6.0 Subordinate legislation

This chapter deals with subordinate legislation, other than exempt subordinate legislation.

• 6.1 What is subordinate legislation?
• 6.2 Drafting subordinate legislation
• 6.3 Subordinate legislation must be within power
• 6.4 Unauthorised subdelegation
• 6.5 General presumption that legislation will be prospective
• 6.6 Retrospective operation of a beneficial provision
• 6.7 Power to make instruments
• 6.8 Certification
• 6.9 Penalties
• 6.10 Infringement notice offences
• 6.11 Explanatory notes
• 6.12 Human rights and subordinate legislation
• 6.13 Notification
• 6.14 Tabling and disallowance
• 6.15 Parliamentary scrutiny
• 6.16 Interpretation
• 6.17 Expiry of subordinate legislation
• 6.18 Printing, notification and tabling processes