Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsLegislative instruments and notifiable instruments
(1) The rule - maker for a legislative instrument must lodge the instrument for registration as a legislative instrument as soon as practicable after the instrument is made.
(2) The rule - maker for a notifiable instrument must lodge the instrument for registration as a notifiable instrument as soon as practicable after the instrument is made.
(3) The rule - maker for an instrument made under a power delegated by the Parliament, other than a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument, may lodge the instrument for registration as a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument.
Note: For instruments that become legislative instruments by registration, see subsection 8(3). For instruments that become notifiable instruments by registration, see paragraph 11(2)(c).
Explanatory statements for legislative instruments
(4) The rule - maker for an instrument that is lodged for registration as a legislative instrument must:
(a) lodge an initial explanatory statement for the instrument for registration as soon as practicable after the instrument is lodged for registration; and
(b) lodge any supplementary explanatory statement or replacement explanatory statement for the instrument for registration as soon as practicable after it is prepared.
Note: For explanatory statements and supplementary and replacement explanatory statements, see section 15J.
Other documents
(5) The rule - maker for an instrument that is, or that is to be, registered as a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument may lodge a document that relates to the instrument for registration.