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Reprints Act 1992
sec.18Substitution of single-year citation for double-year citation
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### sec.18 Substitution of single-year citation for double-year citation
The citation of a law that has been amended, or a group of laws, may be given by omitting from the citation any words after the first year in the citation.
In a provision of a law, a reference to another law or a group of laws may be given by omitting from the reference any words after the first year.
In the following reference, the bolded words may be omitted—
‘ Liquor Act 1912 –1990’ .
In subsection (2) —
law includes a law of the Commonwealth, another State, a Territory or a foreign country.
(sec.18-ssec.1) The citation of a law that has been amended, or a group of laws, may be given by omitting from the citation any words after the first year in the citation.
(sec.18-ssec.2) In a provision of a law, a reference to another law or a group of laws may be given by omitting from the reference any words after the first year. In the following reference, the bolded words may be omitted— ‘ Liquor Act 1912 –1990’ .
(sec.18-ssec.3) In subsection (2) — law includes a law of the Commonwealth, another State, a Territory or a foreign country.