Annual Report 2023 (PDF 246KB)

Annual Report 2022 (PDF 346KB)

Annual Report 2021 (PDF 1.32MB)

Annual Report 2020 (PDF 415KB)

Annual Report 2019 (PDF 1.35MB)

Parliamentary scrutiny of delegated legislation

Parliamentary Paper No.: 179 of 2019

Annual Report 2018 (PDF 737KB)

Parliamentary paper No.: 69 of 2019

Annual Report 2017 (PDF 1MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 144 of 2018

Report on the work of the committee in 2015-16 (PDF 1.7MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 93 of 2018

Report on the work of the committee in 2014-15 (PDF 525KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 162 of 2016

Report on the work of the committee in 2013-14 (PDF 240KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 161 of 2016

Report on the work of the committee in 2012-13

Parliamentary Paper No.: 471 of 2013

Report on the work of the committee in 2011-12

Parliamentary Paper No.: 216 of 2013

Report of the work of the committee in 2010-11

Parliamentary Paper No.: 215 of 2013

Report on the work of the committee in the 42nd Parliament

Parliamentary Paper No.: 214 of 2013

Report on the work of the committee in the 41st Parliament

Parliamentary Paper No.: 213 of 2013

Consultation under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 – Interim Report (PDF 113KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 108 of 2007

40th Parliament Report (PDF 982KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 141 of 2005

Legislative Instruments Bill 2003
Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003 (PDF 10.7MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 264 of 2003

Annual Report 2000-2001 (PDF 9.3MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 40 of 2002

Annual Report 1999-2000 (PDF 1.2MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 216 of 2000

Annual Report 1998-99 (PDF 3.5MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 33 of 2000

Report on the Scrutiny by the Committee of Orders made under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (PDF 752KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 101 of 1999

Annual Report 1997-98 (PDF 5.6MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 33 of 1999

Annual Report 1996-97 (PDF 4.8MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 106 of 1998

Annual Report 1995-96 (PDF 113KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 111 of 1997

Scrutiny by the Committee of the Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Regulations (PDF 1.2MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 40 of 1996

Annual Report 1994-95 (PDF 2.3MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 375 of 1995

Rules of the Industrial Relations Court (PDF 879KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 97 of 1995

Annual Report 1993-94 (PDF 2.8MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 321 of 1994

Legislative Instruments Bill 1994 (PDF 6.8MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 176 of 1994

Scrutiny by the Committee of Amendments of the Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations (PDF 386KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 133 of 1994

Delegated Legislation and the Acts Interpretation Act 1901: A Case Study (PDF 576KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 392 of 1993

Annual Report 1992-93 (PDF 2.2MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 393 of 1993

Scrutiny by the Committee of Instruments Administered through the Portfolio of Primary Industries and Energy (PDF 829KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 74 of 1993

Annual Report 1991-92 (PDF 3.6MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 77 of 1993

Report on Scrutiny by the Committee of Regulations Imposing United Nations Sanctions (PDF 498KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 513 of 1992

Report on Scrutiny by the Committee of Public Service Determinations 1992/27 and 1992/46 (PDF 560KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 528 of 1992

Report on Scrutiny by the Committee of Delegated Legislation made under Acts providing Superannuation for Commonwealth Employees (PDF 410KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 181 of 1992

Annual Report 1990-91 (PDF 3.6MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 454 of 1991

Report on Scrutiny by the Committee of Regulations made under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (PDF 747KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 465 of 1991

General Report (PDF 2.1MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 228 of 1991

Special Report on Subdelegation of Powers (PDF 463KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 427 of 1990

General Report (PDF 3.2MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 93 of 1990

General Report (PDF 3.7MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 464 of 1989

Report on the disallowance of certain freedom of information regulations relating to the Australian Bicentennial Authority (PDF 1.7MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 387 of 1988

General Report (PDF 4MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 377 of 1988

The Repeal and Re-enactment Device (PDF 2.1MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 311 of 1987

Principle (d) and ACT Laws (PDF 1.5MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 434 of 1986

General Report (PDF 3.7MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 241 of 1986

Report on the Committee’s scrutiny of certain Health Insurance Regulations disallowed by effluxion of time (PDF 1.6MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 170 of 1986

Report on the Artificial Conception Ordinance 1986 (PDF 1.4MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 171 of 1986

Legislation Considered July 1984 – June 1985 (PDF 1.5MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 172 of 1986

Report upon a certain Ordinance of the Australian Capital Territory Disallowed by Effluxion of Time (PDF 939KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 507 of 1985

