Legislative Standards Act 1992

An explanatory note for a Bill must include the following information about the Bill in clear and precise language—

the Bill’s short title;

a brief statement of the policy objectives of the Bill and the reasons for them;

a brief statement of the way the policy objectives will be achieved by the Bill and why this way of achieving the objectives is reasonable and appropriate;

if appropriate, a brief statement of any reasonable alternative way of achieving the policy objectives and why the alternative was not adopted;

a brief assessment of the administrative cost to government of implementing the Bill, including staffing and program costs but not the cost of developing the Bill;

a brief assessment of the consistency of the Bill with fundamental legislative principles and, if it is inconsistent with fundamental legislative principles, the reasons for the inconsistency;

a brief statement of the extent to which consultation was carried out in relation to the Bill;

a simple explanation of the purpose and intended operation of each clause of the Bill;

if the Bill is substantially uniform or complementary with legislation of the Commonwealth or another State—

a statement to that effect; and

a brief explanation of the legislative scheme.

If the explanatory note does not include the information mentioned in subsection (1), it must state the reason for non-inclusion.