Power of Governor to resolve doubts, &c.
11 Power of Governor to resolve doubts, &c.
Notwithstanding any other law or rule of law to the contrary, if – a doubt or difficulty arises in relation to the construction under this Act of a reference in any other Act to an amount of money, or to a percentage, rate, or proportion expressed in terms of money; or in the opinion of the Governor, this Act omits to make adequate provision for the amendment of a provision of any other Act resulting from the adoption of the new currency – the Governor may, by order, make such provision as he considers just and reasonable for the purpose of resolving that doubt or difficulty or rectifying that omission.
Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, an order under this section may – be made for or with respect to resolving doubts or difficulties arising, or that, in the opinion of the Governor, may arise, in respect of the correspondence (calculated on the basis of the equivalents specified in subsection (4) of section eight of the Commonwealth Act) of amounts of money (including percentages, rates, or proportions affecting money) when expressed in the old currency and in the new currency; be made for or with respect to correcting any errors or anomalies that, in the opinion of the Governor, have arisen in the substitution by this Act in terms of the new currency of references to amounts of money (including references to percentages, rates, or proportions affecting money) in terms of the old currency; and amend Schedule 1, Schedule 2, or Schedule 4 by amending any item occurring therein, adding any item thereto, omitting any item therefrom, or substituting a new item for any item occurring therein.
An amendment effected by an order made under this section may be expressed to commence on such date (whether before or after the date of the making of the order but not earlier than the appointed day) as may be specified in that behalf in the order, and if no date is so specified in an order, the order shall commence, or shall be deemed to have commenced, on the appointed day.
An order made under this section has effect according to its tenor on and from the date on which it commences or is deemed to have commenced as if it were expressly enacted in this Act.
The power conferred on the Governor by this section shall not be exercised after the expiration of a period of six months after the appointed day.
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