Commonwealth Numbered Acts

LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS ACT 2003 NO. 139, 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   2A.     Schedule(s)  
   3.      Object  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Definition—a legislative instrument  
   6.      Instruments declared to be legislative instruments  
   7.      Instruments declared not to be legislative instruments  
   8.      Definition—power delegated by the Parliament  
   9.      Rules of court are not legislative instruments  
   10.     Attorney-General may certify whether an instrument is legislative instrument or not  
   11.     Reconsideration and review of Attorney-General's certificate  
   12.     When do provisions of legislative instruments take effect?  
   13.     Construction of legislative instruments  
   14.     Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments  
   15.     Effect of repeal of legislative instrument  

   PART 2--DRAFTING STANDARDS

   16.     Measures to achieve high drafting standards for legislative instruments  

   PART 3--CONSULTATION BEFORE MAKING LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS

   17.     Rule-makers should consult before making legislative instruments  
   18.     Circumstances where consultation may be unnecessary or inappropriate  
   19.     Consequence of failure to consult  

   PART 4--THE FEDERAL REGISTER OF LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS

           Division 1--The Register

   20.     Federal Register of Legislative Instruments  
   21.     Manner of keeping Register  
   22.     The status of the Register and judicial notice of legislative instruments and compilations  
   23.     Rectification of Register  

           Division 2--Registration of legislative instruments made, or treated as made, on or after commencing day

   24.     Legislative instruments required to be registered under this Division  
   25.     Lodgment for registration under this Division  
   26.     Explanatory statements  
   27.     Registration under this Division  

           Division 3--Registration of certain legislative instruments made before commencing day

   28.     Legislative instruments required to be registered under this Division  
   29.     Lodgment for registration under this Division  
   30.     Registration under this Division  

           Division 4--Effect of registration

   31.     Effect of failure to register a legislative instrument required to be registered under Division 2  
   32.     Effect of failure to lodge for registration a legislative instrument required to be registered under Division 3  

           Division 5--Compilations

   33.     Compilations to be registered  
   34.     Secretary may require provision of compilations for registration purposes  
   35.     Information to be included with a compilation  

           Division 6--Early backcapturing

   36.     Inclusion in database established in anticipation of the enactment of this Act  

   PART 5--PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY OF LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS

   37.     The purpose of the Part  
   38.     Tabling of legislative instruments  
   39.     Additional material to be tabled with the legislative instrument  
   40.     Regulations may specify manner of delivery of certain documents  
   41.     Incorporated material may be required to be made available  
   42.     Disallowance of legislative instruments  
   44.     Legislative instruments that are not subject to disallowance  
   45.     Effect of a legislative instrument ceasing to have effect  
   46.     Legislative instruments not to be remade while required to be tabled  
   47.     Legislative instruments not to be remade while subject to disallowance  
   48.     Disallowed legislative instruments not to be remade unless disallowance resolution rescinded or House approves  

   PART 6--SUNSETTING OF LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS

   49.     The purpose of the Part  
   50.     The sunsetting of legislative instruments to which this Part applies  
   51.     Attorney-General may defer sunsetting in certain circumstances  
   52.     Attorney-General must lay lists of instruments due for sunsetting before each House of the Parliament  
   53.     Resolution that instruments continue in force  
   54.     Instruments to which this Part does not apply  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   55.     Instruments made but not finally dealt with before the commencing day  
   56.     Relationship of certain gazettal requirements to registration requirements  
   57.     Effect on existing tabling and disallowance requirements  
   58.     Delegation  
   59.     Review of operation of this Act  
   60.     Review of operation of the sunsetting provisions  
   61.     Existing references to Legislative Instruments Act  
   62.     Regulations  
           SCHEDULE 1 - Amendment of other legislation