31APrinciples under sections 3A and 4

31A Principles under sections 3A and 4

(1) In this section, principles means principles formulated under subsection 3A(6) or 4(3C). (2) Sections 48, 49, 49A and 50 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 apply in relation to principles as if in those sections references to regulations were references to principles, references to a regulation were references to a principle and references to a repeal were references to a revocation. (3) Principles shall be deemed not to be statutory rules within the meaning of the Statutory Rules Publication Act 1903, but subsections 5(3) to (3C) (inclusive) of that Act apply in relation to principles in like manner as they apply in relation to statutory rules. (4) For the purposes of the application of subsection 5(3B) of the Statutory Rules Publication Act 1903 in accordance with subsection (3), the reference in that first‑mentioned subsection to the Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism shall be read as a reference to the Minister administering this Act. (5) Section 5 of the Evidence Act 1904 applies to a principle formulated by the Minister in like manner as that section applies to an order made by the Minister.