Victorian Consolidated Legislation

SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION ACT 1994

No. 104 of 1994
Version incorporating amendments as at  1 July 2011

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   3A.     Transitional period-legislative instruments
   4.      Prescribing instrument to be a statutory rule or to be exempt
   4A.     Prescribing instrument to be a legislative instrument or to be exempt
   5.      Automatic revocation of statutory rules
   5A.     Extension regulations

   PART 2-PREPARATION OF STATUTORY RULES

   6.      Consultation
   6A.     Infringements offence consultation certificate
   7.      Regulatory impact statement must be prepared
   8.      Exemption certificates
   9.      Premier's exemption certificate-statutory rules
   10.     Regulatory impact statements
   11.     Comments and submissions
   12.     Notice of decision
   12A.    Human rights certificate
   12B.    Certificates and composite certificates

   PART 2A-PREPARATION OF LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS

   12C.    Consultation-legislative instruments
   12D.    Human rights certificate-legislative instruments
   12E.    Regulatory impact statement to be prepared for legislative instruments
   12F.    Exemption certificates-legislative instruments
   12G.    Premier's exemption certificate-legislative instruments
   12H.    Content of regulatory impact statements-legislative
           instruments
   12I.    Comments and submissions
   12J.    Notice of decision
   12K.    Certificates and composite certificates

   PART 3-MAKING, TABLING AND COMMENCEMENT OF STATUTORY RULES

   13.     Section 13 certificate
   14.     Submission of statutory rules to Governor in Council
   15.     Statutory rules and related documents to be laid before Parliament
   15A.    Accompanying documents to be sent to Scrutiny Committee
   16.     Time of commencement of statutory rules

   PART 3A-TABLING AND PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS

   16A.    Legislative instrument to be published in the Government Gazette
   16B.    Legislative instruments and related documents to be laid before Parliament
   16C.    Legislative instrument and accompanying documents to be sent to Scrutiny Committee
   16D.    Compliance with this Part and requirements of authorising
           Act-publication in Government Gazette
   16E.    Compliance with this Part and requirements of authorising
           Act-tabling in Parliament

   PART 4-PUBLICATION AND AVAILABILITY OF STATUTORY RULES

   17.     Statutory rule to be numbered, printed and published
   18.     Incorporation of amendments
   19.     Citation of statutory rules
   20.     Availability of statutory rules

   PART 5-SCRUTINY, SUSPENSION AND DISALLOWANCE OF STATUTORY RULES

   21.     Review of statutory rules by the Scrutiny Committee
   22.     Suspension of statutory rule or part of a statutory rule
   23.     Disallowance of statutory rule or part of a statutory rule
   24.     Effect of disallowance of statutory rule or part of a statutory
           rule
   25.     Notice of disallowance of statutory rule or part of a statutory
           rule

   PART 5A-SCRUTINY, SUSPENSION AND DISALLOWANCE OF LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS

   25A.    Review of legislative instruments by the Scrutiny Committee
   25B.    Suspension of legislative instrument or part of an instrument
   25C.    Disallowance
   25D.    Effect of disallowance
   25E.    Clerk to publish notice of disallowance

   PART 6-GENERAL

   26.     Guidelines
   27.     Advisory role of Scrutiny Committee
   28.     Regulations

   PART 7-Repealed

           29-32. Repealed

   PART 8-CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   33.     Repeal of Subordinate Legislation Act 1962.
   34.     Repealed

           35. Transitional provisions-Part 2 of Subordinate Legislation Amendment Act 2010.

   36.     Regulations dealing with transitional matters-Subordinate Legislation Amendment Act 2010.
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           SCHEDULE 1-Matters to be Included in Guidelines
           SCHEDULE 2-Repealed
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details