All legislative instruments that are registered must be presented for scrutiny in each House of the Parliament and, unless an exemption applies, they may be disallowed by either House. When documents are presented to the Australian Parliament for scrutiny, they are said to have been tabled.
Despite the repeal of the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012, this instrument continues in force, subject to Schedule 1, Part 4, item 151 (including such modifications as are specified) of the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation) Act 2015.