Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 1986 - SECT 5

             (1)  The Minister must, by legislative instrument, formulate principles and objectives to be furthered and guidelines to be complied with in the administration of this Act.

             (2)  A copy of the guidelines formulated under subsection (1) is to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the guidelines are formulated and the guidelines take effect only as provided by the following provisions of this section.

             (3)  If:

                     (a)  a notice of motion to amend the guidelines is given in either House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days after the guidelines have been laid before that House; and

                     (b)  the guidelines, whether or not as amended, are subsequently approved by that House; and

                     (c)  the other House approves the guidelines in the form approved by the firstmentioned House;

the guidelines take effect in the form so approved from the day on which that other House approves the guidelines in that form.

             (4)  If no notice of a motion to amend the guidelines is given in the House of Representatives or the Senate within 15 sitting days of the particular House after the guidelines have been laid before that House, the guidelines take effect from the day immediately after that 15th sitting day or, where that day differs in respect of each House, the later of those days.