Why do the hyperlinks for web addresses in laws on e-Laws seem to be missing or broken?
e-Laws no longer hyperlinks web addresses that appear in laws, except in rare circumstances. A web address that appears in a law is part of the text of the law. If a web address referred to in a law is in fact subsequently changed, the web address appearing in the text of the law cannot legally be updated on e-Laws except through a legislative amendment or the exercise of a change power under Part V of the Legislation Act, 2006. In order to indicate that web addresses in laws are part of the legal text and not web text per se, the hyperlinking has in most cases been removed. Web addresses in laws on e-Laws may or may not be up to date. If you have questions or comments about a web address that appears in a law, please contact the ministry of the minister who is responsible for the law. You may refer to the table titled “Ministerial Responsibility for Public Statutes” under the Legislative Tables link to identify the minister who is responsible for a particular public statute. A ministe
