Legislation Act 2003

Chapter 2 - Registration of Acts, legislative instruments and notifiable instruments  

Part 1 - The Federal Register of Legislation  

Division 3 - Registration on Federal Register of Legislation  

SECTION 15G   Lodgement of legislative instruments and notifiable instruments, and other material  

Legislative instruments and notifiable instruments

(1)    
The rule-maker for a legislative instrument must lodge the instrument for registration as a legislative instrument as soon as practicable after the instrument is made.

(2)    
The rule-maker for a notifiable instrument must lodge the instrument for registration as a notifiable instrument as soon as practicable after the instrument is made.

(3)    
The rule-maker for an instrument made under a power delegated by the Parliament, other than a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument, may lodge the instrument for registration as a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument.

Note:

For instruments that become legislative instruments by registration, see subsection 8(3) . For instruments that become notifiable instruments by registration, see paragraph 11(2)(c) .

Explanatory statements for legislative instruments

(4)    
The rule-maker for an instrument that is lodged for registration as a legislative instrument must:

(a) lodge an initial explanatory statement for the instrument for registration as soon as practicable after the instrument is lodged for registration; and

(b) lodge any supplementary explanatory statement or replacement explanatory statement for the instrument for registration as soon as practicable after it is prepared.

Note:

For explanatory statements and supplementary and replacement explanatory statements, see section 15J .

Other documents

(5)    
The rule-maker for an instrument that is, or that is to be, registered as a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument may lodge a document that relates to the instrument for registration.