Legislation Considered February to June 1984 (PDF 629KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 303 of 1984

Special Report on Certain Regulations and Ordinances (PDF 880KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 90 of 1984

Legislation Considered May-December 1983 (PDF 1.1MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 32 of 1984

Legislation Considered March-November 1982 (PDF 816KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 326 of 1982

ACT Public Assemblies Ordinance 1982 (PDF 762KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 83 of 1982

50^th Anniversary of the Committee (PDF 1.3MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 47 of 1982

Legislation Considered November 1980 to May 1981 (PDF 476KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 138 of 1981

Legislation Considered 1980 (PDF 367KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 155 of 1980

General Report (PDF 248KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 282 of 1979

Members of the Committee 1932-1979
List of Reports
Index to First to Sixty-sixth Reports (PDF 580KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 179 of 1979

General Report (PDF 614KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 116 of 1979

Regulations under the Superannuation Act
Defence Force Financial Regulations (PDF 1.4MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 69 of 1979

Principles of the Committee (PDF 139KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 42 of 1979

Historic Shipwrecks Regulations
Superannuation (Allocation of Previous Fund) Regulations
Superannuation (Additional Pension) Regulations (PDF 260KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 275 of 1978

Undertakings by Ministers to Amend Regulations and Ordinances
Standing Order 36A (PDF 336KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 203 of 1978

General Report (PDF 203KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 18 of 1978

Defence Force (Salaries) Regulations (PDF 426KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 17 of 1978

Ombudsman Regulations
ACT Consumer Affairs Ordinance
ACT Legal Aid Ordinance
ACT Sale of Motor Vehicles Ordinance (PDF 160KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 233 of 1977

Undertakings by Ministers (PDF 96KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 215 of 1977

General Report 1976 (PDF 289KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 353 of 1976

Retrospective Regulations (PDF 455KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 277 of 1976

Australian Capital Territory Ordinances Containing Substantive Legislation (PDF 83KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 126 of 1976

ACT Manufacturers’ Warranties Ordinance 1975 (PDF 471KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 64 of 1976

ACT Misrepresentation Ordinance (PDF 682KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 63 of 1976

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Lands Acquisition Ordinance 1975 (PDF 50KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 5 of 1976

General Report 1975 (PDF 284KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 4 of 1976

General Report 1974 (PDF 578KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 271 of 1974

ACT Ordinances 1974, No. 19 City Area Leases Ordinances (No. 2) 1974 (PDF 649KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 279 of 1974

Statutory Rules 1973, No. 223 Amendment of the Public Service (Parliamentary Officers) Regulations (PDF 60KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 1 of 1974

General Report (PDF 349KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 290 of 1973

Australian Capital Territory Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (No. 2) 1973 (PDF 518KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 238 of 1973

Members of the Committee 1932-1973
List of reports
Index to First to Forty-fourth Reports (PDF 536KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 101 of 1973

Commonwealth Scholarships and Awards Regulations (PDF 296KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 40 of 1973

General Report (PDF 786KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 220 of 1972

Retrospectivity of Regulations Relating to the Defence Services (PDF 144KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 217 of 1972

Statutory Rules 1973 No. 127 Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations (PDF 1.2MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 149 of 1972

Statutory Rules 1972 No. 35 Amendments of the Naval Financial Regulations (PDF 1.2MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 126 of 1972

Certain regulations rendered invalid by a judgement of the High Court (PDF 112KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 24 of 1972

General Report on the Activities of the Committee since its Twenty-sixth Report (PDF 434KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 100 of 1971

Norfolk Island Ordinances (PDF 99KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 143 of 1971

ACT Ordinance 1971 No. 4 Evidence Ordinance 1971 (PDF 71KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 121 of 1971

Dairy Industry Equalization Legislation Referendum Regulations contained in Statutory Rules 1970, No. 178 (PDF 107KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 68 of 1971

Bankruptcy (Offences) Rules, contained in Statutory Rules 1970, No. 87 (PDF 750KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 160 of 1970

Statutory Rules 1970, No. 42 Amendments of the Public Service Regulations (PDF 149KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 130 of 1970

Statutory Rules 1970, No. 8 Amendments of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations (PDF 391KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 81 of 1970

Amendments of the Conciliation and Arbitration Regulations contained in Statutory Rules 1970, No. 1 (PDF 70KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 52 of 1970

Norfolk Island Ordinance 1969, No. 8 Health Ordinance 1969 (PDF 64KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 50 of 1970

