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 1 heading substituted from Pt 2 heading by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 27, effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act. The heading formerly read:

Part 2 - Drafting standards

S 16(1) amended by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 29, by inserting " and notifiable instruments " after " legislative instruments " (wherever occurring), effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act.

S 16(1) amended by No 107 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 2 item 16, by substituting " First Parliamentary Counsel " for " Secretary " , effective 1 October 2012. No 107 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 2 item 48 contains the following transitional and saving provisions:

48 Things done under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003  
(1)
If, before the commencement of this item, a thing was done by or in relation to the Secretary under a provision of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (or of regulations made under that Act) then, for the purposes of the operation of any law of the Commonwealth on and after the commencement of this item, the thing is taken to have been done by or in relation to the First Parliamentary Counsel under that provision as in force after the commencement of this item.

(2)
If, before the commencement of this item, a thing was done by or in relation to the Department under a provision of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (or of regulations made under that Act) then, for the purposes of the operation of any law of the Commonwealth on and after the commencement of this item, the thing is taken to have been done by or in relation to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel under that provision as in force after the commencement of this item.

(3)
Neither subitem (1) nor (2) is to be taken to change the time at which a thing was done by or in relation to the Secretary or the Department.

S 16(2) amended by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 30, by inserting " and notifiable instruments " after " legislative instruments " in para (a), (b) and (c), effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act.

S 16(2) amended by No 107 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 2 items 17 to 20, by substituting " Departments or other agencies " for " other Departments or agencies " in para (d), (e) and (f), and substituting " Office of Parliamentary Counsel " for " Department " in para (e), effective 1 October 2012. For transitional and saving provisions see note under s 16(1) .

S 16(3) amended by No 10 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 31, by substituting para (a) and (b), effective 5 March 2016. See note under the title of the Act. Para (a) and (b) formerly read:

(a) to prevent the inappropriate use of gender-specific language in legislative instruments; and

(b) to advise rule-makers of legislative instruments that have already been made if those legislative instruments make inappropriate use of such language; and

S 16(3) amended by No 107 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 2 item 21, by substituting " First Parliamentary Counsel " for " Secretary " , effective 1 October 2012. For transitional and saving provisions see note under s 16(1) .