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Notification of Acts and legislative instruments
General
For ACT government officers and notification officers
Instrument templates
General
A proposed new law passes through several stages before it becomes a law. Notification is the final stage of the process. Acts and certain legislative instruments must be formally notified and made publicly available for them to become legally effective. PCO is responsible for notifying the community of new laws by publishing on the legislation register a statement that the Act or instrument has been made and the text of the Act or instrument.
The following instruments are legislative instruments:
- subordinate laws (regulations, rules and by-laws)
- disallowable instruments (eg determinations of fees, certain appointments and declarations)
- notifiable instruments (eg public roads notices, certain appointments, approved forms)
- commencement notices (notify the date when legislation will commence)
ACT legislation has been notified on the legislation register instead of the government gazette since 12 September 2001.
Notifications can be accessed on the legislation register at legislation.act.gov.au/notifications.
Notification information for ACT government officers and notification officers
If you are an ACT government officer or cabinet liaison officer with responsibility for drafting instruments, you may find the following documents useful:
- ACT legislation register--outline of requirements for notification of legislative instruments
- Sample documents for notification of legislative instruments on the legislation register
Instrument templates
site last updated 17 March 2023
Page URL: http://www.pco.act.gov.au/pages/notifications/notifications.htm
