Subordinate Legislation Act 1994

The Minister may make guidelines for or with respect to—

the preparation, content, publication and availability of statutory rules; and

the preparation, content, publication and availability of legislative instruments; and

the procedures to be implemented and the steps to be undertaken for the purpose of ensuring consultation, co-ordination and uniformity in the preparation of statutory rules and legislative instruments.

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the guidelines must deal with the matters specified in Schedule 1.

The Minister must cause the guidelines to be—

published in the Government Gazette;

issued to all Ministers and any other persons and bodies whether corporate or unincorporate involved in the preparation of statutory rules and legislative instruments;

laid before each House of the Parliament;

forwarded to the Scrutiny Committee.