Victorian Current Acts

SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION ACT 1994

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   3A.     Transitional period—legislative instruments  
   4.      Prescribing instrument to be a statutory rule or to be exempt  
   4A.     Prescribing instrument to be a legislative instrument or to be exempt  
   5.      Automatic revocation of statutory rules  
   5A.     Extension regulations  

   PART 2--PREPARATION OF STATUTORY RULES

   6.      Consultation  
   6A.     Infringements offence consultation certificate  
   7.      Regulatory impact statement must be prepared  
   8.      Exemption certificates  
   9.      Premier's exemption certificate—statutory rules  
   10.     Regulatory impact statements  
   11.     Comments and submissions  
   12.     Notice of decision  
   12A.    Human rights certificate  
   12B.    Certificates and composite certificates  

   PART 2A--PREPARATION OF LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS

   12C.    Consultation—legislative instruments  
   12D.    Human rights certificate—legislative instruments  
   12E.    Regulatory impact statement to be prepared for legislative instruments  
   12F.    Exemption certificates—legislative instruments  
   12G.    Premier's exemption certificate—legislative instruments  
   12H.    Content of regulatory impact statements—legislative instruments  
   12I.    Comments and submissions  
   12J.    Notice of decision  
   12K.    Certificates and composite certificates  

   PART 3--MAKING, TABLING AND COMMENCEMENT OF STATUTORY RULES

   13.     Section 13 certificate  
   14.     Submission of statutory rules to Governor in Council  
   15.     Statutory rules and related documents to be laid before Parliament  
   15A.    Accompanying documents to be sent to Scrutiny Committee  
   16.     Time of commencement of statutory rules  

   PART 3A--TABLING AND PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS

   16A.    Legislative instrument to be published in the Government Gazette  
   16B.    Legislative instruments and related documents to be laid before Parliament  
   16C.    Legislative instrument and accompanying documents to be sent to Scrutiny Committee  
   16D.    Compliance with this Part and requirements of authorising Act—publication in Government Gazette  
   16E.    Compliance with this Part and requirements of authorising Act—tabling in Parliament  
   16F.    Instrument maker to ensure consolidated version of legislative instrument is available  

   PART 4--PUBLICATION AND AVAILABILITY OF STATUTORY RULES

   17.     Statutory rule to be numbered, printed and published  
   18.     Incorporation of amendments  
   19.     Citation of statutory rules  
   20.     Availability of statutory rules  

   PART 5--SCRUTINY, SUSPENSION AND DISALLOWANCE OF STATUTORY RULES

   21.     Review of statutory rules by the Scrutiny Committee  
   22.     Suspension of statutory rule or part of a statutory rule  
   23.     Disallowance of statutory rule or part of a statutory rule  
   24.     Effect of disallowance of statutory rule or part of a statutory rule  
   25.     Notice of disallowance of statutory rule or part of a statutory rule  

   PART 5A--SCRUTINY, SUSPENSION AND DISALLOWANCE OF LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS

   25A.    Review of legislative instruments by the Scrutiny Committee  
   25B.    Suspension of legislative instrument or part of an instrument  
   25C.    Disallowance  
   25D.    Effect of disallowance  
   25E.    Clerk to publish notice of disallowance  

   PART 6--GENERAL

   26.     Guidelines  
   27.     Advisory role of Scrutiny Committee  
   28.     Regulations  

   PART 8--CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   33.     Repeal of Subordinate Legislation Act 1962  
   35.     Transitional provisions—Part 2 of Subordinate Legislation Amendment Act 2010  
   36.     Regulations dealing with transitional matters—Subordinate Legislation Amendment Act 2010  
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