EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Issued by the Minister for the Environment and Heritage

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment

Declaration 2005 (No. 1)

Section 12 of the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005 (the Act) provides that the Minister may declare that certain laws of a State or Territory, whose operation involves the use of determinations made under Section 18 of the Act, correspond to the Act. 

The Act specifies no conditions that need to be met before the power to make Declarations may be exercised.

The Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment

Declaration 2005 (No. 1)  (the Declaration) provides that Tasmania has made corresponding law to the Act whose operation involves the use of determinations made under Section 18 of the Act.  This corresponding law is the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005 of Tasmania.

Details of the Amendment Declaration are set out in the Attachment.

Under paragraph 12(2) of the Act, a Declaration made under paragraph 12(1)(b) is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.

The Amendment Declaration commenced on the day after it was registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Attachment

Details of the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment Declaration 2005 (No. 1)

Section 1 provides that the name of the Declaration is the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment Declaration 2005 (No. 1) (the Declaration).

Section 2 provides that the Declaration takes effect from the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Section 3 provides that for paragraph 12(1)(b) of the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005 of Tasmania has made corresponding law to the Act.  This is the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005 of Tasmania (Subsection 3(d)).