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LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS ACT 2003 No. 139, 2003 - SECT 52

Attorney-General must lay lists of instruments due for sunsetting before each House of the Parliament
(1)
In this section:

"list tabling day", in relation to a sunsetting day and to a House of the Parliament, means the first sitting day of that House occurring within 18 months before that sunsetting day.

"principal legislative instrument" means an instrument that is a principal legislative instrument within the meaning of subsection 50(1) or (2), whichever is appropriate.

"sunsetting day" means the first possible day on which any legislative instrument will cease to be in force because of the operation of this Part and each 1 April and 1 October occurring after that day.

(2)
The Attorney-General must arrange for the laying before each House of the Parliament, on each list tabling day in relation to that House, of a list of:

(a) the principal legislative instruments; and
(b) the provisions (if any) of other legislative instruments that amend or otherwise affect, the operation of those principal legislative instruments;

that will, because of the operation of section 50 or 51, cease to be in force on the sunsetting day to which that list tabling day relates.

(3)
As soon as practicable after the laying before either House of the Parliament of a list in accordance with subsection (2), the Department must arrange for a copy of that list to be provided to the rule-maker responsible for each principal legislative instrument, and each provision of a legislative instrument, appearing on the list.

(4)
If subsection (2) requires the Attorney-General to arrange for the laying of a list of the kind referred to in that subsection before the Houses of the Parliament on different days, subsection (3) need only be complied with in relation to the earlier of those days.



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