Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The regulations
may make provision for a transitional matter if there is no sufficient
provision made in this Division for the matter.
(2) If in the opinion
of the Minister an anomaly arises in the carrying out of any provision of this
Division, the regulations may —
(a)
modify that provision to remove the anomaly; and
(b) make
such provision as is necessary or expedient to carry out the intention of that
provision.
(3) No regulation may
be made under this section to come into operation more than 2 years after the
commencement day.
(4) Regulations made
for the purposes of this section may provide that a specific provision of this
Act —
(a) is
not to apply; or
(b) is
to apply with any specific modification,
to or in relation to a
matter.
(5) Regulations made
for the purposes of this section may provide that a state of affairs is taken
to have existed, or not to have existed, on and from a day that is —
(a)
earlier than the day on which the regulations are published in the Gazette ;
but
(b) not
earlier than the day on which this Act came into operation.
(6) A provision
referred to in subsection (5) does not operate so as —
(a) to
affect in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State) the rights
of that person existing before the day on which the regulations are published
in the Gazette ; or
(b) to
impose liabilities on any person (other than the State) in respect of anything
done or omitted to be done before that day.