Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) If there is no
sufficient provision in this Act for dealing with a transitional matter the
Governor may make regulations prescribing all matters that are required,
necessary or convenient to be prescribed in relation to that matter.
(2) Any regulations
made under this section must be made within 12 months after commencement
day.
(3) In
subsection (1) —
transitional matter means a matter of a
transitional or savings nature in connection with the winding up of societies
because of this Act or with the repeal of the Housing Societies Act 1976
by this Act.
(4) If the regulations
provide that a state of affairs is to be taken to have existed, or not to have
existed, on and from a day that is earlier than the day on which the
regulations are published in the Gazette but not earlier than commencement
day, the regulations have effect according to their terms.
(5) If the regulations
contain a provision referred to in subsection (4), the provision 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 of publication of those
regulations; or
(b) to
impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the
State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the day of
publication of those regulations.
[Part 3 has not
come into operation.]