Acts Interpretation Act 1931
39BJudicial notice of orders
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39B Judicial notice of orders
[Section 39B Inserted by No. 43 of 1994, s. 4 ]
(1) Subject to subsection (2) , judicial notice is to be taken of any order made under an Act by a Minister –
(a) that is published in the Gazette, in the case of an order that is not a statutory rule within the meaning of the Rules Publication Act 1953 ; or
(b) the making of which is notified in the Gazette, in the case of an order that is a statutory rule within the meaning of that Act.
(2) A court, judge or justice may require proof of –
(a) the making of an order; or
(b) the publication of an order in the Gazette; or
(c) the notification in the Gazette of the making of an order.