61Interpretation

61 Interpretation

(1) Subject to subrule (2), if at any time, whether before or after the commencement of these Rules, the Statistician has published or publishes in respect of a particular March quarter or September quarter an all groups consumer price index number for the weighted average of the 8 capital cities in substitution for an index number previously published by him or her in respect of that quarter, the publication of the later index number is disregarded for the purposes of this Division. (2) If at any time, whether before or after the commencement of these Rules, the Statistician has changed or changes the reference base for the Consumer Price Index, then, for the purposes of the application of this Division after the change took place or takes place, regard is to be had only to index numbers published in terms of the new reference base. (3) If the percentage for the purposes of rule 56 is or includes a fraction of one tenth of one per centum: (a) where that fraction is less than one half of one tenth—that fraction is to be disregarded; and (b) where that fraction is not less than one half of one tenth—that fraction is to be treated as one tenth.