Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 2000 - SECT 143B

    (1)     This section applies to—

        (a)     an incorporated document; or

        (b)     an amendment of, or replacement for, an incorporated document.

Example of replacement document

a new edition of the incorporated document

Note     For the meaning of incorporated document , see the dictionary.

    (2)     The director-general may prepare a notice (an incorporated document notice ) for the incorporated document, amendment or replacement that contains the following information:

        (a)     for an incorporated document—details of the document, including its title, author and date of publication;

        (b)     for an amendment—the date of publication of the amendment (or of the document as amended) and a brief summary of the effect of the amendment;

        (c)     for a replacement—details of the replacement, including its title, author and date of publication;

        (d)     for an incorporated document or any amendment or replacement—

              (i)     a date of effect (not earlier than the day after the day of notification of the notice); and

              (ii)     details of how access to inspect the document, amendment or replacement may be obtained under section 143A; and

              (iii)     details of how copies may be obtained, including an indication of whether there is a cost involved.

    (3)     An incorporated document notice is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act

.

    (4)     An incorporated document, and any amendment or replacement of an incorporated document, has no effect under this Act unless—

        (a)     an incorporated document notice is notified in relation to the document, amendment or replacement; or

        (b)     the document, amendment or replacement is notified under the Legislation Act

, section 47 (6).

    (5)     The Legislation Act

, section 47 (7) does not apply in relation to incorporated documents.

    (6)     In this section:

"amendment", of an incorporated document, includes an amendment of a replacement for the incorporated document.

"replacement", for an incorporated document, means—

        (a)     a document that replaces the incorporated document; or

        (b)     a document (an initial replacement ) that replaces a document mentioned in paragraph (a); or

        (c)     a document (a further replacement ) that replaces an initial replacement or any further replacement.