THE CORPORATIONS LAW

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTORY

PART 1.2 - INTERPRETATION

Division 7 - Interpretation of other expressions

SECTION 80A   REFERENCES TO MINISTERS  

80A(1)  [Definitions]  

In this Law:

``Minister'' means one of the Queen's Ministers of State for the Commonwealth and, in relation to any particular Minister, includes any other Minister or member of the Executive Council for the time being acting for or on behalf of that Minister;

``the Minister for a jurisdiction'' means the person who is the Minister for that jurisdiction for the purposes of the Corporations Law of that jurisdiction.

80A(2)  [``the Minister'']  

Where a provision of this Law refers to a Minister, using the expression ``the Minister'' without specifying which Minister is referred to, the expression means:

(a)  if, for the time being, 2 or more Ministers administer the Corporations Act 1989 -any one of those Ministers; or

(b)  otherwise - the Minister for the time being administering that Act.

80A(3)  [Where Minister administers specified Act or provision]  

Where this Law refers to a Minister, specifying the Minister merely by reference to the fact that the Minister administers a specified Act, or a specified provision of an Act, it refers to:

(a)  if, for the time being, different Ministers administer the specified Act or provision in respect of different matters:

(i) if 2 or more Ministers administer the specified Act or provision in respect of the relevant matter - any one of those Ministers; or

(ii) if only one Minister administers the specified Act or provision in respect of the relevant matter - that Minister; or

(b)  if paragraph (a) does not apply and, for the time being, 2 or more Ministers administer the specified Act or provision - any one of those Ministers; or

(c)  otherwise - the Minister for the time being administering the specified Act or provision.

80A(4)  [2 or more Ministers]  

To avoid doubt, where:

(a)  a provision of an Act is administered by 2 or more Ministers; and

(b)  because of this section, a provision of this Law requires or permits anything to be done by or in relation to any one of those Ministers;

that provision of this Law does not require or permit it to be done in any particular case by or in relation to more than one of those Ministers.