Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015 (10 of 2015)

Schedule 1   Acts, legislative instruments and notifiable instruments

Part 3   Legislative instruments and notifiable instruments generally

Legislative Instruments Act 2003

87   Section 61

Repeal the section, substitute:

61 Legislative instrument and notifiable instrument amendments by regulations under this Act

(1) A regulation under this Act may amend a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument.

(2) Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (1) may include amendments providing for any matters of a transitional nature (including saving or application provisions) that are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for amendments of the instrument concerned.

(3) Before the Governor-General makes a regulation for the purposes of subsection (1) amending an instrument, the Attorney-General must be satisfied that the rule-maker for the instrument has agreed to the amendment.

61A Rules made by First Parliamentary Counsel

The First Parliamentary Counsel may, by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing all matters required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by the rules.