{"id":"legislation-act-2001","name":"LEGISLATION ACT 2001","slug":"legislation-act-2001","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":418717,"registerId":"act-legislation-act-2001-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-11","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ACT Legislation Register Autho","sectionType":"part","heading":"ACT Legislation Register Authorised website for ACT legislation and related documents","content":"# ACT Legislation Register Autho ACT Legislation Register Authorised website for ACT legislation and related documents\n\n-   [Search](/ \"Open/Close search form\")\n    \n-   [Go to Item](/a/2001-14 \"Go to item\")\n-   [Download PDF](/DownloadFile/a/2001-14/current/PDF/2001-14.PDF \"Download the PDF\")","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"source":"grok-batch-everything"},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act has expanded considerably from the traditional role of an Interpretation Act. While originally intended primarily to aid in the construction of statutes, it now encompasses rules on the preparation of legislation, notification requirements, automatic repeal of amending laws, and establishment of the legislation register, thereby changing its scope to a comprehensive legislation management framework."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive provisions on statutory interpretation with numerous specific rules and examples","Division into multiple chapters covering different stages of the legislative process","Frequent cross-references to other parts of the Act and to the ACT Legislative Assembly procedures","Inclusion of technical concepts like 'notifiable instruments', 'legislative instruments' and 'regulatory impact statements'"],"plain_english_summary":"**The Legislation Act 2001** is the cornerstone legislation in the Australian Capital Territory that governs how laws are created, published, interpreted, and managed. \n\nIt provides a set of default rules that apply to all ACT laws unless they specifically say otherwise. This includes rules about:\n\n* How to interpret common words and expressions in laws (the 'dictionary' part)\n* When laws begin to have legal effect (commencement)\n* How laws can be amended, repealed or expired\n* The official register where all laws must be published\n\nIt affects everyone from Members of the Legislative Assembly who pass the laws, to public servants who administer them, lawyers who advise on them, judges who interpret them, and ordinary citizens who must comply with them. It matters because it promotes consistency, transparency and accessibility in the ACT's legal system, making it easier for people to understand and follow the law."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/legislation-act-2001","history":"/api/acts/legislation-act-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/legislation-act-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/legislation-act-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/legislation-act-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/legislation-act-2001/documents"}}