151A

Periods of time ending on non-working days

In force

(1)

This section applies if—

(a)

under an Act or statutory instrument, something must or may be done on a particular day or within a particular period of time; and

(b)

the day, or the last day of the period, is not a working day.

(2)

The thing must or may be done on the next day that is a working day.

(3)

This section is a determinative provision so far as it applies to an applicable law or applicable provision.

Note See s 5 for the meaning of determinative provisions, and s 6 for their displacement.

(4)

In this section:

applicable law means an Act enacted, or statutory instrument made, after 1 January 2006.

applicable provision means a provision inserted after 1 January 2006 into an Act or statutory instrument that is not an applicable law.

inserted, for a provision, includes inserted in substitution for another provision.

public entity means—

(a)

a court or tribunal; or

(b)

an administrative unit; or

(c)

a statutory office-holder; or

(d)

any other entity established for a public purpose under a law.

working day means—

(a)

for doing something at an office (however described) of a public entity where the thing must or may be done—a day when the office is open; and

(b)

for doing anything else—a day that is not—

(i)

a Saturday or Sunday; or

(ii)

a public holiday at the place where the thing must or may be done; or

(iii)

if the thing is to be done by or in relation to an authorised deposit-taking institution—a day observed by the institution as a bank holiday at the place where the thing must or may be done.

Example—par (a)

filing a document at a court registry

This Act’s bill:Explanatory statement Second reading speech

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