References to repealed provisions
15 References to repealed provisions
If an Act repeals and re-enacts, with or without modification, any provision of a former Act, a reference in any other Act to the provision so repealed is taken to be a reference to the provision so re-enacted.
If a Commonwealth Act or legislative instrument repeals and re‑enacts, with or without modification, any provision of a former Commonwealth Act or legislative instrument, a reference in an
Act to the provision so repealed is taken to be reference to the provision so re-enacted.
If a State, Territory or New Zealand Act or subordinate legislation repeals and re-enacts, with or without modification, any provision of a former State, Territory or New Zealand Act or subordinate legislation, a reference in an Act to the provision so repealed is taken to be a reference to the provision so re-enacted.
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