Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Subject to the
Interpretation Act 1984 , these regulations must be interpreted in
accordance with the following rules of interpretation, unless the contrary
intention appears —
(a) a
reference in these regulations to a contract or another instrument includes a
reference to any amendment, variation or replacement of it;
(b) a
reference to a person includes a reference to the person’s executors,
administrators, successors, substitutes (including, without limitation,
persons taking by novation) and assigns;
(c) if
an event must occur on a day which is not a business day then the event must
occur on the next business day;
(d) the
symbol “Σ” requires a summation to be performed over the
range of variables specified in respect of the algebraic terms specified;
(e) all
data which is to be utilised in calculations made under these regulations is
to be utilised to the accuracy, in terms of a number of decimal places, to
which it is given in these regulations;
(f) all
indices are to be calculated to 3 decimal places;
(g) the
calculation of a charge or fee is to be performed to the nearest cent;
(h) any
other calculation shall be performed to the accuracy, in terms of a number of
decimal places, determined by a corporation in respect of all users;
(i)
if examples of a particular kind of conduct, thing or
condition are introduced by the word including , then the examples are not to
be taken as limiting the interpretation of that kind of conduct, thing or
condition;
(j) a
connection is a user’s connection or a connection of a user if it is the
subject of an access agreement between the user and a corporation; and
(k) a
reference to a half hour is a reference to a 30 minute period ending on the
hour or on the half hour and, when identified by a time, means the 30 minute
period ending at that time.
[Regulation 4 amended in Gazette
31 Mar 2006 p. 1338.]