Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
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specified means specified or described in the
regulations;
transitional matter —
(a)
means a matter or issue of a transitional nature that arises as a result of
any of the amendments to this Act made by the Electoral Amendment (Finance and
Other Matters) Act 2023 ; and
(b)
includes a saving or application matter.
(2) If there is not
sufficient provision in this Act for dealing with a transitional matter,
regulations may prescribe all matters that are required, or are necessary or
convenient, to be prescribed for dealing with the matter.
(3) If regulations
made under subsection (2) 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 accordance with the
Interpretation Act 1984 section 41(1)(a) but not earlier than commencement
day, the regulations have effect according to their terms.
(4) If regulations
made under subsection (2) contain a provision of a kind described in
subsection (3), 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 on
which those regulations are published; 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 on
which those regulations are published.
[Section 234 inserted: No. 30 of 2023 s. 180.]