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Legislation Act 2003

No. 139, 2003

Compilation No. 39

Compilation date:   24 February 2019

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 130, 2018

Registered:    25 February 2019

This compilation includes commenced amendments made by Act No. 78, 2018

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Legislation Act 2003 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 24 February 2019 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Chapter 1—Introduction
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object
3A Simplified outline of this Act
3AA Norfolk Island
4 The Dictionary
5 Definitions of amend and modify
6 Definitions of rule‑maker and responsible person
Part 2—Key concepts for legislative instruments and notifiable instruments
7 Simplified outline of this Part
8 Definition of legislative instrument
9 Inference of legislative character
10 Instruments declared to be legislative instruments
11 Definition of notifiable instrument
12 Commencement of legislative instruments and notifiable instruments
13 Construction of legislative instruments and notifiable instruments
14 Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments
Chapter 2—Registration of Acts, legislative instruments and notifiable instruments
Part 1—The Federal Register of Legislation
Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
15 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Federal Register of Legislation
15A Federal Register of Legislation—establishment and maintenance
15B Federal Register of Legislation—complete record