Part 5Parliament’s oversight of secondary legislation
Disallowance by House of Representatives
117Secondary legislation disallowed if House of Representatives does not dispose of motion to disallow
Secondary legislation, or a provision of secondary legislation, to which this subpart applies is disallowed if—
- a member of the Committee of the House of Representatives responsible for the review of secondary legislation gives notice of a motion to disallow it; and
- none of the following happens before the deadline:
- the notice is withdrawn:
- the House disposes of the motion:
- Parliament is dissolved or expires.
- the notice is withdrawn:
Legislation disallowed under this section ceases to have effect on the later of—
- the deadline; and
- any date stated in the notice of motion as the date on which the legislation ceases to have effect.
In this section, the deadline is the close of the 21st sitting day after the giving of the notice of motion.
Compare
- 2012 No 119 s 43