the Report Questions or comments on this report should be sent to: Sunsetting Review Secretariat c/- Attorney-General’s Department 3-5 National Circuit Barton ACT 2600 Abbreviations used in the Report For the purposes of this report: 2008 Review means the 2008 Review of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (March 2009) 2016 Exemptions Regulation means the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Amendment (Sunsetting and Disallowance Exemptions) Regulation 2016 Acts Interpretation Act means the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 AGD means the Attorney-General’s Department AGD Guide means the agency means the government department or body responsible for advising a rule-maker on a particular area of law under the current Administrative Arrangements Order Committee means the body appointed by the Attorney-General under subsection 60(1) of the Legislation Act FRL the Federal Register of Legislation Legislation Act means the Legislation Act 2003 LEOMR means the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015 OPC means the Office of Parliamentary Counsel Review means this review of the operation of Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting of legislative instruments) of the Legislation Act, as required by section 60 of the Legislation Act rule-maker means any person who is authorised to make a certain type of instrument or, if the rulemaker is the Governor-General, the responsible minister (see subsection 6(1) of the Legislation Act) SSCRO means the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances to be repealed in accordance with Part 4 of Chapter 3 of the Legislation Act sunset
the Report Questions or comments on this report should be sent to: Sunsetting Review Secretariat c/- Attorney-General’s Department 3-5 National Circuit Barton ACT 2600 Abbreviations used in the Report For the purposes of this report: 2008 Review means the 2008 Review of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (March 2009) 2016 Exemptions Regulation means the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Amendment (Sunsetting and Disallowance Exemptions) Regulation 2016 Acts Interpretation Act means the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 AGD means the Attorney-General’s Department AGD Guide means the agency means the government department or body responsible for advising a rule-maker on a particular area of law under the current Administrative Arrangements Order Committee means the body appointed by the Attorney-General under subsection 60(1) of the Legislation Act FRL the Federal Register of Legislation Legislation Act means the Legislation Act 2003 LEOMR means the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015 OPC means the Office of Parliamentary Counsel Review means this review of the operation of Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting of legislative instruments) of the Legislation Act, as required by section 60 of the Legislation Act rule-maker means any person who is authorised to make a certain type of instrument or, if the rulemaker is the Governor-General, the responsible minister (see subsection 6(1) of the Legislation Act) SSCRO means the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances sunset to be repealed in accordance with Part 4 of Chapter 3 of the Legislation Act
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