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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 15D
Character Range: 38885–40519

15D  Federal Register of Legislation—correction of errors

Registered Acts, instruments and compilations
 (1) If the First Parliamentary Counsel is satisfied that there is a mistake, omission or other error in the Federal Register of Legislation consisting of an error in the text of an Act, a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument, or of a compilation of an Act or such an instrument, as registered, the First Parliamentary Counsel must:
 (a) correct the error in the Register as soon as possible; and
 (b) include in the Register a statement that the correction has been made, and a brief outline of the correction in general terms.
 (2) The correction of the Register under subsection (1):
 (a) does not affect any right or privilege that was acquired, or that accrued, because of reliance on the registered text of the Act, instrument or compilation before the correction was made; and
 (b) does not impose or increase any obligation or liability that was incurred before the correction was made.

Other errors in the Register
 (3) The First Parliamentary Counsel may correct any other mistake, omission or other error in the Register, subject to any requirements of the rules.

Section does not apply to errors in text of Acts or instruments as enacted or made, or as amended
 (4) This section does not apply to the correction of an error:
 (a) for a registered Act or instrument—in the text of the Act or instrument as originally enacted or made; or
 (b) for a registered compilation of an Act, legislative instrument or notifiable instrument—in the text of the Act or instrument as amended (if at all) and in force.