Legislation Act 2003
47Legislative instruments not to be remade while subject to disallowance
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47 Legislative instruments not to be remade while subject to disallowance
(1) If notice of a motion to disallow a legislative instrument, or a provision of a legislative instrument, has been given in a House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House beginning on the first sitting day after the instrument was laid before that House, a legislative instrument, or a provision of a legislative instrument, that is the same in substance as the first‑mentioned instrument or provision, must not be made unless: (a) the notice has been withdrawn; or (b) the instrument or provision is taken to have been disallowed under subsection 42(2); or (c) the motion has been withdrawn or otherwise disposed of; or (d) subsection 42(3) has applied in relation to the instrument. (2) If: (a) because of subsection 42(3), a legislative instrument is taken to have been laid before a House of the Parliament on a particular day; and (b) notice of a motion to disallow the instrument or a provision of the instrument has been given in that House within 15 sitting days of that House beginning on the first sitting day after that day; a legislative instrument, or a provision of a legislative instrument, that is the same in substance as the first‑mentioned instrument or provision must not be made unless: (c) the notice has been withdrawn; or (d) the first‑mentioned instrument or provision is taken to have been disallowed under subsection 42(2); or (e) the motion has been withdrawn or otherwise disposed of; or (f) subsection 42(3) has applied again in relation to the first‑mentioned instrument. (3) A legislative instrument or a provision of a legislative instrument made in contravention of this section has no effect. (4) This section does not limit the operation of section 46 or 48.