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Epidemic Preparedness Act 2006

Parliamentary scrutiny of immediate modifications

18: When immediate modification orders disallowed

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"Stopping an urgent change to the rules"

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You can stop an immediate modification order if the House of Representatives agrees to disallow it within 6 sitting days of it being made. This is done through a resolution to disallow the order, which is a type of secondary legislation - you can find out more about publication requirements in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. The Clerk of the House of Representatives must send a copy of the resolution to the Parliamentary Counsel Office so it can be published under the Legislation Act 2019.

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18When immediate modification orders disallowed

  1. An immediate modification order is disallowed if, within 6 sitting days after the day on which it was made, the House of Representatives resolves to disallow it.

  2. A resolution to disallow an immediate modification order is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

  3. The Clerk of the House of Representatives must lodge a copy of the resolution with the Parliamentary Counsel Office for the purpose of publication under the Legislation Act 2019.

Notes
  • Section 18: substituted, on , by section 4 of the Epidemic Preparedness Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 64).
  • Section 18(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
  • Section 18(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).