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Legislation - User Current Category |
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How to Access
Select Legislation > Current > Category from the drop-down menu in the front-end of the web site.
Description
The window displays all CURRENT Principal, Subordinate and Amending
legislation arranged in a Parent/Child relationship. Under Principal
Legislation will appear Subordinate Legislation (indented) and Amending
Legislation (indented and in italics). Under Subordinate Legislation
will appear Amending Legislation (indented and in italics). Depending
on SETTINGS in the back-end of the web site various rows may appear
differently (see below for details).
Screen Shot
Display Areas for Legislation
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Row A - Is the INFORMATION row. It contains
details of what is being presented in the window and a category selection list to group the results into logical categories. The initial view has no legislation displayed, but by selecting a category the results appear as above. Also at the far right of
the window is a HELP icon. Clicking on the icon reveals this HELP screen.
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Row B - Is the COLUMN HEADINGS row.
It contains the column headings for the section D list. The row also
contains the names and flags of the languages for the legislation being
displayed. NOTE: The site is capable of showing one or two languages.
When one language is chosen in the back-end SETTINGS, then the
second language column will disappear.To ensure the items are correctly displayed a Category column is included.
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Row C - Is the LIST TABLE. It
contains the list of legislation. Principal and Subordinate legislation
contains a number at the end of the Short Title to indicate the version
number (e.g. [1]). The version number will only display when the SETTING
point-in-time is active.
Information (row A)
The row identifies the day displayed, allows the day to be changed, and provides assistance with the page.
By clicking on the CHANGE DATE button in row A a graphical calendar will appear to allow the current display date to be changed.
- Clicking on the ? icon on the calendar will display additional details on the use of the calendar.
- Clicking
on the << and >> icons will decrease or increase the month
displayed by one year. Holding the mouse button down on the icons will
display a range of years to choose from.
- Clicking on the < and > icons will decrease or increase
the month displayed by one month. Holding the mouse button down on
the icons will display a range of months to choose from.
- Clicking on any date in the current month will enter that date.
- Clicking on TODAY will enter today's date.
- Clicking
in the top (where the month is displayed) or bottom panel (where the
words 'select a date' appear) will allow the calendar to be dragged to
another area on the screen. The position will be reset when the
calendar is reopened.
- Clicking on a day name will make the day the starting day for the week.
- Clicking on the "X" will close the calendar.
Column Headings (row B)
Click on the column heading to sort the list by that column's value
(see figure below). The sorted row will show a direction (up or down)
triangle next to the column name.
- [main] Short Title. Contains the name assigned to the
main language file. Clicking the Short Title text checks for the
existence of the linked PDF file (see below). The Short Title is
followed by the language flag.
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[second] Short Title. Contains the name assigned to the second language
file. Clicking the Short Title text checks for the existence of the linked
PDF file. The Short Title is followed by the language flag. NOTE: This column is only displayed if dual languages are selected via the back-end SETTINGS.

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Category. Contains the category name.
- Date Commenced. Contains the commencement date for the CURRENT files.
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