Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00230:section:8
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Provision Reference: s 8
Character Range: 8480–9381

8  Statements of compatibility in relation to Bills
 (1) A member of Parliament who proposes to introduce a Bill for an Act into a House of the Parliament must cause a statement of compatibility to be prepared in respect of that Bill.
 (2) A member of Parliament who introduces a Bill for an Act into a House of the Parliament, or another member acting on his or her behalf, must cause the statement of compatibility prepared under subsection (1) to be presented to the House.
 (3) A statement of compatibility must include an assessment of whether the Bill is compatible with human rights.
 (4) A statement of compatibility prepared under subsection (1) is not binding on any court or tribunal.
 (5) A failure to comply with this section in relation to a Bill that becomes an Act does not affect the validity, operation or enforcement of the Act or any other provision of a law of the Commonwealth.