Western Australia
Interpretation and Reprints Amendment Act 2010
No. 31 of 2010
An Act to amend the Interpretation Act 1984 and Reprints Act 1984.
[Assented to 25 August 2010]
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1 — Preliminary matters
1. Short title
This is the Interpretation and Reprints Amendment Act 2010.
2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation as follows —
(a) sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;
(b) the rest of the Act — on the day after that day.
Part 2 — Interpretation Act 1984
3. Act amended
This Part amends the Interpretation Act 1984.
4. Section 5 amended
(1) In section 5 delete the definition of Gazette or Government Gazette.
(2) In section 5 insert in alphabetical order:
Gazette or Government Gazette means the government gazette of Western Australia printed and published, or purporting to be printed and published, by the Government Printer and includes any supplement to that gazette;
local government district has the meaning given by section 13CA;
5. Section 13CA inserted
After section 13B insert:
13CA. Local government districts, references to
(1) In a written law —
local government district means a district under the Local Government Act 1995.
(2) A reference in a written law to a named local government district is a reference to the local government district that has that name under the Local Government Act 1995.
[Examples: “Perth local government district” refers to the local government district named Perth.
“Albany (Shire) local government district” refers to the local government district named Albany (Shire).]
6. Section 15A inserted
After section 15 insert:
15A. Reference to a paragraph
(1) In this section —
paragraph includes a subparagraph, item, subitem and any other similar provision.
(2) A reference in a written law to a paragraph includes a reference to a conjunction after it connecting it to another paragraph.
7. Section 52 amended
In section 52(4) delete “notification” and insert:
nomination
Part 3 — Reprints Act 1984
8. Act amended
This Part amends the Reprints Act 1984.
9. Section 7 amended
(1) After section 7(3)(c) insert:
(ca) for words, or words and figures, that designate a distance, weight, size, volume or other physical quantity, an expression that designates the same quantity by means of figures followed by an abbreviation of the relevant unit of measurement;
(2) After section 7(4) insert:
(4A) If in a series of 3 paragraphs in a written law —
(a) “and” or “or” (the relevant conjunction) appears after the second paragraph; and
(b) there is no conjunction after the first paragraph,
an authorised officer may insert the relevant conjunction after the first paragraph.
(4B) If in a series of 4 or more paragraphs in a written law —
(a) “and” or “or” (the relevant conjunction) appears after the paragraph that is next before the last paragraph; and
(b) there is no conjunction after any preceding paragraph,
an authorised officer may insert the relevant conjunction after each preceding paragraph.
(4C) For the purposes of subsections (4A) and (4B), 2 paragraphs that are separated by text other than a paragraph of the same kind may be regarded as not being in the same series of paragraphs even if their designations are sequential.
(4D) In subsections (4A) to (4C) —
paragraph includes a subparagraph, item, subitem and any other similar provision.
(3) In section 7(5):
(a) in paragraph (c) delete “is designated.” and insert:
is designated;
(b) after paragraph (c) insert:
(d) where in a provision a term that is being defined appears in bold italic text and begins with a definite or indefinite article, amend the provision to —
(i) delete the article; or
(ii) change the appearance of the text so that the article is not in bold or italics.
By Authority: JOHN A. STRIJK, Government Printer