Scrutiny of Disallowable Instruments 2007


Index of instruments 2023

The 'Scrutiny of Disallowable Instruments' lists those disallowable instruments (both legislative and non-legislative) that appear to breach the Committee's principles of scrutiny. After each meeting the Committee will write to the relevant Ministers about its concerns with the instruments listed for that week seeking an explanation or amendment of the legislation.

Meeting held 20 September 2007

Instrument Committee completed scrutiny
A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 3), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 258 13/3/2008
Amendment No. 1 to the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines No. 1, made under subsection 238-10(1) of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 13/3/2008
Aviation Transport Security Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 3), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 276 13/3/2008
Electoral and Referendum Amendment Regulations 2007(No. 2), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 251 13/3/2008
Electoral and Referendum Amendment Regulations 2007(No. 3), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 270 13/3/2008
Extradition (Physical Protection of Nuclear Material) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 269 13/3/2008
Instrument CASA 222/07 made under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 refer to Scrutiny of Disallowable Instruments 2008
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Staff Members of Northern Territory Police) Declaration 2007 made under section 6N of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 13/3/2008
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Staff Members of NSW Police Force) Declaration 2007 made under section 6N of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 15/5/2008

Meeting held 13 September 2007

Instrument Committee completed scrutiny
Australian Passports Amendment Determination (No. 4) made under section 57 of the Australian Passports Act 2005 13/3/2008
Civil Aviation Order 82.6 Amendment Order (No. 1) 2007 made under paragraph 28BA(1)(b) of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 15/5/2008
Corporations Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 9), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 227 13/3/2008
Electronic Transactions Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 235 13/3/2008
Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 213  
Financial Transaction Reports Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 214 13/3/2008
Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Services Table) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 5), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 224 13/3/2008
Instrument No. PB 52 of 2007, Determination under paragraph 98C(1)((b) of the National Health Act 1953 15/5/2008
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 217 13/3/2008
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 5), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 209 20/9/2007
Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fee) Rules 2007 (No. 2) made under section 8 of the Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fees) Act 2007 13/3/2008
Residential Care Subsidy Amendment Principles 2007 (No. 1) made under subsection 96-1(1) of the Aged Care Act 1997 20/9/2007
Therapeutic Goods (Emergency) Exemption 2007 (No. 3) made under subsection 18A(1) and paragraph 18A(2)(a) of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 13/3/2008
Trade Practices Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 4), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 228 13/3/2008
Variation to the National Environment Protection (National Pollutant Inventory) Measure 2007 (No. 1) made under section 20 of the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 13/3/2008
Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 23/02 - Passenger Car Tyres) 2007 made under subsection 7(1) of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 13/3/2008
Workplace Relations Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 3), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 216 13/3/2008

Meeting held 16 August 2007

Instrument Committee completed scrutiny
Amendment Determination Under Paragraph 98B(1)(a) No. 8 made under paragraph 98B(1)(a) of the National Health Act 1953 20/9/2007
Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Reporting Standard) Determination No. 1 of 2007 made under paragraph 13(1)(a) of the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001 13/9/2007
Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Reporting Standard) Determination No. 2 of 2007 made under paragraph 13(1)(a) of the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001 13/9/2007
Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Reporting Standard) Determination No. 6 of 2007 made under paragraph 13(1)(a) of the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001 13/9/2007
Hearing Services Amendment Rules of Conduct 2007 (No. 1) made under subsection 17(1) of the Hearing Services Administration Act 1997 20/9/2007
Variation to the Rate of Withholding for Certain Superannuation Beneficiaries Who Have Not Quoted a Tax File Number made under section 15-15 of Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 13/9/2007

Meeting held 9 August 2007

Instrument Committee completed scrutiny
Airworthiness Directive, Part 39-105 - AD/ERJ-170/11 made under subregulation 39.001(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 10/9/2007
ASIC Class Order [CO 07/300] made under subsections 601QA(1), 655A(1), 741(1) and 1020F(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 20/9/2007
Auscheck Regulations 2007, Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 137 15/5/2008
Australian Citizenship Regulations 2007, Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 164 20/9/2007
Aviation Transport Security Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 170 13/9/2007
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Regulations 2007, Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 185 13/9/2007
Corporations Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 193 13/9/2007
Corporations Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 3), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 194 13/9/2007
Corporations Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 4), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 195 13/9/2007
Corporations Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 5), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 196 13/9/2007
Corporations Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 7), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 198 13/9/2007
Corporations Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 8), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 199 13/9/2007
Direction Relating to Foreign Currency Transactions and to Zimbabwe - Amendment to the Annexes made under regulation 5 of the Banking (Foreign Exchange) Regulations 1959 19/9/2007
Guidelines of the use of the word 'university' in company names made under subregulation 2B.6.02(4) of the Corporations Regulations 2001 19/9/2007
Health Insurance Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 4), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 187 20/9/2007
Income Tax Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 176 20/9/2007
Income Tax Assessment Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 4), Select Legislative Instrument 2007
No. 177		 20/9/2007
Income Tax Assessment Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 5), Select Legislative Instrument 2007
No. 178		 20/9/2007
Migration Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 5), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 190 20/9/2007
Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 4), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 131 13/9/2007
Radiocommunications Taxes Collection Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 142 20/9/2007
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Revocation of Declaration and Specification) Notice 2007
(No. 1) made under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988		 13/3/2008
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 3), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 204 20/9/2007
Trade Practices Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 3), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 205 20/9/2007
Treatment Principles (Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests) 2006 - Removal of Arrangements for Health Care Providers) Instrument 2007 - Instrument No. R8/2007 18/9/2007
Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme Trust Deed made under section 5 of the Superannuation Act 1990 13/9/2007
Variation to the rate of withholding for certain superannuation income stream beneficiaries who turn 60 during the financial year made under section 15-15 of Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 13/9/2007
Variation to the Statement of Conditions under subsection 38A(3) of the Defence Service Homes Act 1918 13/3/2008
Workplace Relations Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 183 13/3/2008

