Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 - SECT 5

Automatic revocation of statutory rules

5. Automatic revocation of statutory rules



(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (4), unless sooner revoked, a
statutory rule is by virtue of this section revoked on the day which is 10
years after the making of the statutory rule.

(2) Subject to subsection (4), unless sooner revoked, a statutory rule-

   (a)  numbered in the series beginning with 271/1985 and ending with
        290/1985 is revoked on 1 July 1996;

   (b)  numbered in the series beginning with 241/1988 and ending with
        277/1988 is revoked on 1 July 1999;

   (c)  numbered in the series beginning with 109/1992 and ending with
        140/1992 is revoked on 1 February 2002;

   (d)  numbered in the series beginning with 175/1992 and ending with
        214/1992 is revoked on 1 February 2003.





(3) If the responsible Minister is satisfied that due to special circumstances
there is insufficient time to enable compliance with Part 2 in respect of a
proposed statutory rule before the statutory rule it is intended to replace is
to be revoked by virtue of this section, the responsible Minister may so
certify.

(4) The Governor in Council may, on the certificate and recommendation of the
relevant responsible Minister under subsection (3), make a regulation under
this Act extending the operation of a statutory rule that would otherwise be
revoked by virtue of this section for a period as is specified in the
regulation not exceeding 12 months.

(5) Only one extension of the operation of a statutory rule can be made under
subsection (4).

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