Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00331:clause:2_10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00331
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 10
Character Range: 33852–35013

10  Other general provisions about regulations
(1) This item applies to regulations made for the purpose of any of the provisions of the transitional Schedules (including this Part).
(2) Subsection 12(2) (retrospective application of legislative instruments) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the regulations.
(3) If:
 (a) regulations are expressed to commence from a date (the registration date) before the regulations are registered under the Legislation Act 2003; and
 (b) a person engaged in conduct before the registration date; and
 (c) but for the retrospective effect of the regulations, the conduct would not have contravened a provision of:
 (i) the WR Act (as it continues to apply because of this Act); or
 (ii) this Act; or
 (iii) the FW Act;
then a court must not convict the person of an offence, or order the person to pay a pecuniary penalty, in relation to the conduct on the grounds that it contravened a provision of any of those Acts.
(4) The provisions of the transitional Schedules (including this Part) that provide for regulations to deal with matters do not limit each other.

Part 3—Conduct before WR Act repeal day etc.