New South Wales Consolidated Acts

INTERPRETATION ACT 1987 - SECT 68

68 References to amended or repealed Acts and instruments

(1) In any Act or instrument, a reference to some other Act or instrument extends to the other Act or instrument, as in force for the time being.

(2) Subsection (1) applies to a reference to an Act or instrument--

(a) whether or not the reference includes a reference to subsequent amendments of the Act or instrument, and

(b) whether or not the reference is to a mode of citation that includes 2 calendar years.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), in any Act or instrument--

(a) a reference to an Act that has been repealed and re-enacted, with or without modification, extends to the re-enacted Act, as in force for the time being, and

(b) a reference to an instrument that has been repealed and re-made, with or without modification, extends to the re-made instrument, as in force for the time being,

and a reference to a provision of the repealed Act or instrument extends to the corresponding provision of the re-enacted Act or the re-made instrument, as the case may be.

(3A) Nothing in this section affects the operation of sections 11 and 12 of the Corporations (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2001 .

(4) In this section--

(a) a reference to an Act includes a reference to--

(i) a Commonwealth Act, and

(ii) an Act or Ordinance of some other State or Territory, and

(iii) a British Act, and

(iv) the Companies (New South Wales) Code , the Companies (Acquisition of Shares) (New South Wales) Code , the Securities Industry (New South Wales) Code , the Futures Industry (New South Wales) Code and the Companies and Securities (Interpretation and Miscellaneous Provisions) (New South Wales) Code , and

(v) the ASIC Law of New South Wales, and

(vi) the Corporations Law of New South Wales, and

(vii) the AFIC (NSW) Code and the Financial Institutions (NSW) Code , and

(viia) the National Electricity (NSW) Law , and

(viii) the Friendly Societies (NSW) Code , and

(ix) the National Gas (NSW) Law ,

(b) a reference to an instrument includes a reference to an instrument made under such an Act or Ordinance.

(5) This section extends to a reference to a repealed Act or instrument that is replaced by Commonwealth legislation (including legislation enacted in reliance on a referral of legislative power by the State).