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Did you know? The most common types of legislation are Acts, Bills and delegated legislation, including Ordinances and Regulations.
Acts are the form of legislation made by the Australian Parliament.
Bills are preliminary drafts of Acts that must pass through both houses of the parliament and receive royal assent before they can become law.
Delegated legislation (also referred to as subordinate legislation or legislative instruments) is law made by the executive government – by ministers and other executive office holders – without parliamentary enactment. Such laws include Ordinances, Regulations, rules, bylaws, determinations, directives and guidelines.
Use an initial capital for the words Act, Ordinance, Bill (and their plurals) and Regulation/Regulations, both when referring to a specific piece of legislation and when used generically:
The Act requires importers to … The three new Bills were all passed The Regulations enforce [specific uses]
The reason Acts are important is …. The title of a Bill does not take italics …. [generic uses]
Caution! Cite the titles of pieces of legislation exactly. Do not change the spelling or capitalisation to suit the reference style used in the document they are cited in. However, it is acceptable to change dashes (eg from a hyphen to an en dash).
The Federal Register of Legislation is the authoritative source for the correct names of all Australian legislation.