Meeting held 21 June 2007

Instrument Committee completed scrutiny
Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens (EPBC303DC/SFS/2006/015) made under subsection 303DC(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 09/8/2007
Proclamation to Revoke the Proclamation of the Kakadu Conservation Zone made under subsection 390J(5) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 09/8/2007
Telecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2007 made under subsection 14(1) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 09/8/2007
Telecommunications (Do Not Call Register) (Telemarketing and Research Calls) Industry Standard Variation 2007 (No. 1) made under subsection 130(1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997 09/8/2007
Therapeutic Goods (Listing) Notice 2007 (No. 2) made under subsection 9A(5) of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 09/8/2007

Meeting held 14 June 2007

Instrument Committee completed scrutiny
ACIS Stage 2 Motor Vehicle Producer Research and Development Scheme Variation 2006 (No. 1) made under subsection 60A(1) of the ACIS Administration Act 1999 16/8/2007
Amendment No. 3 to the Other Grants Guidelines 2006 made under section 238-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 09/8/2007
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 118 20/9/2007
Bankruptcy Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 91 16/8/2007
Broadcasting Services (Digital Television Format Standards) Repeal Regulations 2007, Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 108 21/6/2007
Broadcasting Services (Digital Television Standards) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 109 21/6/2007
Defence Determination 2007/13 made under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903 09/8/2007
Determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) No. 1 of 2007 made under paragraph 15(1)(b) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 09/8/2007
Fish Receiver Permits Declaration 2007 made under subsection 91(1) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 09/8/2007
Investigation Principles 2007 made under subsection 96-1(1) of the Aged Care Act 1997 18/9/2007
Retirement Savings Accounts Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 104 16/8/2007
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 105 16/8/2007
Taxation Administration Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 106 16/8/2007
Telecommunications (Integrated Public Number Database Scheme - Conditions for Authorisations) Determination 2007 (No. 1) made under section 295P of the Telecommunications Act 1997 09/8/2007

Meeting held 10 May 2007

Instrument Committee completed scrutiny
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules Instrument 2007 (No. 1) made under section 229 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 14/6/2007
Civil Aviation Safety Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 41 09/8/2007
Determination of Fees for Water Services (Christmas Island Resort) No. 1 of 2007 made under section 4 of the Utilities and Services Ordinance 1996 (CI) 21/6/2007
Determination of Routes for B-double Vehicles Carrying Higher Mass Limits under the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme (FIRS) 2007 (No. 1) made under subsections 43A(1) and (2) of the Interstate Road Transport Act 1985 14/6/2007
Determination of Routes for B-double Vehicles Not Operating at Higher Mass Limits under the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme (FIRS) 2007 (No. 1) made under subsections 43A(1) and (2) of the Interstate Road Transport Act 1985 14/6/2007
Determination of Routes for Vehicles, other than B-doubles and Rigid Truck and Trailer Combinations, Carrying Higher Mass Limits under the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme (FIRS) No. 1 made under subsections 43A(1) and (2) of the Interstate Road Transport Act 1985 14/6/2007
Health Insurance (Allied Health and Dental Services) Amendment Determination 2007 (No. 1) made under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 21/6/2007
Higher Education in External Territories Guidelines made under section 238-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 21/6/2007
Income Tax Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 89 16/8/2007
International Transfer of Prisoners (Military Commission of the United States of America) Regulations 2007, Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 79 09/8/2007
Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 42 14/6/2007
Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2007 made under item 3A of the table in section 333-20 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 14/6/2007
Private Health Insurance (Insurer Obligations) Rules 2007 made under item 2 of the table in section 333-25 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 14/6/2007
Social Security Exempt Lump Sum (Pastoral Care and Assistance Scheme Payment) (DEST) Determination 2007 made under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991 09/8/2007
Social Security Exempt Lump Sum (Pastoral Care and Assistance Scheme Payment) (DEWR) Determination 2007 made under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991 09/8/2007
Social Security Exempt Lump Sum (Pastoral Care and Assistance Scheme Payment) (FaCSIA) Determination 2007 made under paragraph 8(11)(d) of the Social Security Act 1991 09/8/2007
Superannuation (Government Co-Contribution for Low Income Earners) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 72 16/8/2007
Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 73 16/8/2007
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislation Instrument 2007 No. 74 16/8/2007
Superannuation (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 75 16/8/2007
Taxation Administration Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 77 16/8/2007

Meeting held 29 March 2007

No instruments examined by the Committee for this week appeared to breach its principles of scrutiny.  

