Interpretation
3 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —
commencing day means the date fixed by proclamation under section 2 to be the date on which this Act comes into operation;
enactment means —
an Act or a provision of an Act; and
an Imperial Act that applies in the State or a provision of such an Imperial Act,
and includes a regulation, rule, local law, by‑law, order in Council, proclamation, notice or other like document made or issued in the exercise of a power conferred by an Act, or by an Imperial Act, or by such a provision;
instrument means any written document of whatsoever nature, not being —
an enactment; or
a law of the Commonwealth or of a State other than this State, or any document made or having effect under such a law;
laws of the State does not include any law of the Commonwealth or any document made or having effect under such a law.
[Section 3 amended: No. 14 of 1996 s. 4.]
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