Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00139:section:14:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00139
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 14 (pt 9/66)
Character Range: 51998–54953

implication, the form that consultation mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) might take, consultation to which all of the following paragraphs apply is appropriate consultation:
 (a) the consultation involves consultation with the public;
 (b) the consultation involves:
 (i) notifying, directly and by advertisement, the entities mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) of the consultation; and
 (ii) inviting them to make submissions by a specified date and, where necessary, to participate in public hearings to be held concerning the proposed regulation;
 (c) the consultation is facilitated by the Commissioner.
 (3) The fact that consultation does not occur, or that input is not taken into account, does not affect the validity or enforceability of the regulation.
 (4) Section 17 (consultation) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to a regulation proposed to be made for the purposes of subsection 45‑10(1) of this Act.

45‑20  Parliamentary scrutiny of standards
  Despite subsection 12(1) of the Legislation Act 2003, a provision of a regulation made for the purposes of subsection 45‑10(1) of this Act does not commence until the day after the earlier of:
 (a) if both Houses of the Parliament pass a resolution approving the provision—the day the resolution is passed by the second House to do so; and
 (b) the last day on which the regulation could be disallowed in either House, unless:
 (i) the regulation is disallowed; or
 (ii) either House passes a resolution disapproving the provision;
  on or before that day.

Division 50—External conduct standards

50‑1  Simplified outline
  The following is a simplified outline of this Division:

      This Division sets up a system to allow the creation of minimum external conduct standards that entities are required to meet (in order to become registered, and on an ongoing basis). These external conduct standards are to be set out in the regulations and must deal only with:
             (a) matters external to Australia; or
             (b) matters not external to Australia but that are closely related to, or have or will have a significant impact on, entities, things or matters external to Australia.
      Compliance with the external conduct standards is a condition of entitlement to registration under paragraph 25‑5(3)(b).

50‑5  Object of this Division
 (1) The object of this Division is to give the public (including donors, members and volunteers of registered entities) confidence that:
 (a) funds sent outside Australia by registered entities:
 (i) are reaching legitimate beneficiaries; and
 (ii) are being used for legitimate purposes; and
 (iii) are not contributing to terrorist, or other criminal, activities; and
 (b) activities engaged in outside Australia by registered entities are not contributing to terrorist, or other criminal, activities.
 (2) This Division achieves that object by setting up a system to allow the regulations to specify standards:
 (a) with which an