117Notification of certain incorporated documents

117 Notification of certain incorporated documents (1) This section applies to— (a) an incorporated document; or (b) an amendment of, or replacement of, an incorporated document. Example of replacement document a new edition of the incorporated document Note For the meaning of incorporated document, see the dictionary. (2) The director-general may prepare a notice (an incorporated document notice) for the incorporated document, amendment or replacement that contains the following information: (a) for an incorporated document—details of the document, including its title, author and date of publication; (b) for a replacement of an incorporated document—details of the replacement, including its title, author and date of publication; (c) for an amendment of an incorporated document—the date of publication of the amendment (or of the document as amended) and a brief summary of the effect of the amendment;

(d) for an incorporated document or any amendment or replacement— (i) a date of effect (no earlier than the day after the day of notification of the notice); and (ii) details of how access to inspect the document, amendment or replacement may be obtained under section 118 (Inspection of incorporated documents); and (iii) details of how copies may be obtained, including an indication of whether there is a cost involved. (3) An incorporated document notice is a notifiable instrument. (4) An incorporated document, and any amendment or replacement of an incorporated document, has no effect under this Act unless— (a) an incorporated document notice is notified in relation to the document, amendment or replacement; or (b) the document, amendment or replacement is notified under the Legislation Act. (5) The Legislation Act, section 47 (7) does not apply in relation to incorporated documents. (6) In this section: amendment, of an incorporated document, includes an amendment of a replacement of the incorporated document. replacement, of an incorporated document, means— (a) a document that replaces the incorporated document; or (b) a document (an initial replacement) that replaces a document mentioned in paragraph (a); or (c) a document (a further replacement) that replaces an initial replacement or any further replacement.