Legislation Amendment (Sunsetting Review and Other Measures) Act 2018 (78 of 2018)

Schedule 2   Other measures

Part 1   Main amendments

Division 1   Amendments commencing day after Royal Assent

Legislation Act 2003

5   After subsection 12(1)

Insert:

Retrospective commencement

(1A) Despite any principle or rule of common law, a legislative instrument or notifiable instrument may provide that the instrument, or a provision of the instrument, commences before the instrument is registered.

Note: The effect of this subsection is to allow legislative and notifiable instruments to commence retrospectively (subject to subsection (2)). This subsection is subject to a contrary provision (see subsection (4)).