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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 8 Hansard (7 August) . . Page.. 2526 ..
(1A) The authorising law authorises a form to be approved or prescribed with respect to any matter under or related to the relevant law.
(1B) To avoid any doubt, a form may be approved or prescribed for a provision of the relevant law even though the provision does not mention a form.
Example
The X Act, section 23 provides for a person to apply for registration but makes no mention of a form for the application. However, section 80 (1) of the Act provides:
The Minister may, in writing, approve forms for this Act.
Because section 80 (1) permits a form to be approved 'for this Act', section 255 of the Legislation Act 2001 applies in relation to section 23 and the Minister may approve a form for the application.
(1C) Substantial compliance with a form is sufficient.
(2) However, if a form requires-
Schedule 2
Proposed new paragraph 255 (3) (a)
Page 87, line 16-
Omit "under the law".
Schedule 2
Proposed new paragraphs 255 (4) (a) and (b)
Page 87, lines 28 and 30-
Omit "under a law".
Schedule 2
Proposed new subsection 255 (6)
Page 88, line 7-
Omit "to a form approved or prescribed under a law", substitute "in relation to a law".
Schedule 2
Proposed amendment 2.41
Page 117, line 31-
Omit "36A", substitute "35A".
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