Fuel Prices (Declaration of Secrecy) Regulations 2001

i Fuel Prices (Declaration of Secrecy) Regulations 2001 S.R. No. 163/2001 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objective 1 2. Authorising provision 1 3. Commencement 1 4. Definition 1 5. Prescribed form 2 6. Witnessing a declaration 2 __________________ SCHEDULE 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2001 S.R. No. 163/2001 Fuel Prices Regulation Act 1981 Fuel Prices (Declaration of Secrecy) Regulations 2001 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 18 December 2001 Responsible Minister: MARSHA THOMSON Minister for Consumer Affairs HELEN DOYE Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe the form of the declaration of secrecy required by section 4 of the Fuel Prices Regulation Act 1981. 2. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 30 of the Act. 3. Commencement 1 These Regulations come into operation on 18 March 2002. 4. Definition In these Regulations— "the Act" means the Fuel Prices Regulation Act 1981. -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 163/2001 Fuel Prices (Declaration of Secrecy) Regulations 2001 2 5. Prescribed form For the purposes of section 4 of the Act, the prescribed form of a declaration of secrecy is set out in the Schedule. 6. Witnessing a declaration For the purposes of section 4 of the Act, the signing of a declaration of secrecy is only in accordance with the prescribed form if it is witnessed by a person who may witness the signing of a statutory declaration under section 107A of the Evidence Act 1958. __________________ r. 5 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 163/2001 Fuel Prices (Declaration of Secrecy) Regulations 2001 3 SCHEDULE Form Fuel Prices Regulation Act 1981 FUEL PRICES (DECLARATION OF SECRECY) REGULATIONS 2001 I, (insert name) of (insert address) being a person— *(a) appointed as (insert name of office) under section of the Fuel Prices Regulation Act 1981; or— *(b) exercising powers or performing duties under the Fuel Prices Regulation Act 1981— do, before entering on my duties under that Act, declare that I will not, except in the course of my duties under that Act (including any interchange of information with persons or bodies regulating prices in other States which is considered expedient in relation to the co-ordination of the regulation or decontrol of prices by the States) directly or indirectly communicate or divulge any information relating to any matter which comes to my knowledge in consequence of my official position under that Act. Declared at in the State of this day of (insert month and year) before me, *Delete whichever is inapplicable. ═══════════════ Sch. -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 163/2001 Fuel Prices (Declaration of Secrecy) Regulations 2001 4 ENDNOTES 1 The Fuel Prices (Declaration of Secrecy) Regulations 1992, S.R. No. 43/1992, are revoked on 17 March 2002 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994). Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --