Schedule 1—Transitional provisions
(1)
Subsections (3) and (8) of section 5 do not apply with respect to a
regulation that comes into operation on the day on which that section comes
into operation.
(2) A regulation under
section 5 that comes into operation in the manner contemplated by
subclause (1) will, unless it has already expired or been revoked, expire
on the third anniversary of the commencement of this Act.
(3) Subsection (3) of
section 6 does not apply with respect to an exemption that comes into
operation on the day on which that section comes into operation.
2—Crops established before commencement of Act
(1) A regulation,
declaration or determination under this Act may apply to or in relation to a
crop or any GM related material planted or in existence before the
commencement of this Act.
(2) However, a
regulation within the ambit of subclause (1) cannot impose a criminal
liability on a person with respect to an act or omission occurring before the
making of the regulation (but this subclause does not operate with respect to
a continuing act or omission after the making of the regulation).
(1) The Governor may,
by regulation, make additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature
consequent on the enactment of this Act.
(2) A provision of a
regulation under subclause (1) may, if the regulation so provides, take
effect from the commencement of this Act or from a later day.
(3) To the extent to
which a provision takes effect under subclause (2) from a day earlier
than the day of the regulation's publication in the Gazette, the provision
does not operate to the disadvantage of a person by—
(a)
decreasing the person's rights; or
(b)
imposing liabilities on the person.