An Act to amend certain other Acts and instruments in various respects and for the purpose of effecting statute law revision; and to make certain savings.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on 14 July 2023.
Schedules 1–3 (Repealed)
sch 1: Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.
sch 2: Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.
sch 3: Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.
Schedule 4 General savings, transitional and other provisions
1 Effect of amendment of amending provisions
(1) An amendment made by Schedule 1 to an amending provision contained in an Act or instrument is, if the amending provision has commenced before the Schedule 1 amendment, taken to have effect as from the commencement of the amending provision, whether or not the amending provision has been repealed.(2) In this section—amending provision means a provision of an Act or instrument that makes a direct amendment to an Act or instrument by—(a) the repeal or omission of matter contained in the amended Act or instrument without the insertion of matter instead of the repealed or omitted matter, or(b) the omission of matter contained in the amended Act or instrument and the insertion of matter instead of the omitted matter, or(c) the insertion into the amended Act or instrument of matter, not being matter inserted instead of matter omitted from the Act or instrument.
2 Effect of amendment or repeal on acts done or decisions made
Unless expressly provided to the contrary, if this Act—(a) amends a provision of an Act or an instrument, oran act done or decision made under the provision amended or repealed has effect after the amendment or repeal as if it had been done or made under the provision as amended or repealed.(b) repeals and re-enacts, with or without modification, a provision of an Act or an instrument,
3 Effect of amendment on instruments
Unless expressly provided to the contrary, an instrument made under an Act amended by this Act, that is in force immediately before the commencement of the amendment, is taken to have been made under the Act as amended.
4 Revocation of repeal
The Interpretation Act 1987, section 29A applies to the repeal of Acts or instruments, or provisions of Acts or instruments, by this Act.
5 Regulations
(1) The Governor may make regulations containing provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.(2) The provisions may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the date of assent to this Act or a later date.(3) To the extent to which the provisions take effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication on the NSW legislation website, the provision does not operate—(a) to affect, in a way prejudicial to a person, other than the State or an authority of the State, the rights of the person existing before the date of its publication, or(b) to impose liabilities on a 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.