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Public Service Act 2020

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7: Circumstances where section 6 does not apply

You could also call this:

"When section 6 of the law does not apply to certain situations."

Section 6 does not apply if the law with the reference says something different, or if the context of the law means it should be interpreted differently, or if a specific definition from the Legislation Act 2019 is used. You can find this definition in the Legislation Act 2019. The Governor-General can also decide that some or all of section 6 does not apply to a particular law by making an Order in Council.

If the Governor-General makes this order, it is called secondary legislation, which you can learn more about in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

The Governor-General's order is made under section 6, which you can read about in section 6.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions
Provisions for operation of Act

7Circumstances where section 6 does not apply

  1. Section 6 does not apply if—

  2. the enactment containing the reference provides otherwise; or
    1. the context of the enactment containing the reference requires a different interpretation; or
      1. the definition of department in the Legislation Act 2019 applies.

        1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, specify in relation to any particular enactment that all or any of the provisions of section 6(1) and (2) do not apply.

        2. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

        Notes
        • Section 7(3): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).