Interpretation Act 1987
21References to Colony and punishments for offences
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21 References to Colony and punishments for offences
21 References to Colony and punishments for offences
(1) (Renumbered as Schedule 4)
(2) In any Act passed before the commencement of this Act, and in any instrument made under such an Act—
Colony, in relation to any part of Australia, means the State or Territory that corresponds to that part of Australia.
the Colony means the State of New South Wales.
(3) In any Act or instrument—
(a) a reference to an offence that is punishable by imprisonment for a specified term or more includes a reference to a common law offence, and
(b) a reference to an offence that is punishable by imprisonment for a specified term or more includes a reference to an offence punishable by imprisonment for life.
s 21: Am 1990 No 11, Sch 2; 1990 No 48, Sch 1; 1990 No 83, Sch 1; 1990 No 108, Sch 2; 1991 No 53, Sch 1; 1992 No 46, Sch 1; 1992 No 94, sec 197; 1995 No 7, Sch 1; 1995 No 16, Sch 1; 1995 No 27, Sch 1; 1995 No 99, Sch 1; 1996 No 17, Sch 5; 1996 No 24, Sch 1; 1997 No 11, Sch 1.10; 1997 No 20, Sch 1.7 [1]; 1997 No 77, Sch 6.2; 1998 No 41, Sch 1.4 [1]; 1999 No 1, Sch 2.2 [1]–[3]; 1999 No 85, Sch 1.16 [1]; 1999 No 94, Sch 4.33 [1], 4.122; 2001 No 15, Sch 6.3; 2001 No 16, Sch 6.3; 2001 No 34, Sch 4.26 [1]; 2001 No 64, Sch 6.3; 2001 No 67, Sch 6.4; 2001 No 69, Sch 6.2; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.129 [1] [2]; 2002 No 30, Sch 6.3; 2002 No 43, Sch 7.4 [1]; 2002 No 51, Sch 2.3; 2003 No 69, Sch 6.3; 2004 No 114, Sch 2.11; 2005 No 43, Sch 7.7 [3]; 2005 No 46, Sch 11.4; 2005 No 98, Sch 3.34; 2006 No 2, Sch 5.7 [1]; 2006 No 43, Sch 1 [2] [3]; 2006 No 59, Sch 7.8; 2006 No 94, Sch 3.18; 2007 No 8, Sch 7.5; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.53 [1]; 2008 No 31, Sch 1.3 [1]; 2008 No 79, Sch 3.9; 2009 No 49, Sch 2.30; 2010 No 6, Sch 2.7; 2010 No 17, Sch 1.1; 2010 No 34, Sch 2.29; 2011 No 41, Sch 5.13; 2013 No 40, Sch 6.5 [1]; 2013 No 47, Schs 1.17 [1], 2.16; 2013 No 90, Sch 1.6 [1]; 2013 No 95, Sch 2.86; 2015 No 7, Sch 2.24; 2015 No 23, Sch 2.l; 2017 No 50, Sch 4 [1]; 2017 No 55, Sch 3.6; 2020 No 30, Sch 2.22; 2022 No 8, Sch 5.6[1]; 2023 No 7, Schs 2.31, 3.1[2] [3] [6].