Guides, and their role in interpreting this Act
105-10 Guides, and their role in interpreting this Act
A Guide consists of:
sections under a heading indicating that what follows is a Guide to a particular Subdivision, Division etc.; or
a Subdivision, Division or Part that is identified as a Guide by a provision in the Subdivision, Division or Part.
*Guides form part of this Act, but they are kept separate from the operative provisions. In interpreting an operative provision, a Guide may only be considered:
in determining the purpose or object underlying the provision; or
to confirm that the provision’s meaning is the ordinary meaning conveyed by its text, taking into account its context in the Act and the purpose or object underlying the provision; or
in determining the provision’s meaning if the provision is ambiguous or obscure; or
in determining the provision’s meaning if the ordinary meaning conveyed by its text, taking into account its context in the Act and the purpose or object underlying the provision, leads to a result that is manifestly absurd or is unreasonable.
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