STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS ACT 1992 - As at 20 September 2023 - Act 22 of 1992

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title
• 2 Purposes of Act
• 3 Act applies to all statutory instruments
• 4 Displacement of Act by contrary intention
• 5 Dictionary
• 5A Act binds the State

PART 2 - TYPES OF STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

Division 1 - General concepts

• 6 Meaning of instrument
• 7 Meaning of statutory instrument
• 8 Meaning of statutory rule
• 9 Meaning of subordinate legislation

Division 2 - Orders in council, proclamations and rules of court

• 10 Meaning of order in council
• 11 Meaning of proclamation
• 12 Meaning of rules of court

PART 3 - PROVISION RELATING TO INSTRUMENTS

• 13 Power to do matter by instrument

PART 4 - PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

Division 1 - Provisions of Acts Interpretation Act 1954 that apply to statutory instruments

• 14 Applicable provisions
• 14A Modified application—s 6
• 14B Modified application—s 14
• 15 Modified application—s 14B
• 15A Modified application—section 14F
• 16 Modified application—s 27A
• 17 Modified application—s 36 and sch 1 (definition provision)
• 18 Modified application—s 49A

Division 2 - Provisions of Acts Interpretation Act 1954 that do not apply to statutory instruments

• 19 Non-applicable provisions

Division 3 - Other provisions applying to statutory instruments

• 20 Presumption of validity
• 20A Regulation may be used instead of another type of subordinate legislation
• 20B Correct year in statutory instrument’s short title etc.
• 20C Continuance etc. of statutory instruments made under amended provisions
Subdivision 2 - Whether statutory instruments within power
• 21 Statutory instrument to be interpreted not to exceed powers conferred by authorising law
• 22 Power to make statutory instrument under Act etc.
• 23 Statutory instrument may make provision by applying another document
• 23A Statutory instrument may make provision in relation to land by reference to map, plan or register
• 24 Statutory instrument may be of general or limited application
• 25 Statutory instrument may make different provision for different categories
• 26 Statutory instrument may authorise determination etc. by specified person etc.
• 27 Statutory instrument may prohibit
• 28 Relationship between authorising law and statutory instrument concerning the same matter
• 29 Statutory instrument may provide review
• 30 Statutory instrument may require verification of form etc.
• 30A Reasonable cost etc. may be prescribed as fee
• 30B Statutory instrument may exempt from fee
• 31 Statutory instruments purporting to be made under a particular power
Subdivision 3 - Commencement of statutory instruments
• 32 Prospective commencement
• 33 Commencement of citation and commencement provisions
• 34 Beneficial retrospective commencement
• 35 Subdivision does not apply until necessary Governor or Governor in Council action taken
36. (Repealed) Subdivision 4 - Terms and references in statutory instruments
• 37 Words and expressions
• 38 References to certain instruments
• 39 Reference to enactment etc. of Acts
Subdivision 5 - Miscellaneous
• 39A Automatic repeal of commencement instrument

PART 5 - (Repealed)

PART 6 - PROCEDURES AFTER MAKING OF SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION

Division 1 - Notification

• 47 Notification
48. (Repealed)

Division 2 - Tabling in Legislative Assembly

• 49 Subordinate legislation must be tabled

Division 3 - Disallowance procedures

• 50 Disallowance

Division 4 - General

• 51 Limited saving of operation of subordinate legislation that ceases to have effect
• 52 Other notification, gazettal, tabling or disallowance provisions of no effect

PART 7 - STAGED AUTOMATIC EXPIRY OF SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION

• 53 Purposes of part
• 54 When subordinate legislation expires
• 55 Notice by parliamentary counsel of impending expiry
• 56 Exemptions from expiry—uniform subordinate legislation
• 56A Exemptions from expiry—other subordinate legislation
• 56B (Expired)
• 57 Part does not apply to some subordinate legislation

PART 8 - (Repealed)

PART 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 59 Regulation-making power

PART 10 - TRANSITIONAL

Division 1 - Transitional provision for Act No. 83 of 1994

• 60 (Expired)
• 61 (Expired)
• 62 Transitional provisions about expiry of amending subordinate legislation

Division 2 - Transitional provision for Statutory Instruments and Another Act Amendment Act 1999

• 62A Transitional provisions for exemptions

Division 3 - Transitional provisions for Treasury and Trade and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013

• 63 Tabling of subordinate legislation
• 64 Notice of impending expiry

PART 11 - (Expired)

• SCHEDULE 1A
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2
• SCHEDULE 2A
• SCHEDULE 3