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Interpretation Act 1978
63CTabling and disallowance requirements
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63C Tabling and disallowance requirements
(1) A failure to table subordinate legislation in the Legislative Assembly
does not affect the validity of the subordinate legislation, but may
be the subject of a referral by the Assembly to the committee
responsible for the examination of instruments of a legislative
character or another committee of the Assembly.
(2) The Legislative Assembly may pass a resolution disallowing
subordinate legislation, or specified provisions of it, that is required
to be tabled under this Division, whether or not it has been tabled.
(3) Notice of a resolution referred to in subsection (2) must be given
within:
(a) in the case of subordinate legislation that is tabled in
accordance with section 63(b) or 63A(2)(b) – 12 sitting days
after the subordinate legislation is tabled; or
(b) in the case of subordinate legislation that has not been tabled
in accordance with section 63(b) or 63A(2)(b) – 12 sitting days
after the last sitting day the subordinate legislation was
required to be tabled.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), disallowance under this section has the
same effect as a repeal of the subordinate legislation or specified
provisions of it.
(5) If a provision of disallowed subordinate legislation (the disallowed
provision) amended or repealed a provision of other subordinate
legislation, the disallowance revives the other provision from the
date of the disallowance as if the disallowed provision had not been
made.