3Limitation of matters in which special leave of appeal from the High Court may be asked

#### 3 Limitation of matters in which special leave of appeal from the High Court may be asked (1) Special leave of appeal to Her Majesty in Council from a decision of the High Court may be asked only in a matter in which the decision of the High Court was a decision that: (a) was given on appeal from a decision of the Supreme Court of a State given otherwise than in the exercise of federal jurisdiction; and (b) did not involve the application or interpretation of: (i) the Constitution; (ii) a law made by the Parliament; or (iii) an instrument (including an ordinance, rule, regulation or by‑law) made under a law made by the Parliament. (2) The last preceding subsection does not apply in respect of a decision of the High Court given in a proceeding that was commenced in a court before the commencement of this Act.