143Matters of law

#### 143 Matters of law (1) Proof is not required about the provisions and coming into operation (in whole or in part) of: (a) an Act, a State Act, an Act or Ordinance of a Territory or an Imperial Act in force in Australia; or (b) a regulation, rule or by‑law made, or purporting to be made, under such an Act or Ordinance; or (c) a Proclamation or order of the Governor‑General, the Governor of a State or the Administrator or Executive of a Territory made, or purporting to be made, under such an Act or Ordinance; or (d) an instrument of a legislative character (for example, a rule of court) made, or purporting to be made, under such an Act or Ordinance, being an instrument that is required by or under a law to be published, or the making of which is required by or under a law to be notified, in any government or official gazette (by whatever name called). (2) A judge may inform himself or herself about those matters in any way that the judge thinks fit. (3) A reference in this section to an Act, being an Act of an Australian Parliament, includes a reference to a private Act passed by that Parliament. > Note: Section 5 extends the operation of this provision to proceedings in all Australian courts.