9Procedure in relation to national law regulations

9 Procedure in relation to national law regulations

(1)  The making of any regulations under the Rail Safety National Law (Tasmania) is to be notified in the Gazette within 21 days after the day on which the regulations are published on the NSW legislation website in accordance with Part 6A of the Interpretation Act 1987 of New South Wales.

(2)  The regulations are to be laid before each House of Parliament within the first 10 sitting-days of the House after the regulations are notified in the Gazette.

(3)  The regulations are to take effect on or from a day that is specified for the purpose in the regulations.

(4)  If either House of Parliament passes a resolution, of which notice has been given within the first 15 sitting-days of the House after any regulation under subsection (1) is laid before it, that the regulation be disallowed –

(a) the provisions of subsection (5) have effect; and

(b) the Minister is to notify the Ministerial Council of the resolution.

(5)  If a regulation referred to in subsection (1) is disallowed in this jurisdiction, the regulation does not cease to have effect in this jurisdiction unless the regulation is disallowed in a majority of the participating jurisdictions (and, in such a case, the regulation will cease to have effect on the date of its disallowance in the last of the jurisdictions forming the majority).