Foreword

This Delegated Legislation Monitor for 2007 is a consolidated edition of all of the Monitors that are produced in respect of each sitting week of the Senate during the calendar year. The format of the consolidation is similar to that of the weekly Monitors, setting out details of all disallowable instruments of delegated legislation tabled in the Senate. These details include the enabling Act under which each instrument is made, the date it was made, the date of tabling in the Senate and House of Representatives, the Department of State through which the Minister administers the enabling Act, and a short summary of its subject matter.

During 2007 a total of 1891 disallowable instruments were tabled in the Senate. These instruments were made under the authority of 220 separate enabling Acts, administered by 18 Departments of State.

Of the 1891 instruments tabled in 2007, 321 or 16 per cent, were Regulations.

The Monitor contains the following information:

• Departmental statistics;
• Enabling Act statistics;
• Alphabetical listing by portfolio of all instruments, including tabling dates and a short summary of subject matter; and
• Index to all instruments.

Abbreviations used for citing tabling dates is as follows:

S =  Senate
HR = House of Representatives

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