After section 92 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Part 9:

92A.     Savings and transitional provisions in relation to Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019

(1)  In this section –

amending Act means the Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019 .

(2)  Section 86, as inserted by section 4 of the amending Act, applies in relation to a prisoner, and to a sentence of imprisonment, whether or not he or she was a prisoner, or the sentence of imprisonment was imposed, before or after the day on which section 4 of that Act commences.

(3)  Section 87, as amended by section 5 of the amending Act, applies in relation to a prisoner, and to a sentence of imprisonment, whether or not he or she was a prisoner, or the sentence of imprisonment was imposed, before or after the day on which section 5 of that Act commences.

(4)  Regulations that commence on or after the day on which section 6 of the amending Act commences may specify that any of the regulations in relation to the matters referred to in section 90(2)(d) or (da) apply in relation to –

(a) prisoners who were prisoners, sentences of imprisonment that were imposed, or behaviour that occurred, before the day on which section 6 of that Act commences; or

(b) prisoners who were prisoners, sentences of imprisonment that were imposed, or behaviour that occurred, after the day on which section 6 of that Act commences; or

(c) prisoners, sentences of imprisonment, or behaviour, whether or not the prisoners were prisoners, the sentences were imposed, or the behaviour occurred, before or after the day on which section 6 of that Act commences.