Administrative Arrangements Order


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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ORDER I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, revoke all administrative arrangements previously ordered and order that: 1. The matters dealt with by a Department of State include: (a) the matters referred to in the Part of the Schedule relating to that Department; and (b) matters arising under the legislation administered by a Minister of State administering the Department. 2. The legislation administered by a Minister of State administering a Department is: (a) the legislation referred to in the Part of the Schedule relating to that Department; and (b) legislation passed before or after the date of this Order, that relates to a matter dealt with by the Department, not being legislation referred to in another Part of the Schedule.













Australian Senate Practice


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Principled Regulation


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The distinction between criminal and non-criminal (civil) penalty law and procedure is significant and adds to the subtlety of regulatory law. This Report finds that the distinction should be maintained and, where necessary, reinforced.