Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsRequired compilation events for Acts
(1) If a required compilation event occurs for an Act, the First Parliamentary Counsel must prepare and register a compilation of the Act as soon as practicable afterwards.
Required compilation events for instruments
(2) If a required compilation event occurs for a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument, the First Parliamentary Counsel must register a compilation of the instrument:
(a) if a compilation is lodged for registration within 28 days after the event, or within a longer period allowed by the First Parliamentary Counsel--as soon as practicable after lodgement; or
(b) if a compilation is not lodged for registration within that period--as soon as practicable after the end of the period.
(3) However, if a required compilation event occurs for a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument, and section 15R does not apply because of subsection 15R(4), the First Parliamentary Counsel must prepare and register a compilation of the instrument as soon as practicable afterwards.
Discretionary compilation events for Acts and instruments
(4) If a discretionary compilation event occurs for an Act or a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument, the First Parliamentary Counsel may prepare and register a compilation of the Act or instrument.
(5) If a discretionary compilation event occurs for a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument, and the First Parliamentary Counsel gives the rule - maker for the instrument a notice under section 15S, the First Parliamentary Counsel must register a compilation of the instrument:
(a) if a compilation is lodged for registration within the period stated in the notice, or within a longer period allowed by the First Parliamentary Counsel--as soon as practicable after lodgement; or
(b) if a compilation is not lodged for registration within that period--as soon as practicable after the end of the period.
No required or discretionary compilation event for Act or instrument
(6) The First Parliamentary Counsel may prepare and register a compilation of an Act, legislative instrument or notifiable instrument even if neither a required compilation event nor a discretionary compilation event has occurred for the Act or instrument.
Repeal and disallowance of Act or instrument
(7) The First Parliamentary Counsel must ensure that a registered compilation of an Act, legislative instrument or notifiable instrument is no longer shown on the Register as a compilation currently in force as soon as practicable after:
(a) the Act or instrument is repealed; or
(b) for a disallowable legislative instrument--the instrument is disallowed under section 42.