416Application of certain Acts of New South Wales

416 Application of certain Acts of New South Wales

416 Application of certain Acts of New South Wales

(1) In this section—

applied Acts means the following Acts of New South Wales as in force from time to time—

(a) the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998;

(b) the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009;

(c) the State Records Act 1998;

(d) the Ombudsman Act 1974.

(2) Subject to subsection (4), the applied Acts apply as laws of a participating jurisdiction for the purposes of this Law.

(3) However, an applied Act does not apply for the purposes of this Law to the extent that functions, other than functions relating to the Australian Legal Profession Register, are being exercised under this Law by a local regulatory authority.

(4) The Uniform Regulations may modify an applied Act for the purposes of this Law.

(5) Without limiting subsection (4), the Uniform Regulations may—

(a) provide that an applied Act applies as if a provision of the applied Act specified in the Uniform Regulations were omitted; or

(b) provide that an applied Act applies as if an amendment to the applied Act made by a law of New South Wales, and specified in the Uniform Regulations, had not taken effect; or

(c) confer jurisdiction on a tribunal or court of a participating jurisdiction.

(6) Despite section 7, but subject to any modifications referred to in subsections (4) and (5) of this section—

(a) the Interpretation Act 1987 of New South Wales; and

(b) any other relevant Acts of New South Wales relating to the interpretation of legislation of New South Wales—

apply to the interpretation of the applied Acts in their application for the purposes of this Law.