The Senate

Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances

Report on the work of the committee in the 42nd Parliament

Report no. 115

February 2008 – July 2010

© Commonwealth of 2013

ISBN 978-1-74229-744-6

This document was prepared by the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances and printed by the Senate Printing Unit, Department of the Senate, Parliament House, Canberra.

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Committee information

Current members (March 2013) Senator Mark Furner (Chair) Queensland, ALP Senator the Hon (Deputy Chair) Tasmania, LP Senator Claire Moore Queensland, ALP Senator , ALP Senator Scott Ryan Victoria, LP Senator AO New South Wales, LP

Former members 42nd Parliament (12.02.08 to 19.07.10) Senator Chris Back Western Australia, LP (12.03.09 – 02.02.10) Senator Andrew Bartlett Queensland, AD (25.11.98 – 30.06.08) Senator Tasmania, ALP (13.09.05 – 01.07.11) Senator Michaelia Cash Western Australia, LP (02.02.10 – 07.02.13) Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins Victoria, ALP (12.05.10 – 27.09.10) (Chair from 13.05.10 – 27.09.10) Senator Western Australia, LP (13.02.08 – 27.09.10) Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells New South Wales, LP (09.02.06 – 11.02.08) Senator the Hon Kay Patterson Victoria, LP (23.03.07 – 11.02.08) Senator the Hon Victoria, LP (13.02.08 – 16.03.12) Senator John Watson Tasmania, LP (01.07.05 – 11.02.08) (Chair from 11.08.05 – 11.02.08) Senator Dana Wortley South Australia, ALP (01.07.05 – 12.05.10) (Chair from 19.02.08 – 12.05.10)

Secretariat Mr Ivan Powell, Secretary Ms Janice Paull, Senior Research Officer

Contact information PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Tel: 02 6277 3066

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=regord_ctte/i ndex.htm

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Table of Contents

Committee information ...... iii

Acronyms and abbreviations ...... vii

Chapter 1 ...... 1 Introduction ...... 1 Work of the committee ...... 1 Committee membership ...... 1 The committee's mode of operation ...... 3 Committee publications and resources ...... 4 Structure of the report ...... 5 Acknowledgements ...... 5

Chapter 2 ...... 7 Delegated legislation and the disallowance process ...... 7 Introduction ...... 7 What is delegated legislation? ...... 7 Legislative Instruments Act 2003 ...... 8 Senate procedures relating to the disallowance process ...... 11

Chapter 3 ...... 13 Work of the committee in the 42nd Parliament ...... 13 Number of instruments considered ...... 13 Instruments of concern and notices ...... 13 Undertakings ...... 14 Review of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 ...... 14 Australia-New Zealand Scrutiny of Legislation Conference ...... 17 Examples of instruments considered ...... 17

Appendix 1 ...... 25 Breakdown of instruments 42nd Parliament ...... 25

Appendix 2 ...... 47 Undertakings ...... 47

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Appendix 3 ...... 59 Guideline on consultation ...... 59

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