Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts[s. 84]
[Heading amended by No. 19 of 2010
s. 4.]
1 . Existing disputes and other matters
This Act does not
apply to disputes as to the transfer of a resident from one kind of
accommodation in a retirement village to another which occurred, or
proceedings to terminate residence contracts or regain possession of
residential premises, which commenced before the commencement of
section 84.
(1) The regulations
may contain other provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on
the enactment of this Act.
(2) A provision
referred to in subclause (1) may, if the regulations so provide, take
effect from the commencement of section 84 or a later day.
(3) To the extent to
which a provision referred to in subclause (1) takes effect from a date
that is earlier than the date of its publication in the Gazette , the
provision does not operate so as —
(a) to
affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an
authority of the State), the rights of that person existing before the date of
its publication; 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 date of
its publication.
(1) The Minister may
by order exempt any —
(a)
administering body that administers a retirement village established before
the commencement date;
(b)
retirement village established before the commencement date,
from all or any of the
provisions of this Act to such extent as the exemption relates to any matter
arising before the commencement date and either unconditionally or subject to
such conditions as are specified in the order.
(2) In
subclause (1) —
commencement date means the date on which this Act
comes into operation.