32 Subordinate Legislation

Subordinate legislation is sometimes referred to as delegated legislation because, even though it is authorised by an Act of Parliament, it is made by a body outside Parliament.

Confusingly, this type of legislation is referred to in different ways on legislative websites, including:

  • subsidiary legislation
  • legislative instruments
  • statutory instruments
  • regulations
  • subordinate legislation
  • delegated legislation.

Find subordinate legislation on:

 

This chapter is adapted from Subordinate Legislation in Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide by The University of Queensland Library, James Cook University Library, University of Southern Queensland Library, Charles Darwin University Library, Southern Cross University Library, Queensland University of Technology Library, and Deakin University Library.

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