23Approval and publication of rules

#### 23 Approval and publication of rules 23 Approval and publication of rules > > (1) Rules made under this Part must be submitted to the Minister for approval and have no effect unless they are approved in writing by the Minister. > > > (1A) The Minister is required to decide whether to approve an amendment of rules in a timely manner and so as to give effect to any condition of the relevant product licence as to the time within which such a decision is to be made. > > > (2) If the rules are so approved, the licensee must cause the rules to be published in the Gazette. > > > (3) Rules take effect— > > > > > (a) on and from the day on which they are published in the Gazette, or > > > > > (b) if a later day is specified in the rules—on and from that day. > > **s 23:** Am 2009 No 60, Sch 5.1 \[6\].