Meeting held 22 March 2007

Instrument Committee completed scrutiny
Airworthiness Directive, Part 106 - AD/CON/87 Amdt 1 made under subregulation 39.1(1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1998 10/5/2007
Airworthiness Directive, Part 106 - AD/LYC/118 Amdt 1 made under subregulation 39.1(1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1998 10/5/2007
Airworthiness Directive, Part 106 - AD/SUPERIOR/1 Amdt 1 made under subregulation 39.1(1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1998 10/5/2007
Aviation Transport Security Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 13 10/5/2007
Broadcasting (Charges) Determination 2007 made under subsection 60(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 09/8/2007
Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 22 12/6/2007
Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions - Iran) Regulations 2007, Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 12 10/5/2007
Defence Practice Area - Shoalwater Bay Declaration 2007 made under subregulation 49(1) of the Defence Force Regulations 1952 14/6/2007
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Regulations 2007 (No.1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 32 14/6/2007
Independent Contractors Regulations 2007, Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 23 12/6/2007
Listing of CITES Species - Declaration of Stricter Domestic Measure made under subsection 303CB(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 12/6/2007
Navigation (Coasting Trade) Regulations 2007, Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 15 14/6/2007
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) (National Standards) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 8 12/6/2007
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) (National Standards) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 2), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 30 12/6/2007
Radiocommunications (Charges) Determination 2007 made under subsection 60(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 09/8/2007
Telecommunications (Charges) Determination 2007 made under subsection 60(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 14/6/2007
Telecommunications (Facility Installation Permit - Application Charge) Determination made under subsection 60(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 14/6/2007
Telecommunications (Facility Installation Permit - Public Inquiry Charges) Determination 2007 made under subsection 60(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 14/6/2007
Telecommunications (Nominated Carrier Declaration Application Charge) Determination 2007 made under subsection 60(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 14/6/2007
Workplace Relations Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 24 12/6/2007

Meeting held 1 March 2007

Instrument Committee completed scrutiny
ASIC Class Order [CO 07/88] made under paragraphs 601QA(1)(b) and 741(1)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001 10/5/2007
Commonwealth Places (Mirror Taxes) (Modification of Applied Laws (WA)) Notice 2007 made under section 8 of the Commonwealth Places (Mirror Taxes) Act 1998 22/3/2007
Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 3), Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 364 09/8/2007
Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests) 2006 - Instrument 2006 No. R33, made under subsection 18(2) of the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006 14/6/2007
Treatment Principles (Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests) 2006 - Instrument 2006 No. R30, made under subsection 16(2) of the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006 14/6/2007

Meeting held 8 February 2007

Instrument Committee completed scrutiny
Accountability Amendment Principles 2006 (No. 1) made under subsection 96-1(1) of the Aged Care Act 1997 01/3/2007
Amendment No. 1 to Other Grants Guidelines 2006 made under section 238-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 22/3/2007
ASIC Class Order [CO 06/1012] made under paragraphs 911A(2)(l) and 926A(2)(c) of the Corporations Act 2001 29/3/2007
Australian Federal Police Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 326 09/8/2007
Australian Federal Police Categories of Conduct Determination 2006 made under subsection 40RM(1) of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 22/3/2007
Aviation Transport Security Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 5), Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 320 01/3/2007
Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 321 29/3/2007
Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 321 22/3/2007
Extradition (Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography) Regulations 2006, Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 308 22/3/2007
Financial Sector (Collection of Data) (Reporting Standard) Determination No. 76 of 2006 made under paragraph 13(1)(a) of the Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001 22/3/2007
Fishing Levy Regulations 2006, Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 323 22/3/2007
Instrument of Approval of Forms made under section 8 of the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994 01/3/2007
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Members) Determination 2006 (No. 2) made under subsection 8(1) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 02/5/2007
National Capital Plan - Amendment 56 - The Griffin Legacy - Principles and Policies concerning the Central National Area made under section 19 of the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 22/3/2007
National Capital Plan - Amendment 59 - City Hill Precinct made under section 19 of the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 22/3/2007
Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 5), Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 317 22/3/2007
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 7), Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 318 22/3/2007
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 4), Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 345 29/3/2007
Shipping Registration Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1), Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 361 22/3/2007
Trade Practices Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 2), Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 370 02/5/2007
Workplace Relations Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 5), Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 341 29/3/2007

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