54Instrument may require making of statutory declaration

54 Instrument may require making of statutory declaration (1) If an Act or statutory instrument (the authorising law) gives power to make a statutory instrument, the instrument may require the making of a statutory declaration. Note The Statutory Declarations Act 1959 (Cwlth) applies to the making of statutory declarations under territory laws (see that Act, s 5). (2) Subsection (1) applies— (a) whether or not the authorising law authorises or requires penalties to be prescribed by instrument; and (b) if the authorising law authorises or requires penalties to be prescribed by instrument—irrespective of the level of penalties that may be prescribed.

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