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CurrentOperation of existing laws etc
Part IIILaws and legislative powers
Division 1Laws of the Territory
8 Operation of existing laws etc
(1)
A law in force in the Territory immediately before 1 July 1992 is repealed unless it is specified in the Schedule.
(2)
Subject to subsection (3), a law that is specified in the Schedule (including any instruments made under that law) as in force in the Territory immediately before 1 July 1992 continues to be in force in the Territory on and after that day.
(3)
A law specified in the Schedule may be amended or repealed by an Ordinance.
(4)
In this section:
instruments includes regulations, rules and by‑laws.
law:
(a)
includes a principle or rule of common law or equity; and
(b)
does not include an Act.
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