Western Australian Current Acts

CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT ACT 1984 - SECT 168

168 .         Transitional regulations

        (1)         In this section —

        transitional matter means a matter that needs to be dealt with for the purpose of effecting the transition from the former Act to the amended Act.

        (2)         If there is no sufficient provision in the Conservation and Land Management Amendment Act 2015 for dealing with a transitional matter, the Governor may make regulations prescribing all matters that are required, or are necessary or convenient, for dealing with that transitional matter.

        (3)         Regulations made under subsection (2) may have effect before the day on which they are published in the Gazette .

        (4)         To the extent that a regulation made under subsection (2) may have effect before the day of its publication in the Gazette , it does not —

            (a)         affect in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State, the CEO or the Commission), the rights of that person existing before the day of its publication; or

            (b)         impose liabilities on any person (other than the State, the CEO or the Commission) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the day of its publication.

        [Section 168 inserted: No. 28 of 2015 s. 66.]