Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) If there is no
sufficient provision in this Part for dealing with a transitional matter the
Governor may make regulations prescribing all matters that are required,
necessary or convenient to be prescribed in relation to that matter.
(2) Regulations made
under subsection (1) may provide that specific provisions of this
Act —
(a) do
not apply; or
(b)
apply with specific modifications,
to or in relation to
any matter.
(3) Regulations made
under subsection (1) must be made within 12 months after the
commencement day.
(4) If regulations
made under subsection (1) provide that a specified state of affairs is to
be 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 commencement day, the regulations have effect according
to their terms.
(5) In
subsection (4) —
specified means specified or described in the
regulations.
(6) If regulations
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), the right
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.