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1901. 21. In any Act, unless the contrary intention appears—


 * (a) references to any officer or office shall be construed as references to such officer or office in and for the Commonwealth;


 * (b) references to localities jurisdictions and other matters and things shall be construed as references to such localities jurisdictions and other matters and things in and of the Commonwealth.

22. In any Act, unless the contrary intention appears—


 * (a) "Person" and "party" shall include a body politic or as corporate as well as an individual;


 * (b) "Month" shall mean calendar month;


 * (c) "Land" shall include messuages tenements and hereditaments, corporeal and description, and whatever may be the estate or interest therein:


 * (d) "Estate" shall include any estate or interest charge right title claim demand lien or incumbrance at law or in equity:


 * (e) "Financial year" shall mean, as respects any matters relating to the Consolidated Revenue Fund or moneys provided by the Parliament or to public taxes or finance, the twelve months ending the thirtieth day of June.

23. In any Act, unless the contrary intention appears—


 * (a) Words importing the masculine gender shall include females; and


 * (b) Words in the singular shall include the plural, and words in the plural shall include the singular.

24. Every provision of an Act relating to offences punishable on indictment or summary conviction shall unless the contrary intention appears be deemed to refer to bodies corporate as well as to persons.

Where under any Act any forfeiture or penalty is payable to a party aggrieved it shall be payable to a body corporate where the body corporate is the party aggrieved.

25. In any Act expressions referring to writing shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as including references to any mode of representing or reproducing words in a visible form.

26. In any Act, unless the contrary intention appears—


 * (a) "The High Court" shall mean the High Court of Australia;


 * (b) "Federal Court" shall mean the High Court or any court created by the Parliament:


 * (c) "Court exercising federal jurisdiction" shall mean any court when exercising federal jurisdiction and shall include federal courts;