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THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
(As presented)
(Minister for City and Government Services)
Better Regulation Legislation
Amendment Bill 2026
Contents
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Legislation amended 2
4 Legislation repealed 2
Part 2 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Act 2010
5 Education programs register
Section 71 (3) (b) and example 3
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Part 3 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation
2010
6 Education programs register—Act, s 71 (4)
Section 19 (b) 4
Part 4 Architects Act 2004
7 Board to keep register
Section 14 (4) and example 5
8 Section 15 heading 5
9 Section 15 (2) and (3) 5
10 Information may be shared
Section 17 5
Part 5 Architects Regulation 2004
11 Details in register—Act, s 11 (2)
Section 5 (b) 6
Part 6 Board of Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997
12 Register of courses
Section 29 (4) 7
Part 7 Building Act 2004
13 Stop notices register
New section 59A (3) (ea) 8
14 Section 59A (5) 8
15 New section 59A (5A) 8
16 Section 59A (6) and (7) 8
17 Section 59A (8) 9
Part 8 Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2020
18 Register of licences
Section 58 (3) 10
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Part 9 Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Act 2010
19 Register of agreements
Section 24 (2) 11
Part 10 Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act
2004
20 The register
New section 107 (4A) 12
21 Register—public information
Section 107A (1) 12
Part 11 Domestic Animals Act 2000
22 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
Section 4A, note 1 13
23 Register of registered accredited assistance animals
Section 97 13
24 Registration of accredited assistance animals
Section 98 (4) 13
25 Section 98 (5) 14
26 New section 99A 14
27 Registrar may register assistance animal trainer
Section 100 (5) 14
28 New section 103A 15
29 Registrar may register assistance animal assessor
Section 104 (5) 15
30 New sections 106AA and 106AB 16
31 New part 15 17
Part 12 Domestic Animals Regulation 2001
32 New part 3A 18
Part 13 Food Act 2001
33 Registered food businesses—procedure for imposition etc of
conditions on chief health officer’s initiative
Section 95 (2) (h) 21
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34 Change in details of registration or operation of food business
Section 97 (2) (b) 21
35 Section 97 (8) 21
36 Replacement of certificates of registration
Section 98 (1) 21
37 Registration certificate must be displayed
Section 98A 21
38 Return of certificate of registration
Section 103 22
39 Section 104 22
40 Section 106 22
Part 14 Gambling and Racing Control Act 1999
41 Cap on number of authorisations for electronic gaming in ACT
Section 50 (5) 23
42 Part 6B 23
43 New section 53 28
44 New part 10 29
45 Dictionary, definitions of authorisation and authorisation certificate 30
46 Dictionary, definition of authorisation number 30
47 Dictionary, definition of authorisation schedule 31
48 Dictionary, definition of casino FATG terminal etc 31
49 Dictionary 31
Part 15 Gaming Machine Act 2004
50 Proper completion—applications under Act
Section 9 (1), note 1 32
51 Approval of gaming machines and peripheral equipment
Section 69 (1) 32
52 Section 69 (1), new note 32
53 Section 69 (4) 32
54 Cancellation or suspension of gaming machine and peripheral
equipment approval
Section 70 (1) 32
55 Section 70 (1), new note 33
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56 Section 70 (3) 33
57 Section 176 33
58 New part 23 34
Part 16 Gas Safety Act 2000
59 Register of approved gas appliances
Section 22 (2) 35
Part 17 Legislation Act 2001
60 Regulations may make provision about fees
Section 58 (4) 36
61 Section 58 (5) 36
62 Section 58 (9), definition of credit card 36
Part 18 Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods
Act 2008
63 Returning licences for amendment
Section 94 37
64 Section 95 37
65 Surrendering licences
Section 97 (2) and note 37
Part 19 Professional Engineers Act 2023
66 Publication of certain information in engineers register
Section 31 (1) 38
67 Section 31 (2) 38
68 Section 31 (3) 38
Part 20 Public Health Act 1997
69 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
Section 6A, note 1, new dot points 39
70 New section 21A 39
71 Activity licence—return for endorsement of variation
Section 35 40
72 Activity licence—application for transfer
Section 36 (2) 40
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73 Activity licence—grant or refusal of transfer
Section 37 (5) 40
74 Activity licence—surrender
Section 38 (1) 40
75 Activity licence—return of defunct licences
Section 42 41
76 Section 42B 41
77 New section 42CA 41
78 Procedure licence—return for endorsement of variation
Section 50 42
79 Procedure licence—surrender
Section 52 (1) 42
80 Procedure licence—return of defunct licences
Section 56 43
81 Section 56B 43
82 Activity register
Section 56D 43
83 Registered people register
Section 56E (1) 43
84 Section 56E (2) and (3) 44
85 Registration—application for approval of transfer
Section 56M (2) 44
86 Registration—return of suspended or cancelled certificates
Section 56R 44
