Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00956:section:19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00956
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 19
Character Range: 22679–24810

19  Savings
 (1) If, by reason of a place ceasing, or having ceased, to be a Commonwealth place at a particular time, the applied provisions cease, or ceased, to have effect in or in relation to that place:
 (a) the previous operation of any part of the applied provisions that had effect in or in relation to that place immediately before that time is not affected;
 (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any part of those provisions is not affected;
 (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of an offence against any part of those provisions is not affected;
 (d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment referred to in either of the last two preceding paragraphs is not affected; and
 (e) any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the applied provisions had not so ceased to have effect.
 (2) If, upon a place becoming, or having become, a Commonwealth place, a law of a State ceases, or ceased, to have effect in or in relation to that place:
 (a) the previous operation of that law or anything duly done or suffered under that law is not affected;
 (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under that law is not affected;
 (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of an offence committed against that law is not affected;
 (d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment referred to in either of the last two preceding paragraphs is not affected; and
 (e) any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the law had not so ceased to have effect.
 (3) It is not the intention of either of the last two preceding subsections to affect the operation of a law of a State.