(1) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the commencement of--(a) a provision of this Act, or(b) a provision that amends this Act.
(2) A savings or transitional provision consequent on the commencement of a provision must not be made more than 2 years after that commencement.
(3) A savings or transitional provision made consequent on the commencement of a provision is repealed 2 years after that commencement.
(4) A savings or transitional provision made consequent on the commencement of a provision may take effect before that commencement but not before--(a) for a provision of this Act--the date of assent to this Act, or(b) for a provision that amends this Act--the date of assent to the amending Act.
(5) A savings or transitional provision that takes effect before its publication on the NSW legislation website does not, before its publication--(a) affect the rights of a person in a way that is prejudicial to the person, or(b) impose liabilities on a person in respect of anything done or omitted to be done.
(6) In this clause--
"person" does not include the State or an authority of the State.
In
this Part--
"existing scheme" means a scheme in existence immediately before the
commencement of this clause.
"former Act" means the Community Land Management Act 1989 .
(1) Any act, matter or thing done or omitted to be done under a provision of the former Act and having any force or effect immediately before the commencement of a provision of this Act that replaces that provision is, on that commencement, taken to have been done or omitted to be done under the provision of this Act.
(2) This clause does not apply--(a) to the extent that its application is inconsistent with any other provision of this Schedule or a provision of a regulation made under this Schedule, or(b) to the extent that its application would be inappropriate in a particular case.
(1) The management statement of an existing scheme, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 127, continues in force and is taken to have been made in accordance with this Act.
(2) A by-law continued in force by this Act is taken to be a valid by-law if--(a) the by-law was a valid by-law immediately before section 128 commenced, and(b) the by-law does not contravene this Act.
(1) A person who, immediately before the commencement of this clause, was a member of an executive committee of an association is, on that commencement, taken to have been appointed as a member of the association committee of the association for the balance of the person's term as a member of the executive committee.
(2) A person who, immediately before the commencement of this clause, was an officer of an executive committee of an association is, on that commencement, taken to have been appointed as an officer of the same kind of the association for the balance of the person's term as an officer.
Any proceedings commenced but not determined or finalised under a provision of the former Act are to be dealt with and determined as if the former Act had not been repealed.
(1) A person who held office as an Adjudicator under the former Act immediately before the commencement of this clause ceases to hold the office on a day appointed by the Secretary, being a day not earlier than the determination or finalisation of all proceedings referred to in clause 6.
(2) An Adjudicator who ceases to be an Adjudicator under this clause is not entitled to any compensation for loss of office.
An order made by an Adjudicator or the Tribunal under the former Act, and in force immediately before the commencement of this clause, is taken to have been made by the Tribunal under the corresponding provision of this Act.
Any contributions levied under the former Act are taken to have been levied under this Act and this Act applies to the recovery and payment of any unpaid contributions.
An insurer that was an approved insurer for the purposes of section 39 of the former Act immediately before the commencement of section 149 of this Act is taken to be an approved insurer under this Act.
(1) A decision, consent or approval of an association under the former Act, or that is taken to have been made under the former Act, is taken to have been made by the association under this Act.
(2) A decision, consent or approval of the executive committee of an association under the former Act, or that is taken to have been made under the former Act, is taken to have been made by the association committee of the association under this Act.
(1) The term of appointment (including any reappointment) of a managing agent appointed before the commencement of section 54 of this Act ends on the day that is 3 years after the term commenced or that is 6 months after the commencement of this Act, whichever is the later.
(2) This Act applies to the term of any reappointment of the managing agent after that commencement.
(1) An agreement in force immediately before the commencement of this clause is taken to be a facilities manager agreement for the purposes of this Act, despite any of the provisions of the agreement, if--(a) the agreement provides for the appointment of a person to carry out any of the functions specified in section 70(1) in relation to the association for a scheme, and(b) the primary purpose of the agreement is to provide for that appointment and related matters, and(c) the person is not entitled to exclusive possession of a lot or association property in the scheme.
(2) Any such facilities manager agreement expires 10 years after the commencement of this clause unless the terms of the agreement provide that it expires on an earlier day or the agreement is terminated on an earlier day.
(3) A reference in any instrument to a caretaker in relation to an existing scheme is taken to be a reference to a facilities manager in relation to that scheme.