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SEX WORK DECRIMINALISATION ACT 2022 (NO. 7 OF 2022) - SECT 38

Regulations dealing with transitional matters

    (1)     The Governor in Council may make regulations containing provisions of a transitional nature, including matters of an application or savings nature, arising as a result of the enactment of this Act (including the repeals and amendments made by this Act).

    (2)     Regulations made under this section may—

        (a)     have a retrospective effect to the date of Royal Assent of this Act; and

        (b)     be of limited or general application; and

        (c)     leave any matter or thing to be decided by a specified person or class of person; and

        (d)     provide for the exemption of persons or proceedings or a class of persons or proceedings from any of the regulations made under this section.

    (3)     Regulations under this section have effect despite anything to the contrary in any Act (other than this Act or the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 ) or in any subordinate instrument.

    (4)     This section is repealed on the second anniversary of its commencement.

Division 1—Re-enactment of certain offences in Crimes Act 1958



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