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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 2 Hansard (1 March) . . Page.. 524 ..

benefits includes-

(a) advantages; and

(b) direct and indirect economic, environmental and social benefits.

costs includes-

(a) burdens and disadvantages; and

(b) direct and indirect economic, environmental and social costs.

scrutiny committee principles means the terms of reference of the Legislative Assembly's Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety that apply to subordinate laws and disallowable instruments.

30B Other publication or consultation requirements not affected

(1) Part 4A.2 (Requirements for regulatory impact statements) does not affect any requirements in any other Territory law for publication or consultation about a proposal to make a subordinate law or disallowable instrument.

(2) Part 4A.2 does not apply to the subordinate law or disallowable instrument if the requirements are of a comparable level to publication and consultation under the part.

30C Guidelines about costs of proposed subordinate laws and disallowable instruments

(1) The Minister may, in writing, issue guidelines to be applied in deciding whether a proposed subordinate law or disallowable instrument is, or is not, likely to impose appreciable costs on the community or a part of the community.

(2) Guidelines issued under this section are a disallowable instrument.

(3) The Minister must issue guidelines under subsection (1) within 6 months after the commencement of this section.

(4) Subsection (3) and this subsection expire 6 months after the commencement of this section.

Part 4A.2 Requirements for regulatory impact statements

30D Preparation of regulatory impact statements (SLA s 9D)

(1) If a proposed subordinate law or disallowable instrument (the proposed law ) is likely to impose appreciable costs on the community, or a part of the community, then, before the proposed law is made, the Minister administering the authorising law (the administering Minister ) must arrange for a regulatory impact statement to be prepared for the proposed law.

(2) However, this section does not apply to the proposed law if the administering Minister, in writing, exempts the proposed law from subsection (1).

Note Sections 30B and 30F also state other circumstances when a regulatory impact statement is not required.

(3) An exemption under subsection (2) (the RIS exemption ) is a disallowable instrument.

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