SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION ACT 1994 - SECT 15A Accompanying documents to be sent to Scrutiny Committee

SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION ACT 1994 - SECT 15A

    (1)     When a statutory rule is made, the responsible Minister must ensure that a copy of each of the following is given to the Scrutiny Committee—

        (a)     any applicable document referred to in section 15(1A) relating to the statutory rule;

        (b)     if an exemption certificate has been issued under section 9 by the Premier, the reasons given by the relevant responsible Minister to the Premier as to why the public interest requires that the proposed statutory rule be made without complying with section 7(1);

        (c)     if a regulatory impact statement has been prepared—

              (i)     the regulatory impact statement for the statutory rule; and

              (ii)     a copy of all comments and submissions received.

    (2)     The documents referred to in subsection (1) must be given to the Scrutiny Committee no later than the later of—

        (a)     10 working days after the making of the statutory rule; or

        (b)     10 working days after the establishment of the Committee.

    (3)     A failure to comply with subsection (2) does not affect the operation or effect of the statutory rule.