Western Australian Consolidated Acts This Act shall be
construed subject to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, to the
National Health and Pensions Insurance Act 1938 , of the Commonwealth and
to any Acts of the Parliament of the Commonwealth with which this Act is or
shall be or may be deemed to be inconsistent, and so as not to exceed the
legislative power of the Parliament of the State, to the intent that any
portion of this Act which may be held to be in excess of that power or which
may be held to be inconsistent with any Acts aforesaid shall, to the extent to
which it is so in excess or so inconsistent, be deemed to be severable from
the other portions of this Act and not to affect the validity or operations
thereof.