Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Minister may,
by instrument published in the Government Gazette , declare that a specified
relevant provision does not have effect on and after a specified day, and a
declaration so made has effect accordingly.
(2) A declaration is
not to be made in respect of a relevant provision unless the Minister is of
the opinion that the matters to which the relevant provision
relates —
(a) no
longer need to be dealt with, or will no longer need to be dealt with on and
after the specified day, under this Act or any other written law; or
(b) are
adequately dealt with, or will be adequately dealt with on and after the
specified day, under —
(i)
another provision of this Act; or
(ii)
Part 8 of the Electricity Industry Act 2004 and
the Code established under that Part.
(3) A declaration is
not to be made after the expiration of the period of 18 months beginning
on the day on which Schedule 5 clause 17 of the
Electricity Corporations Act 2005 comes into operation.
(4) Regulations made
under section 96 may —
(a)
repeal any specified relevant provision that has ceased to have effect because
of a declaration;
(b)
effect any repeal of or amendment to any other provision of this Part or
Schedule 5, 6 or 7 that is consequential on a repeal referred to in
paragraph (a); and
(c)
prescribe any matter that it is necessary or convenient to prescribe for
transitional or savings purposes in relation to a declaration or in relation
to a repeal or amendment referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
(5) In this
section —
declaration means a declaration made under
subsection (1);
relevant provision means any of section 90 or
91 or Schedule 5 or 6, or any portion of any of those sections or
Schedules;
specified means specified in the declaration.
[Section 95A inserted by No. 33 of 2004
s. 26; amended by No. 18 of 2005 s. 139.]