Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (32 of 2011)

Schedule 2   Amendment of the Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act 1997

Part 2   Transitional provisions

Division 2   Acts of the CEO etc.

54   Transitional - documents lodged with Centrelink

Scope

(1) This item applies to a document that was given to, or lodged with, Centrelink before the transition time.

Effect after transition time

(2) After the transition time, the document has effect as if it had been given to, or lodged with, the Department.

(3) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that subitem (2) does not apply to a specified document.

Note: For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.

(4) If, at a particular time, the Minister makes a declaration under subitem (3) in relation to a specified document, the Minister may at the same time, by legislative instrument, make either of the following declarations:

(a) that the document has effect, after the transition time, as if it had been given to, or lodged with, the Chief Executive Centrelink;

(b) that the document has effect, after the transition time, as if it had been given to, or lodged with, the Chief Executive Medicare.

Note: For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.

(5) A declaration made under subitem (3) or (4) after the transition time takes effect at the transition time.

(6) A declaration made under subitem (3) or (4) before the transition time, in accordance with section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, takes effect at the transition time.