Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Tasmania) Act 2003

The adoption of the Commonwealth Act under section 4 during the expiry period does not apply to an act done by a local registration authority during the expiry period if the act – was done because of the expiry; and was valid when done; and would, except for the expiry, be invalid if the Commonwealth Act were applied to it.

Without limiting subsection (1), the adoption of the Commonwealth Act under section 4 during the expiry period does not apply to the extent of requiring the counting of any period for the purposes of Part 3 of the Commonwealth Act during the expiry period.

Subsection (2) does not apply to the counting of a period by a local registration authority for the purposes of Part 3 of the Commonwealth Act, if the local registration authority counted the period despite the expiry.

In this section, a reference to the doing of an act includes a reference to the making of an omission.

In this section – expiry means the expiry of the previous Act; expiry period means the period between the expiry and the commencement of this section; local registration authority means a local registration authority as defined under the Commonwealth Act in relation to Tasmania.