In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears ¾

}commencing day~ means the date fixed by proclamation under section 2 to be the date on which this Act comes into operation;

}enactment~ means ¾

(a) an Act or a provision of an Act; and

(b) 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 ¾

(a) an enactment; or

(b) 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 by No. 14 of 1996 s. 4.]