5Application of Commonwealth Acts Interpretation Act

5 Application of Commonwealth Acts Interpretation Act

(1) The provisions of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 of the Commonwealth apply to the interpretation of section 2 and Parts 2, 3 and 4 and of the regulations in their application to the Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory, except that: (a) Gazette is to refer to the Australian Capital Territory Gazette; and (b) Minister is to refer to the responsible Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. (2) It is intended that the provisions of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 of the Commonwealth will be applied to the interpretation of section 2 and Division 1 of Part 2 and Parts 3 and 4 and the regulations when they are adopted by each State and the Northern Territory, except that: (a) Gazette is to refer to the Government Gazette of the jurisdiction concerned; and (b) Minister is to refer to the responsible Minister of the jurisdiction concerned. (3) This section does not prevent the interpretation legislation of a State or an internal Territory applying to the interpretation of those provisions of this Act as it applies in the State or Territory to the extent that it can do so consistently with the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 of the Commonwealth.