Occupational Licensing National Law Repeal Act 2016 (TAS)

Occupational Licensing National Law Repeal Act 2016

An Act to repeal the Occupational Licensing National Law Act 2011 and to enact savings and transitional provisions consequent on that repeal

[Royal Assent 29 June 2016]

Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Occupational Licensing National Law Repeal Act 2016 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on the day on which the Occupational Licensing National Law Act 2010 of Victoria is repealed, but if this Act does not receive the Royal Assent by that day it is taken to have commenced on that day. 3InterpretationIn this Act – Occupational Licensing National Law (Tasmania) means the provisions applying in this jurisdiction by virtue of section 4 of the Occupational Licensing National Law Act 2011 ; repeal day means the day on which the Occupational Licensing National Law Act 2010 of Victoria is repealed. 4Repeal of Occupational Licensing National Law (Tasmania) (1)  The Occupational Licensing National Law (Tasmania) is repealed. (2)  Any records, within the meaning of the Archives Act 1983 , made under the Occupational Licensing National Law (Tasmania) in respect of this State are, on the repeal day, transferrable to the Department of Treasury and Finance and the Archives Act 1983 applies to those records as if the records were State records within the meaning of that Act. 5Regulations (1)  The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act. (2)  Regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the regulations. (3)  The regulations may – (a) provide for savings or transitional matters necessary or expedient for bringing this Act into operation; and (b) provide for any of those savings or transitional matters to have retrospective effect from the repeal day or from a specified later day, whether the day so specified is before, on or after the day on which the regulations are made. (4)  A regulation made under subsection (1) may not have retrospective effect if the regulation – (a) affects, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), a right of that person that existed at the time the regulation is to take effect; or (b) imposes a liability on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything validly done or omitted to be done before the regulation takes effect. 6Administration of ActUntil provision is made in relation to this Act by order under section 4 of the Administrative Arrangements Act 1990  – (a) the administration of this Act is assigned to the Minister for Building and Construction; and (b) the department responsible to that Minister in relation to the administration of this Act is the Department of Justice. 7Legislation repealedThe legislation specified in Schedule 1 is repealed. 8Legislation revokedThe legislation specified in Schedule 2 is revoked. Schedule 1Legislation repealed

Section 7

Occupational Licensing National Law Act 2011 (No. 6 of 2011)

Schedule 2Legislation revoked

Section 8

Proclamation under the Occupational Licensing National Law Act 2011 (No. 137 of 2011)

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 24 MAY 2016

Legislative Council on 21 JUNE 2016]