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46Reference to written law includes reference to subsidiary legislation made under it
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##### 46. Reference to written law includes reference to subsidiary legislation made under it
(1) A reference in a written law to a written law shall be construed so as to include a reference to any subsidiary legislation made under that written law.
(1a) An example of the operation of subsection (1) is that a reference in an Act to “this Act” includes a reference to any subsidiary legislation made under the Act.
(2) A reference in a written law to an Imperial Act or a Commonwealth Act shall be construed so as to include a reference to any subsidiary legislation made under that Act.
[Section 46 amended: No. 73 of 1994 s. 4.]