Reprints Act 1984 (WA)

Western Australia

This Act was repealed by the Legislation Act 2021 s. 45 (No. 13 of 2021) on 1 Jul 2023 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2023/58 cl. 2)

Western Australia

Reprints Act 1984

An Act to make provision for the reprinting of Acts of Parliament, and subsidiary legislation made thereunder, and to provide for the incorporation of certain formal amendments in reprints.

This Act may be cited as the Reprints Act 1984.

This Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

A written law may be reprinted under this Act whether that written law came into operation before or after the commencement of this Act.

• (1)

  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears — 

authorised officer means a person who is empowered under section 5(3) to sign a statement under section 5(2);

referential expression means an expression in or to the effect of the words — 

• (a)

  “of this Act”;

• (b)

  “to this Act”;

• (c)

  “of this Schedule”;

• (d)

  “of this Part”;

• (e)

  “of this Division”;

• (f)

  “of this section”;

• (g)

  “of this subsection”;

• (h)

  “of this paragraph”;

• (i)

  “of this subparagraph”;

• (j)

  “of this clause”;

• (k)

  “of this subclause”;

• (ka)

  “of this definition”;

• (l)

  “of this item”;

• (m)

  “before‑mentioned” or “afore‑mentioned”;

• (n)

  “hereof ”;

• (o)

  “hereto”; or

• (p)

  “said”, “the said”, “aforesaid” or “the aforesaid”,

and corresponding expressions appearing in subsidiary legislation, occurring in conjunction with a number or a letter or both to designate a provision of the written law in which the expression appears;

written law or law includes any portion of a written law or law.

• (2)

  For the purposes of this Act, “written law” includes rules made under the Royal Prerogative.

[Section 4 amended: No. 15 of 1994 s. 4; No. 10 of 1998 s. 61(1); No. 74 of 2003 s. 102(2); No. 47 of 2011 s. 27.]

• (1)

  The Attorney General may, in writing — 

  • (a)

    direct the Government Printer to reprint any written law;

  • (b)

    revoke or amend a direction given under paragraph (a).

• (2)

  A direction under subsection (1)(a), or an amendment to such a direction, shall be accompanied by — 

  • (a)

    a copy of the written law in the form in which it is required to be so reprinted; and

  • (b)

    a statement that such form has been prepared in the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.

• (3)

  A statement under subsection (2)(b) shall be signed by the Parliamentary Counsel, a Deputy Parliamentary Counsel, or an Assistant Parliamentary Counsel of the State, or by some other person employed in the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office who is nominated by the Parliamentary Counsel and authorised in writing by the Attorney General to sign such a statement 1.

• (4)

  The Government Printer shall comply with any direction given to him under this section.

[Section 5 amended: No. 31 of 1993 s.…