Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 - SECT 33

Citation of references in regulations, rules, by-laws and local laws

33. Citation of references in regulations, rules, by-laws and local laws



(1) Where a provision of a subordinate instrument containing a regulation,
rule, by-law or local law refers-



   (aaa) to a Chapter by a number, the reference shall, unless the context
        otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the Chapter,
        designated by that number, of the subordinate instrument in which the
        reference occurs;

   (aa) to a Part by a number, the reference shall, unless the context
        otherwise requires, be construed-

   (i)  if the subordinate instrument contains Chapters, as a reference to the
        Part, designated by that number, of the Chapter in which the reference
        occurs; or

   (ii) if the subordinate instrument does not contain Chapters, as a
        reference to the Part, designated by that number, of the subordinate
        instrument in which the reference occurs;

   (a)  to a regulation, rule, by-law, local law or Schedule by a number, the
        reference shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed
        as a reference to the regulation, rule, by-law, local law or Schedule,
        designated by that number, of or to the subordinate instrument in
        which the reference occurs;

   (b)  to a Schedule but does not refer to it by a number, the reference
        shall, unless the context otherwise requires, if there is only one
        Schedule to the subordinate instrument in which the reference occurs,
        be construed as a reference to the Schedule to the subordinate
        instrument in which the reference occurs; or

   (c)  to a Division, Subdivision, subregulation, subrule, clause of a
        by-law, paragraph, subparagraph, sub-subparagraph, clause, subclause,
        sub-subclause, item, column, table or form by a number, the reference
        shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a
        reference-

   (i)  to the Division, designated by that number, of the Part in which the
        reference occurs;

   (ii) to the Subdivision, designated by that number, of the Division in
        which the reference occurs;

   (iii) to the subregulation or clause, designated by that number, of the
        regulation in which the reference occurs;

   (iv) to the subrule or clause, designated by that number, of the rule in
        which the reference occurs;

   (v)  to the clause, designated by that number, of the by-law or local law
        in which the reference occurs;

   (vi) to the paragraph, designated by that number, of the regulation, rule,
        by-law, local law, subregulation, subrule, clause of a by-law, local
        law, clause, subclause, interpretation or Schedule in which the
        reference occurs;

   (vii) to the paragraph, designated by that number, of the clause,
        subclause, item, column, table or form or in the Schedule in which the
        reference occurs;

   (viii) to the subparagraph, designated by that number, of the paragraph in
        which the reference occurs;

   (ix) to the sub-subparagraph, designated by that number, of the
        subparagraph in which the reference occurs;

   (x)  to the clause, item, column, table or form, designated by that number,
        of or in the Schedule in which the reference occurs;

   (xi) to the subclause, designated by that number, of the clause in which
        the reference occurs; or

   (xii) to the sub-subclause, designated by that number, of the subclause in
        which the reference occurs- as the case requires.

(2) In subsection (1) number means-

   (a)  a number expressed in words or figures;

   (b)  a letter;

   (c)  a combination of a number so expressed and a letter.