Legislation Regulations 2023

regulations made by the Governor under an Act;

regulations made under the Police Act 1892 section 9;

regulations made under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 section 31(5), 96(13) or 113;

rules made under an Act by the following —

the judges of the Supreme Court;

the judges of the District Court;

the judges of the Family Court;

the judge or judges of the Children’s Court;

the magistrates of the Magistrates Court;

rules made under the following —

the Liquor Control Act 1988 section 22;

the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 section 170;

the Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 section 381 or 382;

by‑laws made under the following —

the Energy Operators (Powers) Act 1979 section 124;

the Government Railways Act 1904 section 23;

the Parks and Reserves Act 1895 section 8;

the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Act 1966 section 20;

the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 section 34;

orders made under the following —

the Electricity Corporations Act 2005 section 54(4);

the Health Services Act 2016 section 56;

the Local Government Act 1995 section 10.3;

notices made under the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 20, 171ZC or 285.

each Imperial enactment that is part of the law of Western Australia because the enactment, or the Act under which the enactment is made, is adopted by 1 of the following Acts —

the Imperial Acts Adopting Act 1836;

the Imperial Acts Adopting Act 1844;

the Imperial Acts Adopting Ordinance 1867;

each proclamation made on or after 1 July 2023 that brings 1 or more provisions of an Act into operation;

the Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of the State of Western Australia 1986.

each proclamation that fixes a day for the repeal of an Act or 1 or more provisions of an Act;

each proclamation that postpones the expiry, repeal or cessation of an Act or 1 or more provisions of an Act;

each proclamation that extends the period during which an Act or 1 or more provisions of an Act have effect;

each proclamation that —

is made under an Act (an application Act) that applies a law, or particular text, enacted in another jurisdiction as a law of the State; and

declares that an Act of that other jurisdiction has effect for the purposes of the application Act;

the Dormant Commission under the Royal Sign Manual and the Public Seal of the State and dated 4 August 1998;

the Dormant Commission Appointing the Chief Justice of Western Australia or the Most Senior Available Judge to be the Administrator 2018.

This regulation applies to the following material —

a law published on the WA legislation website under section 10(1) of the Act;

material published on the WA legislation website under section 10(2) of the Act.

For the purposes of section 15(a) of the Act, the format for the material is Portable Document Format (PDF).

For the purposes of section 15(b)(ii) of the Act, the WA legislation website indicates that an electronic version of the material is an official version by including a tick symbol on the PDF icon link for accessing or downloading the material.

This regulation applies to the following —

an Act as originally passed that is passed on or after 1 July 2023;

an Act with amendments made on or after 1 July 2023 incorporated;

subsidiary legislation as originally made that is made on or after 1 July 2023;

subsidiary legislation with amendments made on or after 1 July 2023 incorporated;

an Act or subsidiary legislation referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) that is no longer in force.

For the purposes of section 15(b)(i) of the Act, an electronic version of the Act or subsidiary legislation indicates that it is an official version by the coat of arms of the State appearing on the first page and the words “Official Version” appearing in the footer of each page.

For the purposes of section 16(a) of the Act, a hard copy version of an Act, including an Act that is no longer in force, indicates that it is an official version —

for an Act as originally passed that is passed on or after 1 July 2023 — by the coat of arms of the State appearing on the first page of the Act and the words “Official Version” appearing in the footer of each page of the Act; or

for an Act as originally passed that was passed before 1 July 2023 — by a statement indicating that the Act is printed by authority of the Government appearing on the final page of the Act; or

for an Act with amendments made on or after 1 July 2023 incorporated — by the coat of arms of the State appearing on the first page of the Act and the words “Official Version” appearing in the footer of each page of the Act; or

for an Act with amendments, other than amendments made on or after 1 July 2023, incorporated —

by a statement that the Act is reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984, and a reference to the date as at which the Act is reprinted, appearing on the first page of the Act; or

by a statement that the Act is reprinted pursuant to the Reprinting of Acts Authorisation Act 1953, and the date of the authorisation to reprint, appearing at the top of the first page of the Act; or

by a statement that the Act is reprinted pursuant to the Amendments Incorporation Act 1938, and a list of the laws that amend the Act, appearing on the first page of the Act; or

by a list of the laws that amend the Act appearing on the first page of the Act and a statement indicating that the Act is printed by authority of the Government appearing on the final page of the Act; or

by a statement that the Act incorporates amendments, and a reference to the law that provides authority to print the Act as amended, appearing on the first page of the Act.

For the purposes of section 16(a) of the Act, a hard copy version of subsidiary legislation, including subsidiary legislation that is no longer in force, indicates that it is an official version —

for subsidiary legislation as originally made that was made on or after 1 July 2023 — by the coat of arms of the State appearing on the first page of the subsidiary legislation and the words “Official Version” appearing in the footer of each page of the subsidiary legislation; or

for subsidiary legislation with amendments made on or after 1 July 2023 incorporated — by the coat of arms of the State appearing on the first page of the subsidiary legislation and the words “Official Version” appearing in the footer of each page of the subsidiary legislation; or

for subsidiary legislation with amendments, other than amendments made on or after 1 July 2023, incorporated —

by a statement that the subsidiary legislation is reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984, and a reference to the date as at which the subsidiary legislation is reprinted, appearing on the first page of the subsidiary legislation; or

by a statement that the subsidiary legislation is reprinted pursuant to the Reprinting of Regulations Act 1954, and the date of the authorisation to reprint, appearing at the top right corner of the first page of the subsidiary legislation.