Statutory Instruments Act 1992

Subject to subsection (2), the following instruments are subordinate legislation—

a statutory rule that is a regulation, rule, by-law, ordinance or statute;

a statutory rule that is an order in council or proclamation of a legislative character;

any statutory instrument (including an order in council or proclamation) that is declared to be subordinate legislation by an Act or a regulation made under this Act;

any other statutory instrument that fixes or otherwise determines the commencement of—

an Act or a provision of an Act; or

an instrument, or a provision of an instrument, mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

The following instruments are not subordinate legislation—

a local law or other statutory instrument made by a local government;

a rule, order, direction or practice of the Legislative Assembly;

a statutory rule (other than a regulation) that is mentioned in schedule 1A or declared not to be subordinate legislation by—

an Act; or

in the case of a statutory rule made under a provision commencing before the commencement of this Act—a regulation made under this Act.