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Legislation Act 2019

Disclosure requirements for Government-initiated legislation

112: Validity of legislation not affected by failure to comply with this Part

You could also call this:

"Breaking the rules in this part of the law doesn't stop laws from being valid."

If you do not follow the rules in this part of the Legislation Act 2019, it does not affect the government's power to make laws. You can still make laws even if you do not comply with these rules. The laws that are made are still valid, even if the rules were not followed.

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Part 4Disclosure requirements for Government-initiated legislation

112Validity of legislation not affected by failure to comply with this Part

  1. Failure to comply with this Part does not affect—

  2. any power to make any legislation; or
    1. the validity of any legislation.