Legislation Act 2001

Proof is not required about—

the passing of a proposed law by the Legislative Assembly or its notification in the register, the gazette or otherwise under section 28 (2) (b); or

the making, or notification or publication in the register, the gazette or otherwise under section 61 (2) (b), of a subordinate law, disallowable instrument, notifiable instrument, commencement notice or any other statutory instrument; or

the approval (however described) of a statutory instrument by the Executive, a Minister or any other entity; or

the provisions of an Act, subordinate law, disallowable instrument, notifiable instrument, commencement notice or any other statutory instrument; or

the commencement of an Act, subordinate law, disallowable instrument, notifiable instrument, or any other statutory instrument; or

the presentation of a subordinate law, disallowable instrument or any other statutory instrument to the Legislative Assembly; or

anything done or not done by or in the Legislative Assembly in relation to a subordinate law, disallowable instrument or any other statutory instrument; or

amendments or other changes made under chapter 11 (Republication of Acts and statutory instruments); or

the authorisation of a republication under this Act, the provisions of an authorised republication or the republication date of an authorised republication.

A court or tribunal may inform itself of anything mentioned in subsection (1) in any way it considers appropriate.

However, the court or tribunal must consider whether the source it intends to use appears to be a reliable source of information.

For subsection (3), an authorised version of a law, republication or legislative material is a reliable source of information.

This section does not limit any other law providing how a court or tribunal may be informed about a matter mentioned in subsection (1).