Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598:section:249
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00598
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 249
Character Range: 609007–610270

249  Minister may amend list
 (1) Subject to this Subdivision, the Minister may, by legislative instrument, amend the list by:
 (a) including or deleting items from the list; or
 (b) correcting an inaccuracy or updating the name of a marine species.
 (2) Amendments of a list that delete items from the list take effect on the first day the amendments are no longer liable to be disallowed, or to be taken to have been disallowed, under section 42 of the Legislation Act 2003.
 (3) Section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to a legislative instrument to which paragraph (1)(b) of this section applies.
 (4) When an instrument is laid before each House of the Parliament in accordance with Part 2 of Chapter 3 of the Legislation Act 2003, the Minister must cause a statement to be laid before each House with the instrument explaining:
 (a) in the case of an item that has been included in the list by the instrument—why the item was so included; or
 (b) in the case of an item that has been deleted from the list by the instrument—why the item was so deleted.
 (5) The Minister must cause a notice summarising the information contained in an amendment under subsection (1) to be published in accordance with the regulations (if any).