Immigration regulations can refer to and adopt external documents, like technical standards or rules developed with other governments, rather than copying them word-for-word. This keeps regulations up to date and consistent with broader frameworks.
(1)A regulation may incorporate by reference the following material: (a)material produced by a person or body other than the Governor in Council; (b)material referred to in paragraph (a) that has been subsequently adapted or edited in order to facilitate its incorporation for the purposes of the regulation; (c)material that has been developed jointly with another government or government agency for the purpose of harmonizing the regulation with other laws; and (d)material that is technical or explanatory in nature, such as specifications, classifications, illustrations or graphs, as well as examples that may assist in the application of the regulation.
(1.1)An instruction given by the Minister or the Minister of Employment and Social Development under this Act may incorporate by reference any material, regardless of its source.
(2)Material may be incorporated by reference on a specified date or as amended from time to time.
(3)For greater certainty, material that is incorporated by reference in a regulation made under this Act is not a regulation for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act.