7.1 Notification and publication in the Queensland Government Gazette

Departments must be familiar with matters within their jurisdiction which require notification or publication in the Queensland Government Gazette.

Section 47 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1992 requires subordinate legislation to be notified or published in the Queensland Government Gazette. Other statutory instruments or notifications of approval may be required to be published in the Queensland Government Gazette by the Act under which they are made. If an Act requires that a matter must be notified or published in the Queensland Government Gazette and the matter (be it subordinate legislation or other statutory instrument or notification) is not so notified or published, it will not take effect (see also 5.2.8).

Many other decisions of the Governor in Council are published in the Queensland Government Gazette for public information.