Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

LEGISLATION ACT 2001 - SECT 26

    (1)     Proof is not required about—

        (a)     the passing of a proposed law by the Legislative Assembly or its notification in the register or the gazette; or

        (b)     the making, or notification or publication in the register or the gazette, of a subordinate law, disallowable instrument, notifiable instrument, commencement notice or any other statutory instrument; or

        (c)     the approval (however described) of a statutory instrument by the Executive, a Minister or any other entity; or

        (d)     the provisions of an Act, subordinate law, disallowable instrument, notifiable instrument, commencement notice or any other statutory instrument; or

        (e)     the commencement of an Act, subordinate law, disallowable instrument, notifiable instrument, or any other statutory instrument; or

        (f)     the presentation of a subordinate law, disallowable instrument or any other statutory instrument to the Legislative Assembly; or

        (g)     anything done or not done by or in the Legislative Assembly in relation to a subordinate law, disallowable instrument or any other statutory instrument; or

        (h)     amendments or other changes made under chapter 11 (Republication of Acts and statutory instruments); or

              (i)     the authorisation of a republication under this Act, the provisions of an authorised republication or the republication date of an authorised republication.

    (2)     A court or tribunal may inform itself of anything mentioned in subsection (1) in any way it considers appropriate.

Examples of ways that may be appropriate

1     using a version of an Act downloaded from an approved web site using the internet

2     using information obtained from an approved web site using the internet

3     using an authorised written version of a republication

Note     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see s 126 and s 132).

    (3)     However, the court or tribunal must consider whether the source it intends to use appears to be a reliable source of information.

    (4)     For subsection (3), an authorised version of a law, republication or legislative material is a reliable source of information.

    (5)     This section does not limit any other law providing how a court or tribunal may be informed about a matter mentioned in subsection (1).