Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) AMENDMENT ACT 2012 (NO 2) (NO. 16 OF 2012) - SECT 26

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Part 13     Transitional—Road Transport (General) Amendment Act 2012 (No 2)

300     Meaning of commencement day —pt 13

In this part:

"commencement day" means the day this part commences.

301     Existing infringement notice declaration

    (1)     This section applies if, immediately before the commencement day, an existing infringement notice declaration had not been finally dealt with.

    (2)     This Act, as in force immediately before the commencement day, continues to apply to the existing infringement notice declaration.

    (3)     In this section:

"existing infringement notice declaration" means any of the following:

        (a)     an illegal user declaration mentioned in section 38 (Illegal user declarations), as in force immediately before the commencement day;

        (b)     a known user declaration mentioned in section 39 (Known user declarations), as in force immediately before the commencement day;

        (c)     a sold vehicle declaration mentioned in section 40 (Sold vehicle declarations), as in force immediately before the commencement day;

        (d)     an unknown user declaration mentioned in section 41 (Unknown user declarations), as in force immediately before the commencement day.

"finally dealt with"—an infringement notice declaration is "finally dealt with" if—

        (a)     the time for any appeal or review in relation to the declaration has ended; or

        (b)     any appeal or review in relation to the declaration has been decided or withdrawn.

302     Transitional regulations

    (1)     A regulation may prescribe transitional matters necessary or convenient to be prescribed because of the enactment of the Road Transport (General) Amendment Act 2012 (No 2) .

    (2)     A regulation may modify this part (including in relation to another territory law) to make provision in relation to anything that, in the Executive's opinion, is not, or is not adequately or appropriately, dealt with in this part.

    (3)     A regulation under subsection (2) has effect despite anything elsewhere in this Act.

303     Expiry—pt 13

This part expires 3 years after the commencement day.

Note     Transitional provisions are kept in the Act for a limited time. A transitional provision is repealed on its expiry but continues to have effect after its repeal (see Legislation Act, s 88).