(1) A determination
notice comes into force on the day on which it is published in the Gazette .
(2) A determination
notice ceases to be in force at the end of the day on which the first of the
following occurs —
(a) the
amending Bill (whether or not it has been amended in Parliament) receives the
Royal Assent;
(b) the
notice is revoked by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette ;
(c) the
period of 6 months from the day on which the notice came into force expires;
(d) the
amending Bill is defeated in either House of Parliament;
(e) the
Legislative Assembly expires or is dissolved before the amending Bill has been
passed by both Houses of Parliament;
(f) the
determination notice ceases to have effect under the Interpretation Act 1984
section 42(2) as applied by subsection (4).
(3) When a
determination notice ceases to be in force, the Interpretation Act 1984
section 37 applies as if the cessation were the repeal of a written law.
(4) The
Interpretation Act 1984 section 42(1), (2), (3) and (5) apply to a
determination notice as if the notice were regulations.
[Section 131 inserted: No. 31 of 2008 s. 28.]