Version No. 044
Subordinate Legislation Act 1994
No. 104 of 1994
Version incorporating amendments as at
18 June 2025
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Purpose
2Commencement
3Definitions
3ATransitional period—legislative instruments
4Prescribing instrument to be a statutory rule or to be exempt
4APrescribing instrument to be a legislative instrument or to be exempt
5Automatic revocation of statutory rules
5AExtension regulations
Part 2—Preparation of statutory rules
6Consultation—statutory rules
6AInfringements offence consultation certificate
7Regulatory impact statement must be prepared for statutory rules
8Exemption certificates—statutory rules
9Premier's exemption certificate—statutory rules
10Content of regulatory impact statements—statutory rules
11Comments and submissions
12Notice of decision
12AHuman rights certificate—statutory rules
12BCertificates and composite certificates
Part 2A—Preparation of legislative instruments
12CConsultation—legislative instruments
12DHuman rights certificate—legislative instruments
12ERegulatory impact statement must be prepared for legislative instruments
12FExemption certificates—legislative instruments
12GPremier's exemption certificate—legislative instruments
12HContent of regulatory impact statements—legislative instruments
12IComments and submissions
12JNotice of decision
12KCertificates and composite certificates
Part 3—Making, tabling and commencement of statutory rules
13Section 13 certificate
14Submission of statutory rules to Governor in Council
15Statutory rules and related documents to be laid before Parliament
15AAccompanying documents to be sent to Scrutiny Committee
16Time of commencement of statutory rules
Part 3A—Tabling and publication of legislative instruments
16ALegislative instrument to be published in the Government Gazette
16BLegislative instruments and related documents to be laid before Parliament
16CLegislative instrument and accompanying documents to be sent to Scrutiny Committee
16DCompliance with this Part and requirements of authorising Act—publication in Government Gazette
16ECompliance with this Part and requirements of authorising Act—tabling in Parliament
16FInstrument maker to ensure consolidated version of legislative instrument is available
Part 4—Publication and availability of statutory rules
17Statutory rule to be numbered, printed and published
18Incorporation of amendments
19Citation of statutory rules
20Availability of statutory rules
Part 5—Scrutiny, suspension and disallowance of statutory rules
21Review of statutory rules by the Scrutiny Committee
22Suspension of statutory rule or part of a statutory rule
23Disallowance of statutory rule or part of a statutory rule
24Effect of disallowance
25Clerk to publish notice of disallowance
Part 5A—Scrutiny, suspension and disallowance of legislative instruments
25AReview of legislative instruments by the Scrutiny Committee
25BSuspension of legislative instrument or part of a legislative instrument
25CDisallowance of legislative instrument or part of a legislative instrument
25DEffect of disallowance
25EClerk to publish notice of disallowance
Part 6—General
26Guidelines
27Advisory role of Scrutiny Committee
28Regulations
Part 8—Consequential and transitional provisions
33Repeal of Subordinate Legislation Act 1962
35Transitional provisions—Part 2 of Subordinate Legislation Amendment Act 2010
Schedules
Schedule 1––Matters to be included in guidelines
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Endnotes
1 General information
2 Table of Amendments
3 Explanatory details
Version No. 044
Subordinate Legislation Act 1994
No. 104 of 1994
Version incorporating amendments as at
18 June 2025
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1Purpose
The purpose of this Act is—
(a)to ensure that the power to make subordinate legislation is exercised subject to Parliament's authority and control;
(b)to regulate the preparation, making, publication and scrutiny of subordinate legislation;
(c)to provide for public participation in…