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 Clean Energy Act 2011, Schedule 1, Part 3 of the Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Act 2014 continues in force certain sections of the Clean Energy Act 2011 as if the repeal had not occurred.
In particular, section 312 of the Clean Energy Act 2011 is continued in force by the Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Act 2014 and provides, in part, that the Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters required or permitted by the Clean Energy Act 2011, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the Clean Energy Act 2011.