SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION ACT 1989 - As at 30 October 2023 - Act 146 of 1989 - NOTES

Reprint history--

Reprint No 1   14 January 1992

Reprint No 2   26 October 1993

Reprint No 3   15 February 1995

Reprint No 4   16 February 1999

Reprint No 5   9 January 2001

Reprint No 6   4 March 2008

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am	amended	LW	legislation website	Sch	Schedule
Cl	clause	No	number	Schs	Schedules
Cll	clauses	p	page	Sec	section
Div	Division	pp	pages	Secs	sections
Divs	Divisions	Reg	Regulation	Subdiv	Subdivision
GG	Government Gazette	Regs	Regulations	Subdivs	Subdivisions
Ins	inserted	Rep	repealed	Subst	substituted

Table of amending instruments

Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 No 146. Assented to 31.10.1989. Date of commencement of Parts 1 and 3, secs 8, 9 and 14 and Sch 4, 1.1.1990, sec 2 and GG No 124 of 22.12.1989, p 11035; date of commencement of remainder of provisions, 1.7.1990, sec 2 and GG No 124 of 22.12.1989, p 11035. This Act has been amended by this Act, Sch 5 and as follows--

1990	No 92	National Trust of Australia (New South Wales) Act 1990. Assented to 7.12.1990. Date of commencement of sec 40, 5.7.1991, sec 2 (1) and GG No 103 of 5.7.1991, p 5394.
1991	No 17	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991. Assented to 3.5.1991. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, assent, sec 2.
1992	No 34	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992. Assented to 18.5.1992. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, assent, Sch 1.
1993	No 48	Subordinate Legislation (Amendment) Act 1993. Assented to 15.6.1993. Date of commencement, 1.7.1993, sec 2.
	No 108	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1993. Assented to 2.12.1993. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 2 relating to the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, assent, Sch 2.
1994	No 95	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1994. Assented to 12.12.1994. Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 2 relating to the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, assent, Sch 2.
1995	No 13	Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Act 1995. Assented to 15.6.1995. Date of commencement, 1.7.1995, sec 2 and GG No 79 of 30.6.1995, p 3435.
1996	No 30	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996. Assented to 21.6.1996. Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 121	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1996. Assented to 3.12.1996. Date of commencement of Sch 1.21, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 130	Bank Mergers Act 1996. Assented to 4.12.1996. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
1997	No 51	Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act 1997. Assented to 2.7.1997. The amendment made by Sch 3.6 was not commenced and was repealed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 No 40.
	No 55	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997. Assented to 2.7.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 1.26, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 153	Fisheries Management Amendment Act 1997. Assented to 19.12.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 6, 1.7.1998, sec 2 and GG No 100 of 26.6.1998, p 5093.
	No 156	Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997. Assented to 19.12.1997. Date of commencement, 1.7.1999, sec 2 and GG No 178 of 24.12.1998, p 9952. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1998 No 54. Assented to 30.6.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 1.14, 1.7.1999, Sch 1.14 and GG No 178 of 24.12.1998, p 9952.
1998	No 45	Agricultural Industry Services Act 1998. Assented to 26.6.1998. Date of commencement, 14.8.1998, sec 2 and GG No 120 of 14.8.1998, p 6025.
	No 54	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1998. Assented to 30.6.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 1.19, assent, sec 2 (2).
1999	No 19	Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1999. Assented to 1.7.1999. Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 31	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999. Assented to 7.7.1999. Date of commencement of Sch 1.49, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 85	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999. Assented to 3.12.1999. Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
2000	No 53	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000. Assented to 29.6.2000. Date of commencement of Sch 1.31, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 92	Water Management Act 2000. Assented to 8.12.2000. Date of commencement of Sch 8.26, 1.1.2001, sec 2 and GG No 168 of 22.12.2000, p 13471.
