Legislation Act 2019

Disclosure requirements for Government-initiated legislation

101: Purpose of this Part

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"This part helps you understand new laws and how they are made."

The purpose of this part of the law is to help you understand Government-initiated legislation better. This means you can scrutinise the legislation in Parliament and as a member of the public. It also aims to promote good practices when the Government develops new laws.

This part of the law wants to make sure you are well informed about new legislation. It does this by making the Government follow good practices when creating laws. This helps you and others to understand the laws better.

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Part 4Disclosure requirements for Government-initiated legislation

101Purpose of this Part

  1. The purpose of this Part is to—

  2. better inform parliamentary and public scrutiny of Government-initiated legislation; and
    1. promote good administrative practices for the development of such legislation.