Ch 1 heading inserted by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 2, effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act.

Pt 2 heading inserted by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 12, effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act.

S 13(1) amended by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 items 13 - 15, by substituting " person the power to make a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument " for " rule-maker the power to make a legislative instrument " , omitting " legislative " (wherever occurring) in para (a), (b) and (c), and substituting " person to make the instrument " for " rule-maker " in para (c), effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act.

S 13(1) amended by No 46 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 1 item 111, by inserting " as in force from time to time " after " legislation " in para (b) and (c), applicable on and after 27 December 2011, in relation to Acts enacted before, on or after 27 December 2011. No 46 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 3 items 9 and 11 contain the following saving provision and transitional regulations:

9 Saving - previous interpretation preserved  
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The amendments made by items 63, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 80, 82, 84, 85, 87, 88, 90, 104, 111, 113, 114 and 115 of Schedule 1 do not affect by implication the interpretation of:

(a) subsection 33(1) , (2) , (3) , (3A) or (3B) or 46(1) or (3) or section 34AA , 34AB or 34A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 ; or

(b) subsection 13(1) or (3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 ;

at a time before the commencement of those items.

11 Transitional regulations  
11
The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.

S 13(2) amended by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 16, by substituting " the making of a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument would, apart from this subsection, be construed as being in excess of the power to make the instrument " for " any legislative instrument would, but for this subsection, be construed as being in excess of the rule-maker ' s power " , effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act.

S 13(2) amended by No 46 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 1 item 112, by substituting " this subsection " for " subsection (1) " , applicable on and after 27 December 2011, in relation to Acts enacted before, on or after 27 December 2011. For transitional regulations, see note under s 13(1).

S 13(3) amended by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 items 17 and 18, by substituting " person the power to make a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument " for " rule-maker the power to make a legislative instrument " and " person may identify " for " rule-maker may identify " , effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act.

S 13(3) amended by No 46 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 1 items 113 and 114, by omitting " or thing " (wherever occurring) and " or things " after " classes of matters " , applicable on and after 27 December 2011, in relation to Acts enacted before, on or after 27 December 2011. For saving provision and transitional regulations, see note under s 13(1).

S 13(4) inserted by No 46 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 1 item 115, applicable on and after 27 December 2011, in relation to Acts enacted before, on or after 27 December 2011. For saving provision and transitional regulations, see note under s 13(1).

S 13(5) inserted by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 19, effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act.

S 13 amended by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 20, by substituting " other than legislative instruments or notifiable instruments " for " that are not legislative instruments " in the note, effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act.

S 13 amended by No 46 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 1 item 116, by substituting " subsection 33(3AB) and section 46 " for " section 46 " in the note, applicable on and after 27 December 2011, in relation to Acts enacted before, on or after 27 December 2011. For transitional regulations, see note under s 13(1).