Legislation Handbook

The purpose of this handbook and guidance material is to provide a description of the procedures involved in making Commonwealth Acts, especially the procedures coordinated by PM&C.

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ISBN 978-1-925362-20-6 Legislation Handbook (PDF) 
ISBN 978-1-925362-21-3 Legislation Handbook (DOCX) 

With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0)

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This publication should be attributed as follows: Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Legislation Handbook

Use of the Coat of Arms

The terms under which the Coat of Arms can be used are detailed on the following page: Commonwealth Coat of Arms Information and Guidelines

Other uses

Enquiries regarding this licence and any other use of this document are welcome at: 

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 
PO Box 6500 
CANBERRA ACT 2600 
Australia 
(02) 6271 5111

Appendixes and templates

The appendixes referred to in this handbook contain information such as templates, checklists and contact details. The appendixes are available for download as separate documents on the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) website. The Legislation Section will update the appendixes as required.