STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS ACT 1992 - SECT 15 Modified application—s 14B

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS ACT 1992 - SECT 15

15 Modified application—s 14B

For the purposes of applying section 14B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 —


"extrinsic material" means relevant material not forming part of the statutory instrument or the Act under which the statutory instrument was made, including, for example—

(a) material that is extrinsic material, within the meaning of that section, in relation to the Act under which the statutory instrument was made; and

(b) material set out in—

(i) if the statutory instrument is subordinate legislation—an official copy of the subordinate legislation; or

(ii) otherwise—a document containing the text of the statutory instrument as printed by or under the authority of the government printer; and

(c) a report of a Royal Commission, Law Reform Commission, commission or committee of inquiry, or a similar body, that was laid before the Legislative Assembly—

(i) if the statutory instrument is subordinate legislation—before the end of 14 sitting days after the statutory instrument was laid before the Legislative Assembly; or

(ii) in any other case—before the statutory instrument was made; and

(d) a report of a committee of the Legislative Assembly that was made to the Legislative Assembly—

(i) if the statutory instrument is subordinate legislation—before the end of 14 sitting days after the statutory instrument was laid before the Legislative Assembly; or

(ii) in any other case—before the statutory instrument was made; and

(e) a treaty or other international agreement that is mentioned in the statutory instrument; and

(f) if the statutory instrument is subordinate legislation—an explanatory note or memorandum relating to the statutory instrument, or any other relevant document, that was laid before, or given to the members of, the Legislative Assembly—

(i) before the end of 14 sitting days after the statutory instrument was laid before the Legislative Assembly; and

(ii) by the clerk of the Parliament or the member who laid the statutory instrument before the Legislative Assembly; and

(g) material in an official record of proceedings in the Legislative Assembly; and

(h) a document that is declared by an Act or statutory instrument to be a relevant document for the purposes of this section; and

(i) if the statutory instrument was made under another statutory instrument—material that is extrinsic material within the meaning of this section in relation to the other statutory instrument.