2001	No 32	Corporations (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2001. Assented to 28.6.2001. Date of commencement, immediately before the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth, as originally enacted, comes into operation (ie 15.7.2001), sec 2 and Commonwealth Gazette No S 285 of 13.7.2001.
2002	No 16	AGL Corporate Conversion Act 2002. Assented to 16.5.2002. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 77	Legislation Review Amendment Act 2002. Assented to 2.10.2002. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 2.5.2003, sec 2 and GG No 81 of 2.5.2003, p 4615.
2003	No 64	Royal Blind Society (Corporate Conversion) Act 2003. Assented to 11.11.2003. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2004	No 26	Fisheries Management Amendment Act 2004. Assented to 6.5.2004. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.7.2004, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 25.6.2004, p 4384.
	No 55	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004. Assented to 6.7.2004. Date of commencement of Sch 1.40, assent, sec 2 (2).
2005	No 18	Energy Administration Amendment (Water and Energy Savings) Act 2005. Assented to 18.5.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 2.10, 20.5.2005, sec 2 and GG No 57 of 20.5.2005, p 1733.
	No 45	James Hardie Former Subsidiaries (Special Provisions) Act 2005. Assented to 23.6.2005. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 64	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005. Assented to 1.7.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 1.41, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 105	James Hardie Former Subsidiaries (Winding up and Administration) Act 2005. Assented to 2.12.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 8.2.2007, sec 2 (1) and GG No 30 of 8.2.2007, p 731.
2006	No 43	Interpretation Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 8.6.2006. Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 2.3.2009, sec 2 (2) and GG No 20 of 23.1.2009, p 394.
	No 58	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006. Assented to 20.6.2006. Date of commencement of Sch 1.32, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 106	World Youth Day Act 2006. Assented to 27.11.2006. Date of commencement, 4.12.2006, sec 2 and GG No 168 of 1.12.2006, p 10089.
2007	No 14	APEC Meeting (Police Powers) Act 2007. Assented to 4.7.2007. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2. Date of amendment by sec 41 (c), the beginning of 13.9.2007, sec 41.
	No 27	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007. Assented to 4.7.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 1.50, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 82	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2007. Assented to 7.12.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 2.20, assent, sec 2 (2).
2008	No 29	Marine Parks Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 17.6.2008. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 52	Australian Jockey Club Act 2008. Assented to 1.7.2008. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 62	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008. Assented to 1.7.2008. Date of commencement of Sch 1.35, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 91	Bible Society NSW (Corporate Conversion) Act 2008. Assented to 20.11.2008. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 106	Homebush Motor Racing (Sydney 400) Act 2008. Assented to 8.12.2008. Date of commencement, 19.12.2008, sec 2 and GG No 158 of 19.12.2008, p 12307.
2009	No 1	Nation Building and Jobs Plan (State Infrastructure Delivery) Act 2009. Assented to 13.3.2009. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 56	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. Assented to 1.7.2009. Date of commencement of Schs 1.39 and 2.68, 17.7.2009, sec 2 (2).
	No 60	NSW Lotteries (Authorised Transaction) Act 2009. Assented to 16.9.2009. Date of commencement of Sch 5.3, 2.10.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (491) LW 2.10.2009.
2010	No 8	Waste Recycling and Processing Corporation (Authorised Transaction) Act 2010. Assented to 23.3.2010. Date of commencement of Sch 6.3, assent, sec 2 (1).
	No 59	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010. Assented to 28.6.2010. Date of commencement of Sch 1.26, 9.7.2010, sec 2 (2).
	No 93	Australian Jockey and Sydney Turf Clubs Merger Act 2010. Assented to 16.11.2010. Date of commencement of Sch 3, 7.2.2011, sec 2 (2) and 2011 (43) LW 4.2.2011.
	No 119	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2010. Assented to 29.11.2010. Date of commencement of Sch 1.33, 7.1.2011, sec 2 (2).
2011	No 22	Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Part 3A Repeal) Act 2011. Assented to 27.6.2011. Date of commencement of Sch 2.26, 26.8.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (463) LW 26.8.2011.