Statutory Rules 1969, No. 138 Amendments of the Naval Financial Regulations (PDF 905KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 49 of 1970

Index to the First to Twenty-sixth Reports and a reprint of those reports (PDF 5.6MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 188 of 1969

Statutory Rules 1969, No. 112, 113 and 117 Amendments to the Military Financial, Naval Financial and Air Force Regulations (PDF 180KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 187 of 1969

General Report (PDF 235KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 186 of 1969; 188 of 1969

Retrospectivity and delay in promulgation of regulations (PDF 139KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 243 of 1968; 188 of 1969

Australian Capital Territory Ordinance No. 13 of 1967 City Area Leases Ordinance 1967 (PDF 118KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 148 of 1967; 188 of 1969

Australian Capital Territory Ordinance No. 27 of 1967 Freehold (Subdivision and Use) Ordinance 1967 (PDF 967KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 147 of 1967; 188 of 1969

Australian Capital Territory Ordinance No. 14 of 1966 Advisory Council Ordinance 1966 (PDF 54KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 293 of 1964-65-66; 188 of 1969

Statutory Rules 1966, No. 6 Air Navigation (Buildings Control) Regulations (PDF 831KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 293 of 1964-65-66; 188 of 1969

Territory of Christmas Island Ordinance No. 1 of 1965 Tuberculosis Ordinance 1965 (PDF 75KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: 223 of 1964-65; 188 of 1969

General Report (PDF 327KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S2 of 1964; 188 of 1969

Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations (PDF 61KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S1 of 1962; 188 of 1969

Public Service Regulations (PDF 36KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S1 of 1961; 188 of 1969

Public Service Regulations
Canberra Building Regulations (PDF 100KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S1 of 1960; 188 of 1969

The Committee’s powers to report upon the regulation-making power in a Bill (PDF 237KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S1 of 1959; 885 of 1959-60

Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Bill 1959 (PDF 34KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: Not printed when tabled; 314 of 1959-60

Australian Capital Territory Ordinance No. 6 of 1953 Amendment to the Meat Ordinance 1931-1950 (PDF 108KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S3 of 1957; 937 of 1957-58

Australian Capital Territory Companies Regulations (No. 16 of 1955)
Estate Duty Regulations (Statutory Rules 1956, No. 51)
Public Service Regulations (Statutory Rules 1956, No. 48) (PDF 121KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S2 of 1957; 452 of 1957-58

Customs (Import Licensing) Regulations (Statutory Rules 1956, No. 93) (PDF 711KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S1 of 1957; 396 of 1957-58

Amendment of the Air Force Regulations (Statutory Rules 1955 No. 92) (PDF 2.1MB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S1 of 1956; 516 of 1956-57

The Principle of Administrative Detail Only in Regulations
Parliamentary Control of Statutory Instuments of a Legislative Character (PDF 244KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S1 of 1954-55; 573 of 1954-55

Customs (Import Licensing ) Regulations (Statutory Rules 1939, No. 163) (PDF 237KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S1 of 1951-52; 1353 of 1951-53

Regulations not tabled within prescribed time, drafting of amending regulations
Lack of uniformity in the tabling and disallowance of Ordinances
Amendment by regulations more appropriate by primary legislation (PDF 473KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S1 of 1948-49; 2051 of 1946-48

Appointment of first Legal Adviser
Concerns raised included a regulation that amended an Act
Drafting of regulations that made it difficult to find amendments (PDF 144KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S1 of 1946-47; 1420 of 1946-48

Advances to Settlers Regulations
Numbering of Regulations made under Ordinances
Legislation made under the National Security Act and Manual of National Security Legislation
Consideration by Committee of Regulations and Ordinances after notification in Gazette (PDF 197KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S1 of 1940-42; 9753 of1940-42

General review of Committee’s work since 1932
Policy in delegated legislation (PDF 234KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S1 of 1937-38; 428 of 1937-38

Dried Fruits Export Control Regulations (Statutory Rules 1935, No. 29)
Retrospectivity (PDF 167KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S1 of 1934-35; 729 of 1934-35

Air Force Regulations (Statutory Rules 1933, No. 46)
Waterside Employment Regulations (Statutory Rules 1933, No. 12) (PDF 61KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S2 of 1932-33; 1177 of 1932-33

Regulations under the Customs Act relating to the censorship of cinematograph films (Statutory Rules 1932, No. 24) (PDF 73KB)

Parliamentary Paper No.: S1 of 1932; 244 of 1932