the Report Questions or comments on this report should be sent to: Sunsetting Review Secretariat c/- Attorney-General’s Department 3-5 National Circuit Barton ACT 2600 Abbreviations used in the Report For the purposes of this report: 2008 Review means the 2008 Review of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (March 2009) 2016 Exemptions Regulation means the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Amendment (Sunsetting and Disallowance Exemptions) Regulation 2016 Acts Interpretation Act means the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 AGD means the Attorney-General’s Department AGD Guide means the agency means the government department or body responsible for advising a rule-maker on a particular area of law under the current Administrative Arrangements Order Committee means the body appointed by the Attorney-General under subsection 60(1) of the Legislation Act FRL the Federal Register of Legislation Legislation Act means the Legislation Act 2003 LEOMR means the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015 OPC means the Office of Parliamentary Counsel Review means this review of the operation of Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting of legislative instruments) of the Legislation Act, as required by section 60 of the Legislation Act rule-maker means any person who is authorised to make a certain type of instrument or, if the rulemaker is the Governor-General, the responsible minister (see subsection 6(1) of the Legislation Act) SSCRO means the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances sunset to be repealed in accordance with Part 4 of Chapter 3 of the Legislation Act
the Committee Mr Iain Anderson Mr Iain Anderson is the Operating Officer and Deputy Secretary of the Civil Justice and Corporate Group in AGD. Mr Anderson is responsible for civil justice policy and programmes, including administrative law, legislative frameworks and administration of the Legislation Act, and for the corporate affairs of the department. Since joining AGD in 1990, Mr Anderson has worked in many areas of the department, including the Australian Government Solicitor, and has led divisions responsible for criminal justice; strategic policy; native title; territories; legal services and classification. He has also led the in-house legal area of the Australian Taxation Office. Mr Anderson has degrees in Law and Economics from the University of Sydney. Mr Peter Quiggin PSM Mr Quiggin is the First Parliamentary Counsel of OPC, which is responsible for drafting all principal legislation, all regulations and a range of legislative instruments for the Australian Government, including taxation legislation. OPC is also responsible for the publication of Commonwealth legislation through the FRL. Mr Quiggin’s initial seven-year appointment as First Parliamentary Counsel started on 13 May 2004. He has since been reappointed for a further seven years, commencing on 14 May 2011. He has been a drafter with OPC for over 25 years and has drafted legislation covering a wide range of topics including taxation, native title and immigration. Mr Quiggin was awarded a Public Service Medal in the Australia Day 2008 Honours. Mr Quiggin is an ex officio member of the Board of Taxation. Prior to working at OPC, Mr Quiggin worked for a number of years in the Australian Taxation Office and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Ms Alison Larkins Ms Alison Larkins is the Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Secretary in the Department of Health. Ms Larkins is responsible for the department’s corporate and enabling areas and the Department’s state networks. Prior to joining the Department of Health, Ms Larkins worked in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) as acting Deputy Secretary, Social Policy. While in PM&C she was responsible for the Social Policy Division, the National Ice Taskforce Secretariat and the Reform of the Federation Taskforce. Ms Larkins previously led the Refugee, Humanitarian and International Policy; Compliance and Case Management; and People and Governance Divisions in the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. Ms Larkins was also previously appointed as acting Commonwealth Ombudsman and Deputy Commonwealth Ombudsman.
Portfolio / theme Date of making *Solely *Solely amending or repealing Amending or repealing with other matter Other e.g. principal instruments More information 1 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 11 July 2013 5 785 44 115 949 2 Attorney-General’s 28 Mar 2013 28 932 29 16 1,005 3 Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 5 Aug 2013 6 533 7 202 748 4 Civil Aviation 13 Mar 2014 2 431 50 2,844 3,327 5 Customs and Border Protection 11 Jul 2013 5 1,221 40 895 2,161 6 Defence (not including Veterans’ Affairs) 13 Mar 2014 1 898 200 4 1,103 7 Education 13 Mar 2014 3 45 9 4 61 8 Employment 13 Mar 2014 12 91 8 7 118 9 Environment 13 Mar 2014 6 836 8 16 866 10 Finance 13 Mar 2014 13 647 21 487 1,168 11 Foreign Affairs and Trade 13 Mar 2014 4 148 2 2 156 12 Health 13 Mar 2014 17 1,098 33 44 1,192 13 Human Services 11 Jul 2013 1 48 3 1 53 14 Immigration and Border Protection 13 Mar 2014 15 106 130 19 270 15 Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education 5 Aug 2013 11 207 41 23 282 16 Infrastructure and Regional Development 13 Mar 2014 11 689 30 44 774 17 Prime Minister and Cabinet 5 Aug 2013 1 210 11 5 227