87 Registration—surrender
Section 56S (1) 44
88 Section 56U 45
89 Vending machine approval—return on surrender or cancellation
Section 66S 45
90 Dictionary, definitions of activity register and registered people register 45
Part 21 Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001
91 Race bookmaking licence—entry of particulars in register
Section 9 46
92 Race bookmaker’s agent licence—issue or refusal
New section 13 (7) 46
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93 Race bookmaker’s agent licence—entry of particulars in register etc
Section 15 46
94 Sports bookmaking licence—entry of particulars in register
Section 28 46
95 Issue or refusal of sports bookmaker’s agent licence
New section 35 (5A) 46
96 Sports bookmaker’s agent licence—entry of particulars in register etc
Section 37 47
97 Commission to keep register
Section 89 47
98 Dictionary, definition of register 47
Part 22 Race and Sports Bookmaking Regulation
2001
99 Sections 2 to 4 48
Part 23 Radiation Protection Act 2006
100 Radiation register
Section 33A (4) 49
Part 24 Utilities (Technical Regulation) Act 2014
101 Dams register
Section 58 (3) 50
Part 25 Veterinary Practice Act 2018
102 Access to register
Section 129 (1) 51
103 Section 129 (2) 51
104 Section 129 (3) 51
105 Section 129 (4) 51
Part 26 Waste Management and Resource Recovery
Act 2016
106 New section 23A 52
107 Registration conditions
Section 34A, new example 3 53
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108 New section 34B 53
109 Waste transporter must display registration number
Section 35 54
110 Definitions—pt 7
Section 43, definition of regulatory action, paragraph (a) (i) 54
111 Section 43, definition of regulatory action, paragraph (b) (i) 55
112 Taking regulatory action
Section 46 (2) (a) 55
113 Section 46 (2) (a) 55
114 Section 64V (6) 55
115 Section 64V (7) 56
116 Section 64V (8) and (9) 56
117 New section 64VA 56
118 Reviewable decisions
Schedule 1, new items 3A to 3C 56
119 Schedule 1, item 4 57
120 Schedule 1, new items 6A to 6C 57
121 Schedule 1, item 7, column 4 57
122 Schedule 1, item 8 57
Schedule 1 Technical amendments 58
Part 1.1 Pool Betting Act 1964 58
Part 1.2 Waste Management and Resource Recovery Act 2016 61
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2026
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
(As presented)
(Minister for City and Government Services)
Better Regulation Legislation
Amendment Bill 2026
A Bill for
An Act to amend legislation for better regulation, and for other purposes
The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:
Part 1 Preliminary
Section 1
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Part 1 Preliminary1
1 Name of Act2
This Act is the Better Regulation Legislation Amendment Act 2026.3
2 Commencement4
(1) This Act (other than the provisions mentioned in subsection (2))5
commences on the 14th day after its notification day.6
Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on7
the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).8
(2) The following provisions commence 6 months after this Act’s9
notification day:10
• section 411
• parts 7, 11 and 1212
• section 4013
• parts 14 to 1614
• sections 70, 77, 82 to 84 and 9015
• parts 21 to 23.16
3 Legislation amended17
This Act amends the legislation mentioned in parts 2 to 26.18
Note This Act also amends other legislation (see sch 1).19
4 Legislation repealed20
All notifiable instruments made under the Gaming Machine Act 2004,21
section 69 are repealed.22
ACT Teacher Quality Institute Act 2010 Part 2
Section 5
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Part 2 ACT Teacher Quality Institute1
Act 20102
5 Education programs register3
Section 71 (3) (b) and example4
substitute5
(b) must be made accessible to the public without charge on an ACT6
government website, or by a link on an ACT government7
website.8
Part 3 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010
Section 6
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Part 3 ACT Teacher Quality Institute1
Regulation 20102
6 Education programs register—Act, s 71 (4)3
Section 19 (b)4
omit5
available6
substitute7
accessible8
Architects Act 2004 Part 4
Section 7
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Part 4 Architects Act 20041
7 Board to keep register2
Section 14 (4) and example3
substitute4
(4) The register must be made accessible to the public without charge on5
an ACT government website, or by a link on an ACT government6
website.7
8 Section 15 heading8
substitute9
15 Exception to public accessibility of information on10
register11
9 Section 15 (2) and (3)12
omit13
open for public inspection14
substitute15
made accessible to the public16
10 Information may be shared17
Section 1718
omit19
available for public inspection20
substitute21
accessible to the public22
Part 5 Architects Regulation 2004
Section 11
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11 Details in register—Act, s 11 (2)2
Section 5 (b)3
omit4
and fax5
Board of Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997 Part 6
Section 12
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Part 6 Board of Senior Secondary1
Studies Act 19972
12 Register of courses3
Section 29 (4)4
substitute5
(4) The register must be made available to the public without charge by6
