LEGISLATION ACT 2003
Table of Provisions
CHAPTER 1--Introduction
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Object
- 3A Simplified outline of this Act
- 3AA Norfolk Island
- 4 The Dictionary
- 5 Definitions ofand
- 6 Definitions ofand
PART 2--KEY--CONCEPTS FOR LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND NOTIFIABLE INSTRUMENTS
- 7 Simplified outline of this Part
- 8 Definition of
- 9 Inference of legislative character
- 10 Instruments declared to be legislative instruments
- 11 Definition of
- 12 Commencement of legislative instruments and notifiable instruments
- 13 Construction of legislative instruments and notifiable instruments
- 14 Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments
CHAPTER 2--Registration of Acts, legislative instruments and notifiable instruments
PART 1--THE--FEDERAL REGISTER OF LEGISLATION
DIVISION 1--Simplified outline of this Part- 15 Simplified outline of this Part DIVISION 2--Federal Register of Legislation
- 15A Federal Register of Legislation--establishment and maintenance
- 15B Federal Register of Legislation--complete record of registered laws
- 15C Federal Register of Legislation--access to registered material on approved website
- 15D Federal Register of Legislation--rectification of Register
- 15DA Requirement for re-tabling and new disallowance period after rectification of Register
- 15E Federal Register of Legislation--keeping the Register DIVISION 3--Registration on Federal Register of Legislation
- 15F Registration of Acts
- 15G Lodgement of legislative instruments and notifiable instruments, and other material
- 15H Registration of legislative instruments and notifiable instruments, and other documents
- 15J Explanatory statements
- 15K Registration--enforceability of legislative instruments
- 15L Events affecting the currency or accuracy of the Register
- 15M Rules for lodgement and registration
PART 2--COMPILATIONS
DIVISION 1--Simplified outline of this Part- 15N Simplified outline of this Part DIVISION 2--Registration of compilations
- 15P Registered compilations--information requirements
- 15Q Definitions ofandetc.
- 15R Lodgement of compilations of instruments--required compilation events
- 15S Lodgement of compilations of instruments--discretionary compilation events
- 15T Registration of compilations
- 15U Compilations--rules DIVISION 3--Editorial changes and other changes
- 15V Power to make editorial changes and other changes
- 15W Editorial changes treated in the same way as amendments
- 15X Definition of
PART 3--AUTHORISED--VERSIONS AND JUDICIAL NOTICE
DIVISION 1--Introduction- 15Y Simplified outline of this Part
- 15Z Scope of this Part DIVISION 2--Authorised versions and judicial notice
- 15ZA Authorised versions
- 15ZB Judicial notice
CHAPTER 3--Legislative instruments and notifiable instruments
PART 1--DRAFTING--STANDARDS AND CONSULTATION
- 15ZC Simplified outline of this Part
- 16 Measures to achieve high drafting standards for legislative instruments and notifiable instruments
- 17 Rule-makers should consult before making legislative instruments
- 19 Consequence of failure to consult
PART 2--PARLIAMENTARY--SCRUTINY OF LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS
- 36 Simplified outline of this Part
- 37 The purpose of the Part
- 38 Tabling of legislative instruments
- 39 Tabling of explanatory statements
- 40 Regulations may specify manner of delivery of certain documents
- 41 Incorporated material may be required to be made available
- 42 Disallowance of legislative instruments
- 44 Legislative instruments that are not subject to disallowance
- 45 Reviving a legislative instrument, law or provision
- 46 Legislative instruments not to be remade while required to be tabled
- 47 Legislative instruments not to be remade while subject to disallowance
- 48 Remaking disallowed legislative instruments
PART 3--REPEAL--OF SPENT LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS, NOTIFIABLE INSTRUMENTS AND PROVISIONS
DIVISION 1A--Simplified outline of this Part- 48AA Simplified outline of this Part DIVISION 1--Automatic repeal
- 48A Automatic repeal of amending and repealing instruments
- 48B Automatic repeal of commencement instruments
- 48C Automatic repeal of amending and repealing provisions
- 48D Automatic repeal of commencement provisions DIVISION 2--Repeal by regulations
- 48E Regulations may repeal instruments or provisions no longer required
PART 4--SUNSETTING--OF LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS
- 48F Simplified outline of this Part
- 49 The purpose of the Part
- 50 Sunsetting
- 51 Attorney-General may defer sunsetting in certain circumstances
- 51A Attorney-General may align sunsetting of instruments to be reviewed together
- 52 Attorney-General must lay lists of instruments due for sunsetting before each House of the Parliament
- 53 Resolution that instrument continue in force
- 54 Instruments to which thisPartdoes not apply
CHAPTER 4--Miscellaneous
- 55 Simplified outline of this Chapter
- 56 Legislative instruments--gazettal and other publication and notification requirements
- 57 Effect on existing tabling and disallowance requirements
- 57A Legislative instruments made under power delegated by the Parliament before 1 January 2005
- 58 Delegation
- 59 Review of operation of this Act
- 60 Review of operation of the sunsetting provisions
- 61 Legislative instrument and notifiable instrument amendments by regulations under this Act
- 61A Rules made by First Parliamentary Counsel
- 62 Regulations