68References to amended or repealed Acts and instruments

#### 68 References to amended or repealed Acts and instruments 68 References to amended or repealed Acts and instruments > > (1) In any Act or instrument, a reference to some other Act or instrument extends to the other Act or instrument, as in force for the time being. > > > (2) Subsection (1) applies to a reference to an Act or instrument— > > > > > (a) whether or not the reference includes a reference to subsequent amendments of the Act or instrument, and > > > > > (b) whether or not the reference is to a mode of citation that includes 2 calendar years. > > > (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), in any Act or instrument— > > > > > (a) a reference to an Act that has been repealed and re-enacted, with or without modification, extends to the re-enacted Act, as in force for the time being, and > > > > > (b) a reference to an instrument that has been repealed and re-made, with or without modification, extends to the re-made instrument, as in force for the time being, > > > > and a reference to a provision of the repealed Act or instrument extends to the corresponding provision of the re-enacted Act or the re-made instrument, as the case may be. > > > (3A) Nothing in this section affects the operation of sections 11 and 12 of the [Corporations (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2001-032). > > > (4) In this section— > > > > > (a) a reference to an Act includes a reference to— > > > > > > > (i) a Commonwealth Act, and > > > > > > > (ii) an Act or Ordinance of some other State or Territory, and > > > > > > > (iii) a British Act, and > > > > > > > (iv) the [Companies (New South Wales) Code](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1981-122a), the Companies (Acquisition of Shares) (New South Wales) Code, the Securities Industry (New South Wales) Code, the Futures Industry (New South Wales) Code and the Companies and Securities (Interpretation and Miscellaneous Provisions) (New South Wales) Code, and > > > > > > > (v) the ASIC Law of New South Wales, and > > > > > > > (vi) the [Corporations Law](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-1999-0703) of New South Wales, and > > > > > > > (vii) the AFIC (NSW) Code and the Financial Institutions (NSW) Code, and > > > > > > > (viia) the [National Electricity (NSW) Law](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-20a), and > > > > > > > (viii) the Friendly Societies (NSW) Code, and > > > > > > > (ix) the [National Gas (NSW) Law](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2008-31a), > > > > > (b) a reference to an instrument includes a reference to an instrument made under such an Act or Ordinance. > > > (5) This section extends to a reference to a repealed Act or instrument that is replaced by Commonwealth legislation (including legislation enacted in reliance on a referral of legislative power by the State). > > **s 68:** Am 1990 No 83, Sch 1; 1992 No 46, Sch 1; 1997 No 20, Sch 1.7 \[2\]; 1997 No 55, Sch 1.11 \[3\]; 1998 No 41, Sch 1.4 \[2\]; 1999 No 1, Sch 2.2 \[4\]; 1999 No 31, Sch 2.19 \[1\] \[2\]; 2001 No 34, Sch 4.26 \[2\]; 2008 No 31, Sch 1.3 \[2\]; 2008 No 62, Sch 2.30; 2009 No 106, Sch 1.10 \[3\] \[4\].