New South Wales Consolidated Acts

SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION ACT 1989 - SECT 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act:
"Legislation Review Committee" means the committee for the time being constituted under the Legislation Review Act 1987 .
"principal statutory rule" means a statutory rule that contains provisions apart from:

(a) direct amendments or repeals, and

(b) provisions that deal with its citation and commencement.

"responsible Minister", in connection with a statutory rule, means the Minister administering the Act under which the statutory rule is or is proposed to be made.
"statutory rule" means a regulation, by-law, rule or ordinance:

(a) that is made by the Governor, or

(b) that is made by a person or body other than the Governor, but is required by law to be approved or confirmed by the Governor,

but does not include any instruments specified or described in Schedule 4.

(2) In this Act, a reference to a direct amendment is a reference to an amendment that inserts, adds, amends or substitutes matter.