5Construction of expressions of time in Acts, &c.

5 Construction of expressions of time in Acts, &c.

(1)  Notwithstanding anything in any legal instrument, where any time or period of time is prescribed, specified or stipulated as the time at which, or the period of time for which or during which, or any part of which, the doing of any act, matter or thing is required, permitted or prohibited, that time, period of time or part of a period of time, as the case may be, is, with respect to any period during which Tasmanian summer time is fixed under this Act to be in advance of standard time, to be held to be, and is to be determined by reference to, Tasmanian summer time unless the contrary is expressed, provided or stipulated in that legal instrument.

(2)  In this section –

legal instrument means –

(a) an Act (including this Act); or

(b) a regulation, rule, by-law, proclamation, order, notice, notification or other instrument made under an Act (including this Act); or

(c) any contract or agreement (whether oral or in writing or both); or

(d) any deed or other instrument having legal effect.