Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
—
publication day , for regulations made under
subsection (2), means the day on which those regulations are published in the
Gazette ;
specified means specified or described in
regulations made under subsection (2);
transitional matter —
(a)
means a matter that needs to be dealt with for the purpose of effecting the
transition from the provisions of the written laws repealed by Part 28 to the
provisions of this Act; and
(b)
includes a saving or application matter.
(2) If there is no
sufficient provision in this Part for dealing with a transitional matter, the
Governor may make regulations prescribing matters —
(a)
required to be prescribed for the purpose of dealing with the transitional
matter; or
(b)
necessary or convenient to be prescribed for the purpose of dealing with the
transitional matter.
(3) Regulations made
under subsection (2) may provide that specified provisions of this Act —
(a) do
not apply to or in relation to a specified matter; or
(b)
apply with specified modifications to or in relation to a specified matter.
(4) 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 publication day for those regulations but not earlier than
commencement day, the regulations have effect according to their terms.
(5) If regulations
made under subsection (2) contain a provision referred to in subsection (4),
the provision does not operate so as —
(a) to
affect in a manner prejudicial to a person other than the State or an
authority of the State the rights of that person existing before the
publication day for those regulations; or
(b) to
impose liabilities on a person other than the State or an authority of the
State in respect of an act done or omission made before the publication day
for those regulations.
(6) Regulations can
only be made under subsection (2) within 12 months after commencement day.
[Section 676 inserted: No. 25 of 2014 s. 9.]