Queensland Consolidated Acts

REPRINTS ACT 1992 - SECT 27

27 Punctuation

If a provision of a law uses punctuation that is inconsistent with current legislative drafting practice, the provision may be expressed using punctuation that is consistent with current legislative drafting practice.

Example 1—

In the following provision, the bracketed punctuation marks may replace the bolded punctuation marks—

‘5. The Commissioner may grant leave of absence to a person for any of the following purposes:— (—)

(a) to engage in employment;

(b) any other purpose approved by the Commission, (;)

unless Part 5 applies.’.

Example 2—

In the following provision, the bracketed comma may be inserted—

‘5. If the occupier of premises cannot be found(,) a notice to quit may be served on the occupier by fixing a copy of the notice to a conspicuous part of the premises.’.

Example 3—

‘sublet’ may replace ‘sub-let’.

Example 4—

In the following provision, the bolded comma may be omitted—

‘5. In this Act,—’.