6Construction of references to time (standard time)

6 Construction of references to time (standard time)

6 Construction of references to time (standard time)

(1) A reference (express or implied) in any legal instrument to any time or period of time shall be construed:

(a) in relation to an act or omission that occurs, or a state of affairs that exists, at a particular place:

(i) as a reference to standard time, as fixed by or under this Part, in that place, or

(ii) as a reference to that period as determined by reference to that standard time, and

(b) except as provided by paragraph (a):

(i) as a reference to New South Wales standard time, or

(ii) as a reference to that period as determined by reference to New South Wales standard time.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a reference to a time or period of time that is expressly required by the legal instrument in which the reference occurs or by any other legal instrument to be construed in some other way.

(3) This section applies to a legal instrument even though it was made before the appropriate standard time was fixed by or under this Part.