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Principal statutory rules that may be repealed or expire in 2025 or 2026
Principal statutory rules that may be repealed on or before 31 December 2025 by a provision of :
- an Act not yet commenced
- a statutory rule not yet commenced
- the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992 [section 11]
- the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 [section 15(2) and (3) or not to be continued in force by the operation of section 18]
Any regulations, rules or by-laws made by, or approved, confirmed or consented to, by the Governor, and not otherwise repealed, rescinded or revoked, are repealed 10 years after their making (the day they are notified in the Gazette) by section 11 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992, unless the repeal dates for those enactments are postponed by order under section 11 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992 or by another Act of Parliament.
Where regulations, rules or by-laws made under a repealed Act have remained in force after the repeal of such Act, and then general regulations, rules or by-laws are made under that repealing Act, the former regulations, rules or by-laws are effectively rescinded in certain cases [see Acts Interpretation Act 1931, s. 15(2) and (3)].
A list of subordinate legislation repealed in the last two years, and a list of currently postponed repeals, is provided at repeals under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992.
This list is divided into 3 tables of anticipated repeal dates:
- Table A - unknown dates
- Table B - 4 November 2025 to 31 December 2025
- Table C - 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
Table A - unknown dates
| Enactment that may be affected | Numbering of enactment | Date the action may take place | Action may be effected by |
| Disability Services Regulations 2015 | 2015, No. 16 | unknown | Disability Rights, Inclusion and Safeguarding Act 2024 |
| Justices Rules 2003 | 2003, No. 184 | unknown | Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 |
| Justices (Review) Rules 2004 | 2004, No. 117 | unknown | Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 |
| Justices Amendment (Victim Impact Statement) Rules 2004 | 2004, No. 177 | unknown | Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 |
| Justices Amendment (Family Violence) Rules 2005 | 2005, No. 18 | unknown | Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 |
| Justices Amendment Rules 2005 | 2005, No. 38 | unknown | Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 |
| Justices Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2005 | 2005, No. 90 | unknown | Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 |
| Justices Amendment Rules 2006 | 2006, No. 138 | unknown | Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 |
| Justices Amendment (Notice to Attend) Rules 2007 | 2007, No. 139 | unknown | Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 |
| Justices (Review) Amendment Rules 2008 | 2008, No. 114 | unknown | Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 |
| Justices Amendment Rules 2008 | 2008, No. 121 | unknown | Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 |
| Justices Amendment Rules 2009 | 2009, No. 77 | unknown | Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 |
| Justices Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2009 | 2009, No. 150 | unknown | Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 |
| Justices Amendment Rules 2010 | 2010, No. 111 | unknown | Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 |
| Justices Amendment Rules 2013 | 2013, No. 105 | unknown | Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 |
| Justices Amendment Rules 2014 | 2014, No. 45 | unknown | Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 |
|
Rules of Practice 1994 |
1994, No. 229 |
unknown |
Legal Profession Act 2007 |
Table B - may be repealed in 2025
| Enactment that may be affected | Numbering of enactment | Date the action may take place | Action may be effected by |
| Economic Regulator (MAIB Premiums) Order 2021 | 2021, No. 79 | 30 November 2025 | cl. 11 |
| Industrial Relations Regulations 2015 | 2015, No. 93 | 23 December 2025 | Sub Leg Act |
| Juries Regulations 2015 | 2015, No. 82 | 9 December 2025 | Sub Leg Act |
| Security and Investigations Agents Regulations 2015 | 2015, No. 96 | 23 December 2025 | Sub Leg Act |
| Water Management (Safety of Dams) Regulations 2015 | 2015, No. 98 | 23 December 2025 | Sub Leg Act |
Table C - may be repealed in 2026
| Enactment that may be affected | Numbering of enactment | Date the action may take place | Action may be effected by |
| Adoption Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 108 | 21 December 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Ambulance Service Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 90 | 16 November 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Animal Welfare (Dogs) Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 121 | 28 December 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Building Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 110 | 21 December 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 1 | 3 February 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Coroners (Fees, Expenses and Allowances) Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 37 | 22 June 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Noise) Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 57 | 17 August 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Firearms Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 84 | 19 October 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 30 | 24 May 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Fisheries (Scalefish) Rules 2015 | 2015, No. 68 | 1 November 2026 | r. 5 |
| Historical Cultural Heritage Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 60 | 17 August 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Industrial Hemp Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 9 | 2 March 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Legal Profession (Barristers) Rules 2016 | 2016, No. 77 | 14 September 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Liquor Licensing Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 62 | 17 August 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Marine Farming Planning Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 81 | 28 September 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Marine Safety (Misuse of Alcohol) Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 76 | 14 September 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Mineral Resources Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 41 | 22 June 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Occupational Licensing (Building Services Work) Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 110 | 21 December 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Public Sector Superannuation Reform (Parliamentary Superannuation) Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 102 | 7 December 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Radiation Protection Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 32 | 24 May 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 89 | 2 November 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 35 | 15 June 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Surveyors Regulations 2014 | 2014, No. 135 | 10 December 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Threatened Species Protection Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 65 | 17 August 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Trustee Companies Regulations 2016 | 2016, No.79 | 27 September 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Urban Drainage (General) Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 15 | 23 March 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
| Workers' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Regulations 2016 | 2016, No. 66 | 17 August 2026 | Sub Leg Act |
Last updated Wednesday, November 19, 2025 12:27 PM