3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

amendment reference means the reference under section 4(1)(b) ;

Commonwealth Credit instrument means any instrument (whether or not of a legislative character) that is made or issued under the National Credit legislation;

express amendment of the National Credit legislation means the direct amendment of the text of the National Credit legislation (whether by the insertion, omission, repeal, substitution or relocation of words or matter) by another Commonwealth Act or by an instrument under a Commonwealth Act, but does not include the enactment by a Commonwealth Act of a provision that has or will have substantive effect otherwise than as part of the text of the National Credit legislation;

initial National Credit Code means the text of Schedule 1 to the National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009 under paragraph (a) of the definition of tabled text ;

initial reference means the reference under section 4(1)(a) ;

initial referred provisions means the tabled text to the extent to which that text deals with matters that are included in the legislative powers of the Parliament of the State;

National Credit legislation means Commonwealth Acts enacted in the terms, or substantially in the terms, of the tabled text set out as –

(a) the National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009; and

(b) the National Consumer Credit Protection (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2009 –

and as in force from time to time;

reference means –

(a) the initial reference; or