South Australian Current Acts

PROTECTION OF MARINE WATERS (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS) ACT 1987 - SECT 43

43—Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments

        (1)         The regulations or orders made under this Act may make provision for or in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, either wholly or in part, with or without modifications and as in force from time to time or as in force at a specified time—

            (a)         any regulations, rules, codes, orders, instructions or other subordinate legislation made, determined or issued under any other Act or under any Commonwealth Act; or

            (b)         any code published by the International Maritime Organization.

        (2)         The regulations made under this Act may make provision for or in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating any matter contained in orders made in pursuance of the regulations.

        (3)         If a document referred to in subsection (1) is applied, adopted or incorporated in the regulations or orders—

            (a)         a copy of it must be kept available for inspection by members of the public, without charge and during normal office hours, at an office determined by the Minister; and

            (b)         evidence of its contents may be given in any legal proceedings by production of a document apparently certified by the Minister to be a true copy of the document.