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Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984
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54A Style changes
(1) Schedule 1 sets out style changes in Acts and statutory rules.
(2) The Chief Parliamentary Counsel, in preparing an Act or statutory rule for reprinting or other publication, may authorise an alteration to be made to text or other matter forming part of the Act or statutory rule to give effect to the style changes set out in Schedule 1.
(3) An alteration made to an Act under subsection (2) has effect for all purposes, other than section 21A(2) of this Act, as if it had been made by an Act.
(4) An alteration made to a statutory rule under subsection (2) has effect for all purposes, other than section 18(2) of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**, as if it had been made by a statutory rule.