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Title |
Date of issue |
PDF |
RTF |
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Index of Drafting Directions |
July 2017 |
101k |
5.8MB |
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Presentation and form of legislation |
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| 1.1 |
Long and short title of Bills and references to proposed Acts |
1 May 2006 |
48k |
160k |
| 1.1A |
Names of instruments and provision units of instruments |
14 November 2016 |
537k |
7.3MB |
| 1.2 |
Portfolio for cover page of Bill |
February 2018 |
284k |
131k |
| 1.3 |
Commencement provisions |
January 2017 |
716k |
2.2MB |
| 1.3A |
Simplified Outlines |
November 2016 |
95k |
174k |
| 1.4 |
Amending Forms Manual |
12 November 2013 |
74k |
99k |
| 1.5 |
Definitions |
October 2016 |
631k |
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| 1.6 |
Asterisking to identify defined terms |
1 May 2006 |
49k |
200k |
| 1.7 |
Numbering and lettering |
2 October 2012 |
269k |
113k |
| 1.8 |
Special rules for Tax Code drafting |
1 May 2006 |
140k |
528k |
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Usage (including plain English)
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| 2.1 |
English usage, gender-specific and gender-neutral language, grammar, punctuation and spelling |
1 March 2016 |
519k |
29k |
| 2.2 |
Use of various expressions in draft legislation |
June 2017 |
506k |
71k |
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Content |
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| 3.1 |
Constitutional law issues |
January 2017 |
511k |
1.7M |
| 3.2 |
Taxation |
1 May 2013 |
81k |
192k |
| 3.3 |
Application of legislation in relation to various maritime and external areas |
2 October 2012 |
304k |
177k |
| 3.4 |
Conferral and exercise of powers (including by Governor-General) |
2 October 2012 |
303k |
148k |
| 3.5 |
Offences, penalties, self-incrimination, secrecy provision and enforcement powers |
13 February 2013 |
471k |
289k |
| 3.5A |
Regulatory powers |
26 February 2015 |
767k |
595k |
| 3.6 |
Statutory and other bodies |
December 2016 |
777k |
787k |
| 3.7 |
Tribunals and other administrative bodies--various matters |
8 March 2016 |
287k |
14k |
| 3.8 |
Subordinate instruments |
July 2017 |
487k |
1.3MB |
| 3.9 |
Evidence and proof (including oaths and affirmations) |
19 June 2013 |
309k |
162k |
| 3.10 |
Legislation that refers to or affects Australian governments or jurisdictions |
2 October 2012 |
386k |
191k |
| 3.11 |
Implementing Commonwealth agreements (including treaties and conventions etc.) |
January 2018 |
298k |
136k |
| 3.12 |
Provisions that make the Commonwealth liable to make a payment |
24 May 2016 |
308k |
324k |
| 3.13 |
References to cases in notes |
2 October 2012 |
82k |
100k |
| 3.14 |
References to the Parliament |
2 October 2012 |
263k |
102k |
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Procedural matters |
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| 4.1 |
Dealings with instructors |
29 February 2016 |
286k |
11k |
| 4.1A |
Complexity Flag System |
13 May 2013 |
84k |
1.8M |
| 4.2 |
Referral of drafts to agencies |
November 2017 |
716k |
1.8MB |
| 4.3 |
Amendments requiring consultation with States and Territories under an intergovernmental agreement |
February 2017 |
425k |
1.7MB |
| 4.4 |
Changes using FPC's editorial powers and statute law revision amendments |
29 February 2016 |
53k |
32k |
| 4.5 |
Legal advice on issues arising during drafting |
2 February 2015 |
544k |
184k |
| 4.6 |
Legislation Approval Process |
February 2018 |
535k |
422k |
| 4.7 |
Clerk's and Chairman's amendments |
5 May 2016 |
35k |
162k |
| 4.8 |
Parliamentary amendments--various matters |
1 May 2013 |
51k |
136k |
| 4.9 |
Sections 53 and 56 of the Constitution--Bills and parliamentary amendments |
1 September 2014 |
93k |
997k |
| 4.10 |
Presentation of Bills for Royal Assent |
October 2016 |
46k |
822k |
