sec.93Legislation

### sec.93 Legislation A portfolio committee is responsible for examining each Bill and item of subordinate legislation in its portfolio area to consider— the policy to be given effect by the legislation; and the application of fundamental legislative principles to the legislation; and Fundamental legislative principles are the principles relating to legislation that underlie a parliamentary democracy based on the rule of law ( Legislative Standards Act 1992 , section 4 (1) ). The principles include requiring that legislation has sufficient regard to rights and liberties of individuals and the institution of Parliament. for subordinate legislation—its lawfulness. The committee’s responsibility includes monitoring, in relation to legislation in its portfolio area, the operation of— the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 48 ; and the Legislative Standards Act 1992 , section 4 and part 4 ; and the Statutory Instruments Act 1992 , section 9 and parts 6 , 7 and 10 ; and for subordinate legislation—the guidelines, for a regulatory impact statement system, approved by the Treasurer. The guidelines may be accessed on the website of Queensland Treasury. The committee’s responsibility also includes considering Bills, subordinate legislation and other laws and matters as required under the Human Rights Act 2019 , sections 39 , 40 and 57 . s 93 prev s 93 om 2011 No. 15 s 13 pres s 93 ins 2011 No. 15 s 29 amd 2012 No. 25 s 195 sch ; 2019 No. 5 s 160 ; 2020 No. 25 s 6 (sec.93-ssec.1) A portfolio committee is responsible for examining each Bill and item of subordinate legislation in its portfolio area to consider— the policy to be given effect by the legislation; and the application of fundamental legislative principles to the legislation; and Fundamental legislative principles are the principles relating to legislation that underlie a parliamentary democracy based on the rule of law ( Legislative Standards Act 1992 , section 4 (1) ). The principles include requiring that legislation has sufficient regard to rights and liberties of individuals and the institution of Parliament. for subordinate legislation—its lawfulness. (sec.93-ssec.2) The committee’s responsibility includes monitoring, in relation to legislation in its portfolio area, the operation of— the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 48 ; and the Legislative Standards Act 1992 , section 4 and part 4 ; and the Statutory Instruments Act 1992 , section 9 and parts 6 , 7 and 10 ; and for subordinate legislation—the guidelines, for a regulatory impact statement system, approved by the Treasurer. The guidelines may be accessed on the website of Queensland Treasury. (sec.93-ssec.3) The committee’s responsibility also includes considering Bills, subordinate legislation and other laws and matters as required under the Human Rights Act 2019 , sections 39 , 40 and 57 . - (a) the policy to be given effect by the legislation; and - (b) the application of fundamental legislative principles to the legislation; and Note— Fundamental legislative principles are the principles relating to legislation that underlie a parliamentary democracy based on the rule of law ( Legislative Standards Act 1992 , section 4 (1) ). The principles include requiring that legislation has sufficient regard to rights and liberties of individuals and the institution of Parliament. - (c) for subordinate legislation—its lawfulness. - (a) the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 48 ; and - (b) the Legislative Standards Act 1992 , section 4 and part 4 ; and - (c) the Statutory Instruments Act 1992 , section 9 and parts 6 , 7 and 10 ; and - (d) for subordinate legislation—the guidelines, for a regulatory impact statement system, approved by the Treasurer. Editor’s note— The guidelines may be accessed on the website of Queensland Treasury.