S 31 repealed by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 36, effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act. S 31 formerly read:
SECTION 31 Effect of failure to register a legislative instrument required to be registered under Division 2
(1)
A legislative instrument that is required to be registered under Division
2
is not enforceable by or against the Commonwealth, or by or against any other person or body, unless the instrument is registered.
Note:
Division
2
deals with the registration of legislative instruments made on or after the commencing day.
(2)
If:
(a)
a legislative instrument is required to be registered under Division 2; and
(b)
because of technical difficulties the instrument is temporarily unable to be so registered;
the First Parliamentary Counsel may cause the instrument to be published in full in the
Gazette
.
History
S 31(2) amended by No 107 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 2 item 32, by substituting
"
First Parliamentary Counsel
"
for
"
Secretary
"
, effective 1 October 2012. For transitional and saving provisions see note under s
16(1)
.
(3)
If the First Parliamentary Counsel causes a legislative instrument to be published in the
Gazette
in the circumstances referred to in subsection (2):
(a)
this Act has effect as if the instrument had been registered at the time when it was published in the
Gazette
; and
(b)
the First Parliamentary Counsel must, as soon as practicable after the instrument is able to be entered in the Register, cause the instrument to be so entered with an annotation as to the day and time at which the instrument is taken to have been registered.
History
S 31(3) amended by No 107 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 2 item 33, by substituting
"
First Parliamentary Counsel
"
for
"
Secretary
"
wherever occurring, effective 1 October 2012. For transitional and saving provisions see note under s
16(1)
.
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