Part 3Citing the Corporations Law and the Corporations Regulations

Part 3—Citing the Corporations Law and the Corporations Regulations 11—Simpler citation of Corporations Law, and Corporations Regulations, of South Australia (1) The Corporations Law of South Australia may be referred to simply as the Corporations Law. (2) The Corporations Regulations of South Australia may be referred to simply as the Corporations Regulations. (3) This section has effect subject to section 13. 12—References to Corporations Law, and Corporations Regulations, of other jurisdictions (1) This section has effect for the purposes of an Act, a law of South Australia or an instrument made under an Act or under such a law. (2) Where a law of a jurisdiction other than South Australia that corresponds to section 7 of this Act provides that the Corporations Law set out in section 82 of the Corporations Act applies as law of that jurisdiction, the Corporations Law of that jurisdiction is the Corporations Law so set out, applying as law of that jurisdiction. (3) Where a law of a jurisdiction other than South Australia that corresponds to section 8 of this Act provides that the regulations under section 22 of the Corporations Act apply for the purposes of the Corporations Law of that jurisdiction, the Corporations Regulations of that jurisdiction are those regulations as so applying. 13—References to Corporations Law and Corporations Regulations (1) The object of this section is to help ensure that the Corporations Law of South Australia operates, so far as possible, as if that Law, together with the Corporations Law of each jurisdiction other than South Australia, constituted a single national Corporations Law applying of its own force throughout Australia. (2) Subject to this section, a reference in an instrument to the Corporations Law, or to the Corporations Regulations, is to be taken, for the purposes of the laws of South Australia— (a) to be a reference to the Corporations Law, or to the Corporations Regulations, of South Australia; and (b) to include a separate reference to the Corporations Law, or to the Corporations Regulations, of each jurisdiction other than South Australia. (3) Subsection (2) has effect except so far as the contrary intention appears in the instrument, or the context of the reference otherwise requires. (4) Without limiting subsection (3), subsection (2) does not apply in relation to a reference expressed as a reference to the Corporations Law, or to the Corporations Regulations, of a jurisdiction. instrument means— (a) an Act or an instrument made under an Act; or (b) a law of South Australia or an instrument made under such a law; or (c) an award or other industrial determination or order, or an industrial agreement; or (d) any other order (whether executive, judicial or otherwise); or (e) a notice, certificate or licence; or (f) an agreement; or (g) an application made, information laid, affidavit sworn, or warrant issued, for any purpose; or (h) an indictment, presentment, summons or writ; or (i) any other pleading in, or process issued in connection with, a legal or other proceeding; or (j) any other document whatever.