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Reprints Act 1992
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### sec.24 Gender
If a provision of a law uses a word indicating a gender or that could be taken to indicate a gender, the provision may be expressed in a different way that is consistent with current legislative drafting practice.
In the following provisions, the bolded words may be omitted and the bracketed words (if any) inserted—
‘The commissioner may, by writing signed by him (signed notice), delegate any of his (the commissioner’s) powers.’.
‘If requested by his servant (an employee), the master (employer) must complete the application.’.
‘If a notice under section 5 is not received by the auctioneer, real estate agent, commercial agent, motor dealer or person named in it within 30 days after he receives (receiving) notice of the dispute, he (he or she) must ...’.
s 24 amd 1993 No. 32 s 3 sch 1 ; 1994 No. 15 s 3 sch 1 ; 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
- 1 ‘The commissioner may, by writing signed by him (signed notice), delegate any of his (the commissioner’s) powers.’.
- 2 ‘If requested by his servant (an employee), the master (employer) must complete the application.’.
- 3 ‘If a notice under section 5 is not received by the auctioneer, real estate agent, commercial agent, motor dealer or person named in it within 30 days after he receives (receiving) notice of the dispute, he (he or she) must ...’.