Legislation Act 2003

Ch 3 heading inserted by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 27, effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act.

Pt 2 heading substituted from Pt 5 heading by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 37, effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act. The heading formerly read:

Part 5 - Parliamentary scrutiny of legislative instruments

S 38(1) amended by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 40, by substituting " registered legislative instrument " for " legislative instrument registered under Division 2 of Part 4 " , effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act.

S 38(1) amended by No 107 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 2 item 40, by substituting " Office of Parliamentary Counsel " for " Department " , effective 1 October 2012. For transitional and saving provisions see note under s 16(1) .

S 38(2) repealed by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 41, effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act. S 38(2) formerly read:

(2)
For the avoidance of doubt, subsection (1) applies in relation to any legislative instrument made on or after the commencing day even though the enabling legislation for legislative instruments of that kind:

(a) may have been enacted or made before the commencing day; and

(b) may have provided that legislative instruments of that kind are not disallowable.

S 38(3) amended by s 3 and Sch 1 items 25 and 26, by substituting " is repealed " for " ceases to have effect " and repealing the note, effective 25 August 2018 and applicable in relation to a legislative instrument that is registered on or after 25 August 2018. The note to s 38(3) formerly read:

Note:

See also subsection 45(1) .

S 38(3) amended by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 items 42 and 43, by substituting " is not laid before each House of the Parliament " for " that is required to be laid before each House of the Parliament is not so laid " and inserting the note at the end, effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act.