Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsIf a provision of a law expresses a number, year, date, time, amount of money, quantity or measurement of a thing, or other matter or idea, (the item) in a particular way, the item may be expressed in a different way that is consistent with current legislative drafting practice.
Example 1--
'25' may replace 'twenty-five'.
Example 2--
'Part 1' may replace 'Part I'.
Example 3--
'Schedule 1' may replace 'the First Schedule'.
Example 4--
'1 January 1952'
may replace
'the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two'.
Example 5--
'8a.m.' may replace '8 o'clock in the forenoon'.
Example 6--
'$25000' may replace 'twenty-five thousand dollars'.
Example 7--
'%' may replace 'per centum' or 'percent'.
Example 8--
'Commission means the Licensing Commission;'
may replace
'Commission--The Licensing Commission;'.
Example 9--
'land includes land covered by water;'
may replace
'Land--Includes land covered by water;'.
Example 10--
'A means the allocated amount;'
may replace
'A represents the allocated amount;'.
Example 11--
'the Licensing Commission' may replace 'The Licensing Commission'
even though 'The' forms part of the Commission's given name.
Example 12--
'1.61km' may replace '1 mile'
Example 13--
'any land (the dominant land)'
may replace
'any land (herein in this section referred to as the dominant land)'.
Example 14--
'(3) All persons shall have the same remedies for recovering such apportioned parts as they would have had for recovering such entire portions if so entitled.'
may replace
'(3) All persons shall have the same remedies for recovering such apportioned parts as aforesaid as they would have had for recovering such entire portions as aforesaid if entitled thereto.'.
Example 15--
'Maximum penalty--
(a) in the case of an individual--35 penalty units; or
(b) in the case of a corporation--170 penalty units.'
may replace
'Penalty: 35 penalty units in the case of an individual;
170 penalty units in the case of a corporation.'.
Example 16--
'This section does not affect the priority of a lien that is renewed or further renewed under section 13.'
may replace
'Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the priority of any lien which shall be renewed or further renewed under the provisions of section thirteen of this Act.'.
Example 17--
'anything' may replace 'any thing'.
Example 18--
'registrar means the Registrar of Auctioneers and Agents appointed under this Act, and includes a deputy registrar;'
may replace
'registrar means the Registrar of Auctioneers and Agents appointed under this Act. The term includes a deputy registrar;'.
Example 19 (preferred expressions)--
In the following table, an expression in column 1 may be replaced, in appropriate contexts, by a corresponding bolded expression in column 2 or another expression more suitable in the context
| Table | |
|---|---|
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| as a result | because |
| by reason | because |
| by reason only | merely because |
| by virtue of | under |
| firstmentioned | first |
| forthwith | immediately |
| hereby | then |
| in accordance with | under |
| in lieu | instead |
| notwithstanding | despite, even though or even if |
| of its own motion | on its own initiative |
| pursuant to | under |
| save | other than |
| save as prescribed by | subject to |
| thereafter | afterwards |
| therefrom | from it |
| therewith | in the |
| whereby | under which |
Example 20 (use of 'therein')--
'the direction is taken to have the extended time specified in it'
may replace
'the direction is taken to have the extended time specified therein'.
Example 21 (use of 'thereto')--
'to bring to the Commission's notice any matter arising before the Review Committee and to make such recommendations with respect to the matter as it considers appropriate'
may replace
'to bring to the Commission's notice any matter arising before the Review Committee and to make such recommendations with respect thereto as it considers appropriate'.
Example 22 (plural to singular)--
'another area' may replace 'other areas'.
Example 23 (plural to singular)--
'In this regulation' may replace 'In these regulations'.
Example 24 (outdated terms)--
'employer' and 'employee' may replace 'master' and 'servant'.
Example 25 (Preamble)--
'Because--' may replace 'Whereas--'.
Example 26 (both conjunctive and disjunctive)--
'or' may replace 'and/or'.
Example 27 (specific title to general title)--
'chief executive' may replace 'Director-General', 'Under Secretary' or a similar title.
Example 28 (non-compressed provision reference to compressed provision reference)--
'section 10(2)(a)(i)(A)' may replace 'sub-subparagraph (A) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 10'.
Example 29 (descriptive provision reference to numerical provision reference)--
In the following provisions, the bolded words may be omitted and the underlined words inserted--
1 '(3) Proceedings under the last preceding subsection (2) ...'.
2 '(2) Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this section subsection (1)...'.
3 '(c) ...as stated in paragraph (b), or coloured as stated in the said paragraph (b);'.
Example 30 (other types of provision reference)--
1 'paragraph (a)(i)' may replace 'subparagraph (a)(i)'.
2 'paragraph (a)' may replace 'provision (a)'.
Example 31 (references to laws of other jurisdictions)--
1 'Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 (Cwlth)' may replace 'Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 of the Commonwealth'.
2 'Gaming Act 1850 (NSW)' may replace 'Gaming Act 1850 of New South Wales'.
Example 32 (simplified references to authorising law in section heading)--
'Insurance premiums--Act, s 20' may replace 'Insurance premiums (s 20 of the Act).
Example 33--
'$2' may replace '&#pound;1'.