Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If there is no
sufficient provision in this Act for dealing with a transitional matter,
regulations under this Act may prescribe all matters that are required or
necessary or convenient to be prescribed for dealing with the matter.
(2) Regulations made
under subsection (1) may provide that specified provisions of this Act —
(a) do
not apply; or
(b)
apply with specified modifications,
to or in relation to
any matter.
(3) If regulations
under subsection (1) provide that a specified state of affairs is taken to
have existed, or not to have existed, on and from a day that is earlier than
the day on which the regulations are published in the Gazette but not earlier
than the day this Act comes into operation, the regulations have effect
according to their terms.
(4) In subsections (2)
and (3) —
specified means specified or described in the
regulations.
(5) If regulations
contain a provision referred to in subsection (3), the provision does not
operate so as —
(a) to
affect in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State), the right
of that person existing before the day of publication of those regulations; or
(b) to
impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the
State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the day of
publication of those regulations.