Transitional regulation-making power
861 Transitional regulation-making power
A regulation (a transitional regulation) may make provision about a matter for which—
it is necessary to make provision to allow or facilitate the doing of anything to achieve the transition—
from the operation of this Act as in force before the commencement of a relevant amendment; and
to the operation of this Act as in force after the commencement of the relevant amendment; and
this Act does not provide or sufficiently provide.
A transitional regulation may have retrospective operation to a day not earlier than the day the relevant amendment to which the regulation relates commences.
A transitional regulation must declare it is a transitional regulation.
A transitional regulation—
may be made for a relevant amendment within 2 years after the relevant amendment commences; and
expires on the day that is 2 years after the day the relevant amendment commences.
This division expires on the day that is 2 years after the day the last relevant amendment commences.
In this section—
relevant amendment means an amendment of this Act by the amendment Act.
This provision refers to the regulations (A regulation
, the regulation
). Made under this Act:
- Environmental Protection (Air) Policy 2019 · Regulation
- Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2019 · Regulation
- Environmental Protection (Water and Wetland Biodiversity) Policy 2019 · Regulation
1 more instrument made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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