Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018 (164 of 2018)

Schedule 3   Transitional provisions commencing on repeal of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989

Part 5   Registered automotive workshops

19   Approval as a registered automotive workshop

Existing approvals to continue in force

(1) Despite the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989, if:

(a) an approval was granted under section 21B of that Act and in force immediately before commencement; or

(b) an approval granted under section 21B of that Act had been renewed under section 21C of that Act and was in force immediately before commencement;

the approval is taken to continue in force during the transitional period subject to the provisions of the old law.

(2) However, if an approval mentioned in subitem (1) was in force immediately before commencement because subsection 21C(6) of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 applied, then the approval is taken to continue in force during the transitional period (subject to the provisions of the old law) until a decision is made about whether to renew the approval, as mentioned in subitem (4).

Pending applications

(3) If, before commencement:

(a) a corporation applied to the Minister for an approval under section 21A of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989; and

(b) the Minister had not decided the application;

then:

(c) the Minister must decide the application in accordance with the old law; and

(d) if the Minister decides to grant the approval - the approval:

(i) comes into force on the day specified by the Minister in the approval; and

(ii) continues in force during the transitional period subject to the provisions of the old law.

(4) If, before commencement:

(a) a corporation applied to the Minister for the renewal of an approval under section 21C of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989; and

(b) the Minister had not decided the application;

then:

(c) the Minister must decide the application in accordance with the old law; and

(d) if the Minister decides to renew the approval - the approval:

(i) comes into force on the day the approval is renewed; and

(ii) continues in force during the transitional period subject to the provisions of the old law.