Victorian Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DISCLOSURE AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2022 (NO. 1 OF 2022) - SECT 22

After section 140 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 insert —

        " 140A     Regulations dealing with transitional matters

    (1)     The Governor in Council may make regulations containing provisions of a transitional nature, including matters of an application or savings nature, arising as a result of the enactment of Division 1 of Part 3 of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022 (including the repeals and amendments made by that Act).

    (2)     Regulations made under this section may—

        (a)     have a retrospective effect to a day on or from the day on which the Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022 receives the Royal Assent;

        (b)     be of limited or general application;

        (c)     leave any matter or thing to be decided by a specified person or class of person;

        (d)     provide for the exemption of persons or proceedings or a class of persons or proceedings from any of the regulations made under this section.

    (3)     Regulations under this section have effect despite anything to the contrary in any Act (other than this Act or the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 ) or in any subordinate instrument.

    (4)     This section is repealed on the second anniversary of the day on which it comes into operation.".