(1) In this section
—
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
—
(i)
the enactment of this Act; or
(ii)
the amendments and repeals effected by the Public Health
(Consequential Provisions) Act 2016 ;
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 under this Act may prescribe all matters that are required or
necessary or convenient to be prescribed for dealing with the matter.
(3) Regulations made
under subsection (2) may provide that specified provisions of a written law
—
(a) do
not apply to or in relation to any matter; or
(b)
apply with specified modifications to or in relation to any 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 day on which the regulations are published in the Gazette but not
earlier than the day this section comes into operation, 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 any person (other than the State or an
authority of the State) the rights 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.
(6) Regulations made
under subsection (2) in relation to a matter referred to in subsection (3)
must be made within such period as is reasonably and practicably necessary to
deal with a transitional matter.
[Heading inserted: No. 20 of 2023 s. 16.]