(1) A regulation under this Act made before subordinate legislation, other
than uniform subordinate legislation, expires under this part may exempt the
legislation from expiry, for a stated period of not more than 1 year after the
subordinate legislation would otherwise expire—
(a) for either of the
following reasons—
(i) replacement subordinate legislation is being drafted
and is proposed to be made before the stated period ends;
(ii) the
subordinate legislation is not proposed to be replaced by other
subordinate legislation made under the Act under which or in relation to which
it was made or preserved when it expires at the end of the stated period; or
(2) If a regulation is made under
subsection (1) , the period of exemption stated in the regulation may be
further extended by regulation (
"extension regulation" ) for further periods of not more than 1 year each.
(i) the extent to which the Act or
provision is being reviewed; and
(ii) when the Minister expects the review to
end.
(5) However, failure to comply with subsection (4) does not affect the
validity of the extension regulation.
(6) For this section, an Act or
provision is
"subject to review" if—
(a) the Act or provision is being reviewed by any
Minister; or
(b) because of a review of an Act or provision by any Minister,
a Bill for an Act to repeal or amend the Act or provision is being drafted or
has been introduced into the Legislative Assembly; or
(c) an Act repealing or
amending the Act or provision has been enacted because of a review of an Act
or provision by any Minister, but the repeal or amendment has not yet entirely
commenced.