122Application to Territory

122 Application to Territory (1) In an Act or statutory instrument— (a) a reference to an entity or position by name or description is a reference to the entity or position of that name or description in or for the Territory; and (b) a reference to a place, jurisdiction or anything else by name or description is a reference to the place, jurisdiction or thing of that name or description in or for the Territory. (2) If the name of an entity or position established under an Act or statutory instrument includes the words ‘of the Australian Capital Territory’, ‘for the Australian Capital Territory’, ‘(ACT)’, or words having a similar effect, a reference in an Act or statutory instrument to the entity or position need not include the words.

General Part 13.1 Chapter 13 Structure of Acts and statutory 125 Meaning of law—ch 13 126 Material that is part of Act or statutory instrument (1) A heading to a chapter, part, division, subdivision, schedule, or another provision (other than a section or subsection), of or to an Act or statutory instrument is part of the Act or instrument. (2) A heading to a section or subsection of an Act or statutory instrument is part of the Act or instrument if— (a) the Act was enacted, or the instrument was made, after 1 January 2000; or (b) the heading was amended or inserted into the Act or instrument after 1 January 2000. (3) A preamble or other recital to an Act or statutory instrument is part of the Act or instrument. (4) An example or diagram in an Act or statutory instrument is part of the Act or instrument. (5) A schedule, dictionary or appendix to an Act or statutory instrument is part of the Act or instrument.

(6) Punctuation in an Act or statutory instrument is part of the Act or (7) A provision number in an Act or statutory instrument is part of the Act or instrument. (8) In applying this section to an Act or statutory instrument that is divided otherwise than into sections, a reference to a section or subsection is a reference to a corresponding provision of the Act or