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CONTENTS
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
VII - CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1 - Purpose of the handbook................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1 - When is legislation required?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1 - Consultation when developing legislation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1 - Primary or subordinate legislation?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2 - Who has responsibility for which legislation?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3 - Bills affecting other ministers’ legislation or portfolio interests................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3 - Reducing the complexity of legislation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3 - Developing a bill................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4 - Other resources................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6 - CHAPTER 2: DEVELOPING THE LEGISLATION PROGRAMME................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7 - What is the legislation programme?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7 - Legislation priorities................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7 - Parliamentary Business Committee minutes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8 - Failure to meet deadlines................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8 - Deletions from the legislation programme................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8 - Impact of legislation on businesses, community organisations and individuals................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8 - Regulation impact statements................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8 - Submitting a bid for a place on the legislation programme................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
9 - What is a bid?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
9 - Deadlines for submission of bids................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
9 - Summary of information required for bids................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
9 - The minister’s covering letter for bids................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
9 - Submitting a request for a variation to the legislation programme.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
10 - What is a variation?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
10 - Deadline for submission of a request for a variation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
10 - Summary of information required for a variation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
10 - The minister’s covering letter for a variation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
11 - Adding Budget bills to the legislation programme................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
11 - Templates for bids and variation requests................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
11 - Statements of reasons for the Senate................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
12 - When is a statement of reasons required?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
12 - Preparation and clearance................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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