Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 - SECT 3

Definitions

3. Definitions

In this Act-

amendment, in relation to a statutory rule, means the insertion, omission or
substitution of words or expressions in the statutory rule by another
statutory rule or subordinate instrument or by an Act;

authorising Act, in relation to a statutory rule or proposed statutory rule,
means the Act or provision of an Act under which the statutory rule is, or is
to be, made or purports to be made;

compliance certificate means a certificate issued by the responsible Minister
under section 10(4);

exception certificate means a certificate issued by the responsible Minister
under section 8;

exemption certificate means a certificate issued by the responsible Minister
under section 9(1) or the Premier under section 9(3);

Government Printer means the person appointed to be the Government Printer for
Victoria under section 72 of the Constitution Act 1975;

guidelines means guidelines under section 26;

Minister means the Minister administering this Act;

responsible Minister, in relation to a statutory rule or proposed
statutory rule, means the Minister administering the authorising Act;

Scrutiny Committee means the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee of the
Parliament;

section 13 certificate means a certificate issued by the Chief Parliamentary
Counsel under section 13;

statutory rule means-

   (a)  a regulation-

   (i)  made by the Governor in Council; or

   (ii) made with the consent or approval of the Governor in Council; or

   (iii) which the Governor in Council has power to disallow-
other than a regulation made by a local authority or by a person or body with
jurisdiction limited to a district or locality; or

   (b)  a rule relating to a court or tribunal or the procedure, practice or
        costs of a court or tribunal; or

   (c)  an instrument or a class of instruments prescribed to be a
        statutory rule or statutory rules under section 4(1)(a); or

   (d)  an instrument or class of instrument that is deemed to be a
        statutory rule or statutory rules by the authorising Act- but does not
        include an instrument or class of instrument specified in paragraph
        (a) or (b) which is exempted under section 4(1)(b).