Defence Trade Controls Act 2012-Foreign Country List [F2016L00548]-Response required [2016] AUSStaCSDLM 177 (14 September 2016)

Instrument	Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 - Foreign Country List [F2016L00548]
Purpose	Provides exemptions to brokering offences under the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 to allow certain goods and technology to be brokered without a permit
Last day to disallow	8 November 2016
Authorising legislation	Defence Trade Controls Act 2012
Department	Defence
Scrutiny principle	Standing Order 23(3)(a)

Drafting

Subsection 15G(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 requires rule-makers to lodge legislative instruments for registration as soon as practicable after the instrument is made.

With reference to this requirement, the committee notes that the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 - Foreign Country List [F2016L00548] (the list) was made by former Defence Minister Kevin Andrews on 12 May 2015. However, as the list was not registered until 20 April 2016, it is unclear to the committee whether the list was registered in accordance with subsection 15G(1) of the Legislation Act 2003.

The committee requests the advice of the minister in relation to this matter.