Queensland Consolidated Acts

ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT 1954 - SECT 32CA

32CA Meaning of may and must etc.

(1) In an Act, the word
"may" , or a similar word or expression, used in relation to a power indicates that the power may be exercised or not exercised, at discretion.

(2) In an Act, the word
"must" , or a similar word or expression, used in relation to a power indicates that the power is required to be exercised.

(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that this section applies to an Act passed after 1 January 1992 despite any presumption or rule of interpretation.