	No 27	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011. Assented to 27.6.2011. Date of commencement of Sch 3, 8.7.2011, sec 2 (2).
	No 62	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2011. Assented to 16.11.2011. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 6.1.2012, sec 2 (1).
2012	No 35	Electricity Generator Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act 2012. Assented to 5.6.2012. Date of commencement of Sch 7, assent, sec 2 (1).
	No 42	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012. Assented to 21.6.2012. Date of commencement of Sch 1.26, 6.7.2012, sec 2 (1).
	No 101	Ports Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act 2012. Assented to 26.11.2012. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2013	No 47	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013. Assented to 25.6.2013. Date of commencement of Sch 1.30 [1[#93] and [3[#93], 5.7.2013, sec 2 (1); date of commencement of Sch 1.30 [2[#93], 2.9.2013, Sch 1.30.
2014	No 33	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014. Assented to 24.6.2014. Date of commencement of Sch 1.16, 4.7.2014, sec 2 (1).
	No 72	Marine Estate Management Act 2014. Assented to 11.11.2014. Date of commencement, 19.12.2014, sec 2 and 2014 (833) LW 19.12.2014.
	No 79	Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Act 2014. Assented to 19.11.2014. Date of commencement of Sch 5, assent, sec 2 (2).
2015	No 5	Electricity Network Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act 2015. Assented to 4.6.2015. Date of commencement of Sch 8, assent, sec 2 (1).
	No 15	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015. Assented to 29.6.2015. Date of commencement of Sch 1.26, 8.7.2015, sec 2 (1).
	No 58	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2015. Assented to 24.11.2015. Date of commencement of Sch 1, 8.1.2016, sec 2 (1).
2016	No 19	Superannuation Administration Corporation (Pillar) (Authorised Transaction) Act 2016. Assented to 19.5.2016. Date of commencement of Sch 7, assent, sec 2 (1).
	No 27	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2016. Assented to 7.6.2016. Date of commencement of Schs 1.28 and 4, 8.7.2016, sec 2 (1).
	No 46	Land and Property Information NSW (Authorised Transaction) Act 2016. Assented to 28.9.2016. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 19.5.2017, sec 2 (2) and 2017 (96) LW 24.3.2017.
2017	No 22	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017. Assented to 1.6.2017. Date of commencement of Sch 1.20, 7 days after assent, sec 2 (1).
	No 60	Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Act 2017. Assented to 23.11.2017. Date of commencement, 1.3.2018, sec 2 and 2018 (64) LW 28.2.2018.
2018	No 25	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018. Assented to 15.6.2018. Date of commencement of Sch 1.24, 14 days after assent, sec 2 (1).
2019	No 1	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019. Assented to 17.6.2019. Date of commencement of Sch 1.21, 14 days after assent, sec 2 (1).
2020	No 1	COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures) Act 2020. Assented to 25.3.2020. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 4	COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures--Attorney General) Act 2020. Assented to 14.5.2020. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 30	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020. Assented to 27.10.2020. Date of commencement of amendments made by Sch 2.36, 1.9.1990, Sch 2.36.
2022	No 6	Health Legislation (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2022. Assented to 24.3.2022. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 26	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022. Assented to 16.6.2022. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 59	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2022. Assented to 26.10.2022. Date of commencement, 13.1.2023, sec 2.
	No 61	Building and Other Fair Trading Legislation Amendment Act 2022. Assented to 14.11.2022. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 63	Treasury and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2022. Assented to 14.11.2022. Date of commencement of Sch 4.4, assent, sec 2(1)(b).
	No 73	Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2022. Assented to 28.11.2022. Date of commencement of Sch 5.32, 17.2.2023, sec 2 and 2023 (46) LW 17.2.2023.
2023	No 7	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023. Assented to 3.7.2023. Date of commencement, 14.7.2023, sec 2.
	No 30	Radiation Control Amendment Act 2023. Assented to 24.10.2023. Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2(c).
	No 38	Waste Recycling and Processing Corporation (Authorised Transaction) Amendment Act 2023. Assented to 30.10.2023. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

