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Interpretation Act 1978
62Construction of resolutions of Legislative Assembly
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62 Construction of resolutions of Legislative Assembly
Where a resolution is passed by the Legislative Assembly
purportedly in pursuance of an Act, the resolution shall be read and
construed subject to the Northern Territory (Self-Government)
Act 1978 of the Commonwealth and to the Act in pursuance of
which it purports to have been passed, to the intent that, where the
resolution would, but for this section, have been construed as being
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in excess of authority, it shall, nevertheless, be a valid resolution to
the extent to which it is not in excess of authority.