Acts Interpretation Act 1901

Pt 3 heading substituted by No 46 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 1 item 5, applicable on and after 27 December 2011, in relation to Acts enacted before, on or after 27 December 2011. For transitional regulations, see note under Part 1 heading. The heading formerly read:

PART II - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTS

S 5 repealed by No 46 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 1 item 10, applicable on and after 27 December 2011, in relation to Acts enacted before, on or after 27 December 2011. For transitional regulations, see note under Part 1 heading. For further application and saving provisions, see note under s 3A . S 5 formerly read:

SECTION 5 COMMENCEMENT OF ACTS  
5(1)
Every Act to which the Royal Assent has been given by the Governor-General for and on behalf of the King on or before 31 December 1937, shall be deemed to have come into operation on the day on which that Act received the Royal Assent, unless the contrary intention appears in the Act.

5(1A)
Every Act (other than an Act to alter the Constitution) to which the Royal Assent is given by the Governor-General for and on behalf of the King on or after 1 January 1938, shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which that Act receives the Royal Assent, unless the contrary intention appears in the Act.

5(1B)
Every Act to alter the Constitution to which the Royal Assent is given by the Governor-General for and on behalf of the King on or after 1 January 1938, shall come into operation on the day on which that Act receives the Royal Assent, unless the contrary intention appears in that Act.

5(2)
Every Act reserved for the signification of the King's pleasure thereon shall come into operation on the day on which His Majesty's assent is proclaimed in the Gazette by the Governor-General, unless the contrary intention appears in such Act.