Northern Territory Numbered Acts

WEEDS MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2022 (NO 7 OF 2022) - SECT 31

After section 42

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Part 8     Transitional matters for Weeds Management Legislation Amendment Act 2022

43     Definition

In this Part:

"commencement "means the day on which Part 2 of the Weeds Management Legislation Amendment Act 2022 commences.

44     Continuation of declarations

    (1)     A declaration of a declared weed made under section 7(1) and in force immediately before the commencement:

    (a)     remains in force after the commencement; and

    (b)     is taken to be a declaration made under section 7(1) as in force after the commencement.

    (2)     A declaration of a potential weed made under section 7(2) and in force immediately before the commencement:

    (a)     remains in force after the commencement; and

    (b)     is taken to be a declaration made under section 7(2) as in force after the commencement.

45     Continuation of plans

    (1)     A remedial weed management plan approved under section 14(6)(a) and in force immediately before the commencement:

    (a)     remains in force after the commencement; and

    (b)     is taken to be a remedial weed management plan approved under section 14(4)(a) as in force after the commencement.

    (2)     A remedial weed management plan prepared under section 14(8) and in force immediately before the commencement:

    (a)     remains in force after the commencement; and

    (b)     is taken to be a remedial weed management plan prepared under section 14(6) as in force after the commencement.

46     Continuation of orders

        An order given under section 28(1)(a)(viii) and in force immediately before the commencement:

    (a)     remains in force after the commencement; and

    (b)     is taken to be an order given under section 28(1)(g) as in force after the commencement.

47     Offence provisions – before and after commencement

    (1)     Sections 9(1), (2), (3), (4), (6) and (8), 14(4), (12) and (13), 15(5) and (6), 20, 21(3) and (4), 23(3) and (4), 24(5), 26(1) and (2), 27, 29(4) and (5), 30(6) and (7), 31(1) and (2) and 32(1) and (3) as in force immediately before the commencement, continue to apply in relation to offences committed before the commencement.

    (2)     For subsection (1), if any of the conduct constituting an offence occurred before the commencement, the offence is taken to have been committed before the commencement.