9References to codes, standards and rules

9 References to codes, standards and rules

(1)  In this regulation –

instrument means a code, standard, regulation or rule (whether made in or outside Australia) relating to dangerous goods or to transport by road or rail, and includes a provision of an instrument.

(2)  In these regulations, a reference to an instrument includes a reference to another instrument as applied or adopted by, or incorporated in, the first instrument.

(3)  In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to an instrument is a reference to the instrument as amended from time to time.

(4)  If an instrument is amended or remade, a reference in these regulations to a provision of that instrument extends to the corresponding provision (if any) of the amended or remade instrument.