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Statutory Instruments Act 1992
sec.33Commencement of citation and commencement provisions
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### sec.33 Commencement of citation and commencement provisions
The provisions of a statutory instrument providing for its citation and commencement commence, by force of this subsection—
if the statutory instrument is required to be notified under section 47 or published in the gazette—on the day on which it is notified or published; or
if it is not required to be notified under section 47 or published in the gazette—on the day on which it is made.
A reference—
in an Act to the commencement of a statutory instrument (the law concerned ); or
in a statutory instrument to the commencement of an Act, the statutory instrument, or another statutory instrument, (also the law concerned );
is a reference to—
if the provisions of the law concerned (other than those providing for its citation and commencement) commence, or are required to commence, on a single day or at a single time—the commencement of the remaining provisions; or
if paragraph (a) does not apply and the reference is in a provision of the law concerned—the commencement of the provision; or
in any other case—the commencement of the relevant provision of the law concerned.
Subsection (1) applies to a statutory instrument despite anything in the statutory instrument unless the statutory instrument expressly provides that it does not apply.
s 33 amd 2013 No. 39 s 94
(sec.33-ssec.1) The provisions of a statutory instrument providing for its citation and commencement commence, by force of this subsection— if the statutory instrument is required to be notified under section 47 or published in the gazette—on the day on which it is notified or published; or if it is not required to be notified under section 47 or published in the gazette—on the day on which it is made.
(sec.33-ssec.2) A reference— in an Act to the commencement of a statutory instrument (the law concerned ); or in a statutory instrument to the commencement of an Act, the statutory instrument, or another statutory instrument, (also the law concerned ); is a reference to— if the provisions of the law concerned (other than those providing for its citation and commencement) commence, or are required to commence, on a single day or at a single time—the commencement of the remaining provisions; or if paragraph (a) does not apply and the reference is in a provision of the law concerned—the commencement of the provision; or in any other case—the commencement of the relevant provision of the law concerned.
(sec.33-ssec.3) Subsection (1) applies to a statutory instrument despite anything in the statutory instrument unless the statutory instrument expressly provides that it does not apply.
- (a) if the statutory instrument is required to be notified under section 47 or published in the gazette—on the day on which it is notified or published; or
- (b) if it is not required to be notified under section 47 or published in the gazette—on the day on which it is made.
- (a) in an Act to the commencement of a statutory instrument (the law concerned ); or
- (b) in a statutory instrument to the commencement of an Act, the statutory instrument, or another statutory instrument, (also the law concerned );
- (c) if the provisions of the law concerned (other than those providing for its citation and commencement) commence, or are required to commence, on a single day or at a single time—the commencement of the remaining provisions; or
- (d) if paragraph (a) does not apply and the reference is in a provision of the law concerned—the commencement of the provision; or
- (e) in any other case—the commencement of the relevant provision of the law concerned.