This Act has also been amended by regulations under sec 14 of this Act, published in Gazettes No 157 of 8.11.1991, p 9375 and No 108 of 26.8.1994, p 5144.

Table of amendments

Sec 3	Am 2002 No 77, Sch 2.2 [1[#93] [2[#93].
Sec 4	Am 2010 No 59, Sch 1.26 [1[#93].
Sec 5	Am 1993 No 48, Sch 1 (1); 2002 No 77, Sch 2.2 [3[#93]; 2006 No 43, Sch 2.3 [1[#93]; 2023 No 7, Sch 1.20[1[#93] [2[#93].
Sec 6	Am 1994 No 95, Sch 2.
Sec 8	Am 2006 No 43, Sch 2.3 [2[#93] [3[#93].
Sec 10	Am 1993 No 48, Sch 1 (2); 1996 No 30, Sch 1; 1996 No 121, Sch 1.21 (1) (2); 1997 No 55, Sch 1.26 [1[#93]; 1998 No 54, Sch 1.19 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 1999 No 19, Sch 4.3 [1[#93]; 1999 No 31, Sch 1.49 [1[#93]; 2000 No 53, Sch 1.31 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2004 No 55, Sch 1.40 [1[#93]; 2005 No 64, Sch 1.41; 2006 No 58, Sch 1.32; 2007 No 27, Sch 1.50 [1[#93]-[3[#93]; 2008 No 29, Sch 2 [1[#93]; 2008 No 62, Sch 1.35 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2009 No 56, Sch 1.39 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2010 No 59, Sch 1.26 [2[#93]; 2014 No 72, Sch 4.14 [1[#93]; 2020 No 30, Sch 2.36[1[#93] [2[#93]; 2022 No 63, Sch 4.4[1[#93] [2[#93].
Sec 10A	Ins 2010 No 59, Sch 1.26 [3[#93]. Am 2010 No 119, Sch 1.33 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2011 No 22, Sch 2.26; 2012 No 42, Sch 1.26 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2013 No 47, Sch 1.30 [1[#93] [2[#93].
Sec 11	Am 1993 No 48, Sch 1 (3); 1993 No 108, Sch 2; 1996 No 30, Sch 1; 1997 No 55, Sch 1.26 [2[#93]; 1998 No 54, Sch 1.19 [3[#93]; 1999 No 31, Sch 1.49 [2[#93]; 2000 No 53, Sch 1.31 [3[#93]; 2002 No 77, Sch 2.2 [3[#93]; 2006 No 43, Sch 2.3 [4[#93]; 2007 No 82, Sch 2.20; 2009 No 56, Sch 1.39 [3[#93]; 2010 No 59, Sch 1.26 [4[#93]; 2022 No 59, Sch 2.45.
Sec 12	Am 1992 No 34, Sch 1; 1994 No 95, Sch 2; 1995 No 13, Sch 4; 2006 No 43, Sch 2.3 [5[#93].
Secs 13, 14	Am 2002 No 77, Sch 2.2 [3[#93].
Sec 15	Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 2	Am 1998 No 45, Sch 3.8.
Sch 3	Am GG No 108 of 26.8.1994, p 5144; 1997 No 153, Sch 6.5; 1997 No 156, Sch 4.16 (am 1998 No 54, Sch 1.14 [3[#93]); 1999 No 19, Sch 4.3 [2[#93]; 2004 No 26, Sch 2.2; 2004 No 55, Sch 1.40 [2[#93]; 2008 No 29, Sch 2 [2[#93]; 2008 No 106, sec 45; 2014 No 72, Sch 4.14 [2[#93]; 2015 No 58, Sch 1.12; 2022 No 26, Sch 1.2[1[#93].
Sch 4	Am 1990 No 92, sec 40; 1991 No 17, Sch 1; GG No 157 of 8.11.1991, p 9375; 1996 No 30, Sch 1; 1996 No 130, sec 9; 2000 No 92, Sch 8.26; 2001 No 32, Sch 2.6; 2002 No 16, Sch 5; 2003 No 64, Sch 2; 2005 No 18, Sch 2.10; 2005 No 45, Sch 2; 2005 No 105, Sch 2; 2006 No 106, Sch 2.3; 2007 No 14, sec 41 (c), Sch 3.4; 2008 No 52, Sch 2.3; 2008 No 91, Sch 1.2; 2009 No 1, Sch 2.2; 2009 No 56, Sch 2.68 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2009 No 60, Sch 5.3; 2010 No 8, Sch 6.3; 2010 No 59, Sch 1.26 [5[#93]; 2010 No 93, Sch 3.3 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2011 No 27, Sch 3.12; 2011 No 62, Sch 4.9; 2012 No 35, Sch 7; 2012 No 101, Sch 6.6; 2015 No 5, Sch 8.29; 2016 No 19, Sch 7; 2016 No 27, Sch 4; 2016 No 46, Sch 4.6; 2023 No 38, Sch 2.4.
Sch 5	Ins 2013 No 47, Sch 1.30 [3[#93]. Am 1989 No 146, Sch 5; 2014 No 33, Sch 1.16; 2014 No 79, Sch 5; 2015 No 15, Sch 1.26; 2016 No 27, Sch 1.28; 2017 No 22, Sch 1.20; 2017 No 60, Sch 11.9; 2018 No 25, Sch 1.24; 2019 No 1, Sch 1.21; 2020 No 1, Sch 2.20; 2020 No 4, Sch 1.6; 2022 No 6, Sch 1.7. Subst 2022 No 26, Sch 1.2[2[#93]. Am 2022 No 61, Sch 1.7; 2022 No 73, Sch 5.32; 2023 No 30, Sch 2.8.

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SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION ACT 1989 - As at 30 October 2023 - Act 146 of 1989 - NOTES