For further information on how to calculate the one month period, see of these guidelines. 4.4.1 What does giving the notice ‘not later than one month before the date of the marriage’ mean? Subsection 2G(1) of the provides that (subject to a contrary intention) in any Act, month means a period starting at the start of any day of one of the calendar months; and ending immediately before the start of the corresponding day of the next calendar month, or if there is no such day – at the end of the next calendar month. The relevant parts of section 2G are set out below, including examples. The term ‘month’ is defined in subsection 2G(1) of the as follows: (1) In any Act, month means a period: (a) starting at the start of any day of one of the calendar months; and (b) ending: (i) immediately before the start of the corresponding day of the next calendar month; or (ii) if there is no such day—at the end of the next calendar month. Example 1: A month starting on 15 December in a year ends immediately before 15 January in the next year. Example 2: A month starting on 31 August in a year ends at the end of September in that year (because September is the calendar month coming after August and does not have 31 days). Subsection 36(1) of the Acts Interpretation Act deals with how time periods are calculated and includes a table to show how different scenarios are to be interpreted in Commonwealth Acts and provides examples. The relevant parts of section 36 are set out below, including examples. (1) A period of time referred to in an Act that is of a kind mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table is to be calculated according to the rule mentioned in column 2 of that item: Calculating periods of time Column 1 Column 2 Item If the period of time: then the period of time: … … … 7 is expressed to end before a does not include that day. specified day
For further information on how to calculate the one month period, see of these guidelines. 4.4.1 What does giving the notice ‘not later than one month before the date of the marriage’ mean? Subsection 2G(1) of the provides that (subject to a contrary intention) in any Act, month means a period starting at the start of any day of one of the calendar months; and ending immediately before the start of the corresponding day of the next calendar month, or if there is no such day – at the end of the next calendar month. The relevant parts of section 2G are set out below, including examples. The term ‘month’ is defined in subsection 2G(1) of the as follows: (1) In any Act, month means a period: (a) starting at the start of any day of one of the calendar months; and (b) ending: (i) immediately before the start of the corresponding day of the next calendar month; or (ii) if there is no such day—at the end of the next calendar month. Example 1: A month starting on 15 December in a year ends immediately before 15 January in the next year. Example 2: A month starting on 31 August in a year ends at the end of September in that year (because September is the calendar month coming after August and does not have 31 days). Subsection 36(1) of the Acts Interpretation Act deals with how time periods are calculated and includes a table to show how different scenarios are to be interpreted in Commonwealth Acts and provides examples. The relevant parts of section 36 are set out below, including examples. (1) A period of time referred to in an Act that is of a kind mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table is to be calculated according to the rule mentioned in column 2 of that item: Calculating periods of time Column 1 Column 2 Item If the period of time: then the period of time: … … … 7 is expressed to end before a specified day does not include that day.
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