(1) In this section
—
validation period means the period —
(a)
beginning on 1 April 2020; and
(b)
ending on the last day of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which
this section comes into operation.
(2) Any fee or charge
under a relevant Act purportedly reduced, waived or refunded during the
validation period is taken to be, and to have always been, validly reduced,
waived or refunded.
(3) Anything done, or
purportedly done, as a result or consequence of, or in reliance on or in
relation to, a reduction, waiver or refund validated under subsection (2) (a
validated reduction, waiver or refund ) is as valid and effective, and is
taken to have always been as valid and effective, as it would have been if the
validated reduction, waiver or refund had been valid at the time the thing was
done or purportedly done.
(4) For the purposes
of subsection (2), the relevant Acts are —
(a) the
Associations Incorporation Act 2015 ; and
(b) the
Auction Sales Act 1973 ; and
(c) the
Building Services (Registration) Act 2011 ; and
(d) the
Co-operatives Act 2009 ; and
(e) the
Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 ; and
(f) the
Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 ; and
(g) the
Electricity Act 1945 ; and
(h) the
Employment Agents Act 1976 ; and
(i)
the Gas Standards Act 1972 ; and
(j) the
Government Railways Act 1904 ; and
(k) the
Jetties Act 1926 ; and
(l) the
Land Valuers Licensing Act 1978 ; and
(m) the
Limited Partnerships Act 2016 ; and
(n) the
Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 ; and
(o) the
Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 1973 ; and
(p) the
Motor Vehicle Repairers Act 2003 ; and
(q) the
Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 ; and
(r) the
Plumbers Licensing Act 1995 ; and
(s) the
Public Transport Authority Act 2003 ; and
(t) the
Real Estate and Business Agents Act 1978 ; and
(u) the
Settlement Agents Act 1981 ; and
(v)
the Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967 .
[Subdivision 1 (s. 12-17) ceased to have effect at end of 31 Dec 2022 1, 3 .]