making it—7
(a) accessible on an ACT government website, or by a link on an8
ACT government website; and9
(b) available for inspection during ordinary business hours at a10
place decided by the board.11
Part 7 Building Act 2004
Section 13
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Part 7 Building Act 20041
13 Stop notices register2
New section 59A (3) (ea)3
insert4
(ea) if the stop notice is cancelled under section 55 or section 57—5
the date of the cancellation;6
14 Section 59A (5)7
omit8
available9
substitute10
accessible11
15 New section 59A (5A)12
insert13
(5A) The construction occupations registrar must make the14
information accessible to the public without charge on an ACT15
government website, or by a link on an ACT government16
website.17
16 Section 59A (6) and (7)18
omit19
available20
substitute21
accessible22
Building Act 2004 Part 7
Section 17
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17 Section 59A (8)1
substitute2
(8) If the construction occupations registrar receives a direction from the3
ACAT or a court about removing from the register information4
mentioned in subsection (3) and made accessible to the public under5
subsection (5), the registrar must remove the information not later6
than the end of the next working day after the day the registrar7
receives the direction.8
Part 8 Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2020
Section 18
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Part 8 Cemeteries and Crematoria1
Act 20202
18 Register of licences3
Section 58 (3)4
substitute5
(3) The regulator must make the register accessible to the public without6
charge on an ACT government website, or by a link on an ACT7
government website.8
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010 Part 9
Section 19
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Part 9 Climate Change and Greenhouse1
Gas Reduction Act 20102
19 Register of agreements3
Section 24 (2)4
substitute5
(2) The register must be made available to the public without charge by6
making it—7
(a) accessible on an ACT government website, or by a link on an8
ACT government website; and9
(b) available for inspection during ordinary business hours at an10
ACT government office.11
Part 10 Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004
Section 20
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(Licensing) Act 20042
20 The register3
New section 107 (4A)4
insert5
(4A) The registrar must do so by making the information accessible to the6
public without charge on an ACT government website, or by a link7
on an ACT government website.8
21 Register—public information9
Section 107A (1)10
substitute11
(1) The registrar must, at least once a week, publish a register of public12
information (the public register) in a way that is accessible to the13
public without charge on an ACT government website, or by a link14
on an ACT government website.15
Domestic Animals Act 2000 Part 11
Section 22
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Part 11 Domestic Animals Act 20001
22 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc2
Section 4A, note 13
substitute4
Note 1 Criminal Code5
The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to the following offences against this6
Act (see Code, pt 2.1):7
• offences against pt 2 (Dogs) (other than ss 34 (1), 37, 39 and 51 (1))8
• offences against pt 3 (Dogs and cats) (other than s 80 (1))9
• offences against pt 4 (Cats)10
• offences against pt 5 (Assistance animals)11
• section 112 (7) (Issue of nuisance notices)12
• section 134A (2) (Inspection of animals)13
• section 142 (3) (Dishonoured etc credit card transactions).14
The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility15
(including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used16
for offences to which the Code applies (eg conduct, intention,17
recklessness and strict liability).18
23 Register of registered accredited assistance animals19
Section 9720
omit21
24 Registration of accredited assistance animals22
Section 98 (4)23
substitute24
(4) The registrar must—25
(a) give the person written notice of their decision whether to26
register the accredited assistance animal; and27
(b) if the registrar registers the accredited assistance animal—28
record in the register the information prescribed by regulation.29
Part 11 Domestic Animals Act 2000
Section 25
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omit2
applicant3
substitute4
person5
26 New section 99A6
in division 5.2, insert7
99A Public information about registered accredited8
assistance animals9
(1) The registrar must make available to the public information in the10
register about a registered accredited assistance animal that is11
prescribed by regulation.12
(2) The registrar must do so by making the information accessible to the13
public without charge on an ACT government website, or by a link14
on an ACT government website.15
27 Registrar may register assistance animal trainer16
Section 100 (5)17
substitute18
(5) The registrar must—19
(a) give the applicant written notice of their decision under20
subsection (3); and21
(b) if the registrar registers the applicant—record in the register the22
information prescribed by regulation.23