Legislative Instruments Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1) (Cth)

Legislative Instruments Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 179

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.

Dated 2 August 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

NICOLA ROXON

Attorney-General

1. Name of regulation

This regulation is the Legislative Instruments Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1).

1. Commencement

This regulation commences on the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Counsel and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012.

1. Amendment of Legislative Instruments Regulations 2004

Schedule 1 amends the Legislative Instruments Regulations 2004.

Schedule 1          Amendments

(section 3)

[1]          Subregulations 4 (2) and (3)

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(2)An electronic document is lodged if:

(a)it is in any of the following word processing or data formats:

(i)Microsoft Word 97 or later version;

(ii)rich text format;

(iii)another format agreed, in writing, by the First Parliamentary Counsel; and

(b)it is given to the First Parliamentary Counsel:

(i)through the electronic lodgement facility at or

(ii)in another way agreed, in writing, by the First Parliamentary Counsel.

(3)A non‑electronic document is lodged if it is:

(a)delivered to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel at 63 Denison Street, Deakin ACT 2600; or

(b)posted to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel at Locked Bag 30, Kingston ACT 2604; or

(c)delivered, posted or otherwise given to the First Parliamentary Counsel in a way agreed, in writing, by the First Parliamentary Counsel. 

[2]          Regulation 5

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Secretary

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First Parliamentary Counsel

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See