Acts Interpretation Act 1901

[ CCH Note: Act No 134 of 2008, s 4, reads:

Entitlements from 1 July 2008  

4(1)
If:

(a) a person would have been entitled to one or more payments (the lost payments ) under an Act that is amended by Schedule 1, 2, 3 or 5 to this Act if the relevant Schedule had commenced on 1 July 2008; and

(b) because the Schedule did not commence until after 1 July 2008, the person is not entitled to the payment or payments; and

(c) the person makes an application to the Finance Minister for one or more payments (the replacement payments ) to compensate the person for the lost payments;

the Finance Minister must make a determination, in accordance with subsection (4), to fully compensate the person.

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4(4)
A determination by the Finance Minister under this subsection must:

(a) be in writing; and

(b) set out:

(i) the amount and timing of the replacement payments; or

(ii) the method of determining the amount and timing of the replacement payments.

4(5)
An application must be in writing in the form approved by the Finance Minister.

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4(7)
Replacement payments are to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.

4(8)
A determination made under this section is not a legislative instrument.

4(9)
In this section:

Finance Minister
means the Minister who administers the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .