Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If a proposed law is passed by the Legislative Assembly, the Speaker must ask the parliamentary counsel to notify the making of the law.
(2) If the Speaker asks the parliamentary counsel to notify the making of the proposed law, the parliamentary counsel must—
(a) notify the making of the law in the register; or
(b) if it is not practicable to notify the making of the proposed law in the register—notify the making of the law in the gazette.
(3) If the Speaker asks the parliamentary counsel to notify the making of the proposed law on a particular day, the parliamentary counsel must notify the making of the law on that day unless it is impracticable to do so.
(4) The making of the proposed law is notified in the register by entering in the register—
(a) a statement that the law has been passed by the Legislative Assembly; and
(b) the text of the law.
(5) The making of the proposed law is notified in the gazette by—
(a) publishing the text of the law in the gazette; or
(b) publishing in the gazette a statement—
(i) that the law has been passed by the Legislative Assembly; and
(ii) of the place or places where copies of the law can be obtained (whether by purchase or otherwise).
(6) If the making of the proposed law is notified in the gazette, the parliamentary counsel must enter in the register—
(a) a statement that the law has been passed by the Legislative Assembly; and
(b) a statement that the law was notified in the gazette on a stated date; and
(c) the text of the law.
(7) If the making of the proposed law is notified in the gazette by publishing the statement mentioned in subsection (5) (b), copies of the law must be available on the day of publication (the gazette date ), or as soon as practicable after the gazette date, at the place, or each of the places, stated in the gazette.
(8) If on the gazette date no copies of the law are available at the place, or any of the places, stated in the gazette, the parliamentary counsel must give the Minister a statement—
(a) that copies of the law were not available; and
(b) explaining why they were not available.
(9) The Minister must present the statement to the Legislative Assembly not later than 6 sitting days after the gazette date.
(10) This section is a determinative provision.
Note See s 5 for the meaning of determinative provisions, and s 6 for their displacement.