Legislation Act 2003
10Instruments declared to be legislative instruments
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10 Instruments declared to be legislative instruments
(1) For the purposes of subsection 8(5), each of the following is a legislative instrument: (a) a regulation or Proclamation (other than a Proclamation that is a commencement instrument) made under a power delegated by the Parliament; (b) a Territory Ordinance covered by subsection (2), or a regulation, rule or by‑law under such an Ordinance; (c) an instrument prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this paragraph; (d) an instrument that includes a provision that amends or repeals another legislative instrument.
Note: Commencement instruments, which may be Proclamations, are notifiable instruments: see section 11.
(2) The following Territory Ordinances are covered by this subsection: (a) an Ordinance made under a power delegated by the Parliament in an Act providing for the government of a non‑self‑governing Territory; (b) an Ordinance made under subsection 12(1) of the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 that has not become an enactment (as defined in the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988).