Acts Interpretation Act 1901

Pt 5 heading substituted by No 46 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 1 item 21, applicable on and after 27 December 2011, in relation to Acts enacted before, on or after 27 December 2011. For transitional regulations, see note under Part 1 heading. The heading formerly read:

PART IV - GENERAL PROVISIONS

S 17 repealed by No 46 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 1 item 33, applicable on and after 27 December 2011, in relation to Acts enacted before, on or after 27 December 2011. For transitional regulations, see note under Part 1 heading.

S 17 formerly read:

SECTION 17 CONSTITUTIONAL AND OFFICIAL DEFINITIONS  
17
In any Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

(a) Australia or the Commonwealth means the Commonwealth of Australia and, when used in a geographical sense, includes the Territory of Christmas Island and the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, but does not include any other external Territory;

(c) The Constitution shall mean the Constitution of the Commonwealth;

(d) The Constitution Act shall mean The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act ;

(e) The Parliament shall mean the Parliament of the Commonwealth;

(g) The Executive Council shall mean the Federal Executive Council;

(h) Minister of State or Minister shall mean one of the King's Ministers of State for the Commonwealth;

(j) Proclamation shall mean Proclamation by the Governor-General that is published in the Gazette or entered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments established under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 ;

(k) Consolidated Revenue Fund means the Consolidated Revenue Fund referred to in section 81 of the Constitution;

(ka) (Repealed by No 8 of 2005)

(kb) (Repealed by No 8 of 2005)

(l) The seat of Government shall mean the seat of Government of the Commonwealth;

(m) Gazette means the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette , and includes the Australian Government Gazette published during the period commencing on 1 July 1973 and ending immediately before the commencement of subsection 5(2) of the Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 1976 ;

(n) The Government Printer shall include any person printing for the Government of the Commonwealth;

(o) State shall mean a State of the Commonwealth;

(p) Territory , Territory of the Commonwealth , Territory under the authority of the Commonwealth or Territory of Australia means a Territory referred to in section 122 of the Constitution, and includes a Territory administered by the Commonwealth under a Trusteeship Agreement;

(pb) The Jervis Bay Territory means the Territory referred to in the Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915 ;

(pc) The Northern Territory means the Northern Territory of Australia;

(pd) External Territory means a Territory, not being an internal Territory, for the government of which as a Territory provision is made by any Act;

(pe) Internal Territory means the Australian Capital Territory, the Jervis Bay Territory or the Northern Territory;

(q) Prescribed means prescribed by the Act, or by Regulations under the Act;

(r) Regulations means Regulations under the Act.

S 17 amended by No 8 of 2005; No 140 of 2003; No 152 of 1997.