Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Essential Services Commission Act 2001 - SECT 51

Tabling and disallowance

51. Tabling and disallowance



(1) On or before the 6th sitting day after notice of the making of a
Code of Practice is published in the Government Gazette, the Commission must
ensure that a copy of the Code of Practice is laid before each House of the
Parliament.

(2) A failure to comply with subsection (1) does not affect the operation or
effect of the Code of Practice but the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations
Committee of the Parliament may report the failure to each House of the
Parliament.

(3) A Code of Practice may be disallowed in whole or in part by either House
of Parliament.

(4) Part 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 applies to a
Code of Practice as if-

(a) a reference in that Part to a "statutory rule" were a reference to the
"Code of Practice"; and

   (b)  a reference in section 23(1)(c) of that Part to "section 15(1)" were a
        reference to "section 51(1) of the Essential Services Commission Act
        2001".



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