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Subordinate legislation

6.1 What is subordinate legislation
6.2 Drafting subordinate legislation
6.3 Subordinate legislation must be within power
6.4 Unauthorised subdelegation
6.5 Presumption of prospectivity
6.6 Retrospective provisions
6.7 Power to make instruments
6.8 Certification
6.9 Penalties
6.10 Infringement notice offences
6.11 RISs and explanatory notes
6.12 Notification
6.13 Tabling and disallowance
6.14 Parliamentary scrutiny
6.15 Interpretation
6.16 Expiry of subordinate legislation
6.17 Printing, notification and tabling processes

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6.15 Interpretation

The Statutory Instruments Act 1992 contains provisions about how to interpret subordinate legislation. It applies relevant provisions of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, some in a modified form ( Statutory Instruments Act 1992, pt 4, divs 1 and 2).

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Last reviewed: 17 July, 2009

Last updated: 22 July, 2009

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