143. Matters of law

143. Matters of law

(1) Proof is not required about the provisions and coming into operation (in whole or in part) of-

(a) an Act, an Imperial Act in force in Australia, a Commonwealth Act, an Act of another State or an Act or Ordinance of a Territory; or

(b) a regulation, rule or by-law made, or purporting to be made, under such an Act or Ordinance; or

(c) a proclamation or order of the Governor-General, the Governor of a State or the Administrator or Executive of a Territory made, or purporting to be made, under such an Act or Ordinance; or

(d) an instrument of a legislative character (for example, a rule of
court) made, or purporting to be made, under such an Act or Ordinance,
being an instrument that is required by or under a law to be published, or the making of which is required by or under a law to be notified, in any government or official gazette (by whatever name called).

(2) A judge may inform himself or herself about those matters in any way that the judge thinks fit.

(3) A reference in this section to an Act, being an Act of an Australian
Parliament, includes a reference to a private Act passed by that Parliament.

Note

Section 5 of the Commonwealth Act extends the operation of the equivalent
Commonwealth section to proceedings in all Australian courts.