106References to provisions of laws are inclusive

106 References to provisions of laws are inclusive In an ACT law, a reference to any part of a law is a reference to the (a) the provision of the law that begins the part; (b) the provision of the law that ends the part; (c) any provision of the law between the beginning and end of the part. 1 A reference to ‘sections 5 to 9’ includes both section 5 and section 9. 2 A reference to ‘sections 260 to 264’ includes a provision such as a part heading between section 260 and section 261. 3 A reference to ‘from child to adult’ includes both the word ‘child’ and the word ‘adult’. 106A References to paragraphs etc of laws (1) In an ACT law, a reference to a paragraph of a provision of a law includes any words in the provision before or after the paragraph that are necessary or desirable to make the reference meaningful. Note Although this section contains a reference to an ACT law and a reference to a law, s 98 makes it clear that the references can be to the same law. paragraph includes a subparagraph and a sub-subparagraph.