Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) The council or councils proposing to make a legal profession rule under this division must ensure that a notice is published in a daily newspaper circulating in the ACT—
(a) explaining the object of the proposed rule; and
(b) advising where or how a copy of the proposed rule may be accessed, obtained or inspected; and
(c) inviting comments and submissions within a stated period of not less than 21 days after the date of first publication of the notice.
(2) The council or councils must ensure that a copy of the proposed rule is given to the Attorney-General before the notice is published.
(3) The council or councils must not make the rule before the end of the period stated in the notice for making comments and submissions and must ensure that any comments and submissions received within that period are appropriately considered.
(4) However, the council or councils may make the rule before the end of the period stated in the notice for making comments and submissions if—
(a) in the opinion of the council or councils, the urgency of the case justifies immediate action; and
(b) the notice indicates that opinion and that immediate action is to be taken.
(5) Subsections (1) to (4) do not apply to a proposed rule that in the opinion of the council or councils does not justify publication because of its minor or technical nature.