3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

[Section 3 Amended by No. 77 of 1994, s. 4 ]

(1)  In this Act –

Consumer Price Index means the Consumer Price Index: All Groups Index for Hobart published by the Australian Statistician under the authority of the Census and Statistics Act 1905 of the Commonwealth;

responsible Minister, in connection with subordinate legislation, means the Minister administering the Act under which the subordinate legislation is or is proposed to be made;

Secretary means Secretary of the Department;

subordinate legislation means –

(a) a regulation, rule or by-law that is –

(i) made by the Governor; or

(ii) made by a person or body other than the Governor but required by law to be approved, confirmed or consented to by the Governor; or

(b) any other instrument of a legislative character that is –

(i) made under the authority of an Act; and

(ii) declared by the Treasurer under subsection (2) to be subordinate legislation for the purposes of this Act;

Subordinate Legislation Committee means the committee for the time being constituted under the Subordinate Legislation Committee Act 1969 .

(2)  *[Section 3 Subsection (2) added by No. 77 of 1994, s. 4 ]*The Treasurer, by notice published in the Gazette, may declare an instrument of a legislative character that is made under the authority of an Act to be subordinate legislation for the purposes of this Act.

(3)  *[Section 3 Subsection (3) added by No. 77 of 1994, s. 4 ]*A notice under subsection (2) is not a statutory rule within the meaning of the .