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
—
(i)
the enactment of this Act; or
(ii)
the repeal of the Swan Valley Planning Act 1995 ;
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 are
necessary or convenient, to be prescribed for dealing with the transitional
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 the Gazette but not
earlier than the day on which this section comes into operation, 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 to —
(a)
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)
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.