Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L01596:reg:23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L01596
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 23
Character Range: 30597–32594

23      Approved forms

       (1)    The designated authority may, in writing, approve forms for or in connection with this instrument.

       (2)    If the designated authority approves a form to be used for a particular purpose for or in connection with this instrument, the form must be used for that purpose.

       (3)    Subsection (2) has effect despite anything in any ACT law, including an ACT law applied by this instrument.

       (4)    Without limiting subsection (3), if the designated authority approves a form (the ANU form) for a particular purpose and there is a form approved, or a form is approved, under an ACT law (the ACT form) for that purpose, the ANU form (and not the ACT form) must be used for that purpose for this instrument.

       (5)    Substantial compliance with an approved form in sufficient.

       (6)    However, an approved form is properly completed only if each mandatory requirement applying to the form is complied with.

       (7)    For subsection (6), a mandatory requirement is any requirement that the form states is a mandatory requirement.

       (8)    Without limiting subsection (7), an approved form may state that any of the following requirements is a mandatory requirement:

(a)    that the form be signed or witnessed, or signed and witnessed in a particular way;

(b)    that the form, or information or a document given with or attached to the form, be in a particular format (for example, in writing or a particular electronic format);

(c)    that particular information be included in the form, or a particular document be given with or attached to the form;

(d)    that the form, information in the form, or a document given with or attached to the form, be verified in a particular way (for example, by statutory declaration).

       (9)    The designated authority must ensure that approved forms are publicly available on the University's website or any other way that the designated authority considers appropriate.