by that person;
relevant time means any time between 5.00 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time on 3 March 1986 and the commencement of this Act.
| Note: The Australia Act 1986 of the Commonwealth came into operation at 5.00 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time on 3 March 1986. |