Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00017:clause:7_103
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00017
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 103
Character Range: 445046–446452

103  Offsetting
 (1) Section 388 of the MRCA, as amended by Division 10 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Simplification Act, applies in relation to an action brought on or after the date of commencement.
 (2) Sections 390 and 391 of the MRCA, as amended by Division 10 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Simplification Act, apply in relation to a claim for damages made on or after the date of commencement.
 (3) Sections 399, 401 and 402 of the MRCA, as amended by Division 10 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Simplification Act, apply in relation to damages recovered on or after the date of commencement.
 (4) Section 403 of the MRCA, as amended by Division 10 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Simplification Act, applies in relation to:
 (a) an agreement to pay damages that is made on or after the date of commencement; and
 (b) damages awarded on or after the date of commencement.
 (5) If:
 (a) on or after the date of commencement, a provision of Chapter 10 of the MRCA applies in relation to a particular case; and
 (b) apart from this subsection, a relevant DRCA or VEA provision would also apply in relation to that particular case;
the relevant DRCA or VEA provision has no effect in relation to the particular case.
 (6) In this section:
relevant DRCA or VEA provision means a provision of:
 (a) Part IV of the DRCA; or
 (b) Division 5A of Part II of the VEA; or
 (c) Division 4 of Part IV of the VEA.