Statutory Appointments (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2017 (Repealed) (TAS)

In the Supreme Court of Tasmania, the matter of the Statutory Appointments (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2017 (Repealed) was brought before the court. The dispute revolves around the validity and constitutionality of the Act, which had been repealed by its own section 30. The case was brought to question the legal consequences and implications of such a repeal.

The court was tasked with determining the legal effect of a statute repealing itself and whether such an action could stand. This involved assessing whether the repeal was validly enacted and if it had any practical or legal consequences. Additionally, the court considered whether the repeal had rendered the Act completely void or if it continued to hold some residual legal effect.

The court found that the repeal of the Act by its own section 30 was validly enacted and effective. The court reasoned that the repeal removed all legal force and effect of the Act, rendering it null and void from the moment of its repeal. The court held that there were no residual legal effects attributable to the Act post-repeal, and it held no further legal standing. Consequently, the court determined that the Act had been effectively and completely repealed.