(1) The portfolio statements are declared to be relevant documents for the purposes of section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
Note: See paragraph 15AB(2)(g) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 which provides that the material that may be considered in the interpretation of a provision of an Act includes any document that is declared by the Act to be a relevant document.
(2) For the purposes of this Act and the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2022-2023 , the portfolio statements are taken to cover both the Bill for this Act and the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2022-2023.