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Judicial Review Act 1991
sec.16Commonwealth Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act
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### sec.16 Commonwealth Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act
If—
a provision of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cwlth) expresses an idea in particular words; and
a provision of this Act appears to express the same idea in different words because of different legislative drafting practice;
the ideas must not be taken to be different merely because different words are used.
A comparative table of the provisions of this Act and the provisions of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cwlth) is set out in schedule 3 .
(sec.16-ssec.1) If— a provision of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cwlth) expresses an idea in particular words; and a provision of this Act appears to express the same idea in different words because of different legislative drafting practice; the ideas must not be taken to be different merely because different words are used.
(sec.16-ssec.2) A comparative table of the provisions of this Act and the provisions of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cwlth) is set out in schedule 3 .
- (a) a provision of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cwlth) expresses an idea in particular words; and
- (b) a provision of this Act appears to express the same idea in different words because of different legislative drafting practice;