Western Australian Current Acts

COMPETITION POLICY REFORM (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) ACT 1996 - SECT 44

44 .         Regulations relating to savings and transitional matters

        (1)         The regulations under this Act may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.

        (2)         Any such savings or transitional provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect retrospectively.

        (3)         To the extent to which any such savings or transitional provision takes effect from a day that is earlier than the day of its publication in the Gazette , the provision does not operate so as —

            (a)         to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), the rights of that person existing before the day of its publication; 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 its publication.