Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS ACT 2003 - SECT 25

             (1)  If a legislative instrument is required to be registered under this Division, the rule‑maker must, as soon as practicable after making that legislative instrument, lodge the instrument in electronic form with the Department for registration.

             (2)  At the time of, or as soon as practicable after, the lodgment of the legislative instrument under subsection (1), the rule‑maker must also lodge:

                     (a)  the original legislative instrument; or

                     (b)  if the rule‑maker cannot comply with paragraph (a)--a certified true copy of the original legislative instrument; or

                     (c)  if:

                              (i)  the rule‑maker cannot comply with paragraph (a) or (b); and

                             (ii)  the enabling legislation required that the full text of the original legislative instrument be published in the Gazette or elsewhere;

                            the full text of that original legislative instrument as so published; or

                     (d)  if the rule‑maker cannot comply with paragraph (a), (b) or (c)--such other evidence of the text of the original legislative instrument as the Secretary considers acceptable.