Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT REFORM (LIGHT RAIL) LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2018 (NO. 19 OF 2018) - SCHEDULE 2

Schedule 2     Other amendments—Rail Safety National Law (ACT) Act 2014

[2.1]     Section 7 (2) (b)

substitute

        (b)     a reference in the Legislation Act

, section 64 (1) (Presentation of subordinate laws and disallowable instruments) to—

              (i)     ‘6 sitting days' were a reference to ‘20 sitting days'; and

              (ii)     ‘notification day' were a reference to ‘published' as mentioned in the Rail Safety National Law (ACT) , section 265 (1) (Publication of national regulations); and

[2.2]     New part 11

insert

Part 11     Validation

122     Validation of national regulation variation regulations

    (1)     The national regulations made for the Rail Safety National Law (ACT) are taken to be amended by the amending regulations as if the amending regulations—

        (a)     had been presented to the Legislative Assembly in accordance with the Legislation Act

, section 64 (1) (Presentation of subordinate laws and disallowable instruments); and

        (b)     had not been taken to be repealed under the Legislation Act

, section 64 (2).

    (2)     In this section:

"amending regulations" means—

        (a)     the Rail Safety National Law National Regulations (Fees and Returns) Variation Regulations 2017

(NSW); and

        (b)     the Rail Safety National Law National Regulations (Miscellaneous) Variation Regulations 2017

(NSW); and

        (c)     the Rail Safety National Law National Regulations (Queensland Fatigue Provisions) Variation Regulations 2017

(NSW).

123     Expiry—pt 11

This part expires on the day it commences.

Note     If a law validates something, the validating effect of the law does not end only because of the repeal of the law (see Legislation Act

, s 88 (1)).