(1) A registered APP code is an APP code:
(a) that is included on the Codes Register; and
(b) that is in force.
(2) A registered APP code is a legislative instrument.
(3) Subsection 12(2) (retrospective application of legislative instruments) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to a registered APP code.
Note: An APP code cannot come into force before it is included on the Codes Register: see paragraph 26C(2)(c).