Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

UTILITIES (TECHNICAL REGULATION) ACT 2014 - SECT 73

    (1)     The Minister may approve a technical code for listed dams as recommended by the technical regulator if the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that—

        (a)     section 72 has been complied with; and

        (b)     the code is—

              (i)     consistent with the objects of this Act; and

              (ii)     not inconsistent with another technical code.

    (2)     An approved technical code may apply, adopt or incorporate a law or instrument, or a provision of a law or instrument, as in force from time to time.

    (3)     The Legislation Act

, section 47 (6) does not apply in relation to an AS or AS/NZS applied, adopted or incorporated under subsection (2).

Note     An AS or AS/NZS does not need to be notified under the Legislation Act

because s 47 (6) does not apply (see Legislation Act

, s 47 (7)). An AS or AS/NZS may be purchased at www.standards.org.au

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    (4)     An approval is a disallowable instrument.

Note     A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act

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