(1) Without affecting
the generality of section 8, the rights and liabilities of all persons are, by
force of this Act, declared to be, and always to have been, for all purposes
the same as if —
(a)
every invalid administrative action had been taken, or purportedly taken, by a
State authority or officer of the State; and
(b) the
relevant function or power had been duly conferred on that authority or
officer.
(2) A right or
liability conferred or affected by subsection (1) —
(a) is
exercisable or enforceable; and
(b) is
to be regarded as always having been exercisable or enforceable,
as if it were a right
or liability conferred or affected by (or arising from) an administrative
action of a State authority or officer of the State on which or whom the
relevant function or power had been duly conferred.
(3) Any act or thing
done or omitted to be done at or before the commencement time in relation to a
relevant State Act under or in relation to a right or liability conferred or
affected by subsection (1) —
(a) has
the same effect, and gives rise to the same consequences, for the purposes of
any written or other law; and
(b) is
to be regarded as always having had the same effect, and given rise to the
same consequences, for the purposes of any written or other law,
as if it were done, or
omitted to be done, to give effect to, or under the authority of, or in
reliance on, an administrative action of a State authority or officer of the
State on which or whom the relevant function or power had been duly conferred.