16CLegislative instrument and accompanying documents to be sent to Scrutiny Committee

16C Legislative instrument and accompanying documents to be sent to Scrutiny Committee (1) When a legislative instrument is made, the responsible Minister must ensure that a copy of each of the following is given to the Scrutiny Committee— (a) the legislative instrument; (b) any applicable document referred to in section 16B(2) relating to the legislative instrument; (c) if an exemption certificate has been issued under section 12G by the Premier, the reasons given by the relevant responsible Minister to the Premier as to why the public interest requires that the proposed legislative instrument be made without complying with section 12E; (d) if a regulatory impact statement has been prepared— (i) the regulatory impact statement for the legislative instrument; and (ii) a copy of all comments and submissions received. (2) The documents referred to in subsection (1) must be given to the Scrutiny Committee no later than the later of— (a) 10 working days after the making of the legislative instrument; or (b) 10 working days after the establishment of the Committee. (3) A failure to comply with subsection (1) or (2) does not affect the operation or effect of the legislative instrument. S. 16D inserted by No. 78/2010 s. 31.