SCHEDULE 3 - Savings and transitional

Section 198

1.    Interpretation

In this Schedule –

commencement day means the day on which this Act commences;

repealed Act means the Public Health Act 1962 ;

repealed regulations means regulations made under the repealed Act.

2.    Director of Public Health

The person who, immediately before the commencement day, was the Director of Health under the repealed Act is, on that day, taken to be the Director of Health appointed under section 6 .

3.    Health officers

A person who, immediately before the commencement day, was a health officer under the repealed Act is, on that day an authorised officer under this Act.

4.    Notice requiring disinfection of premises

A notice made under section 26 of the repealed Act and not complied with immediately before the commencement day may, on and from that day, be dealt with under that Act.

5.    Compensation

Any entitlement to compensation under section 24 of the repealed Act existing immediately before the commencement day may, on and from that day, be dealt with under that Act.

6.    Cervical Cytology Register

The Cervical Cytology Register compiled and maintained under the repealed Act before the commencement day is, on that day, the Cervical Screening Register maintained under this Act.

7.    Information

Any information kept or provided under the repealed Act before the commencement day is, on that day, information kept or provided for the purpose of this Act.

8.    Place of assembly

(1) A place in respect of which an approval is in force under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement day is, on that day, a place of assembly in respect of which a licence is in force under Division 1 of Part 5 .

(2) Subclause (1) applies until 30 September immediately following the commencement day.

9.    Place of public entertainment

(1) Any premises licensed under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement day as a place of public entertainment are, on that day, premises in respect of which a licence is in force under Division 1 of Part 5 .

(2) Subclause (1) applies until 1 October immediately following the commencement day.

10.    Skin penetration establishment

(1) Any premises registered under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement day as an establishment in which a process of skin penetration is carried on are, on that day, premises registered under Division 3 of Part 5 .

(2) Subclause (1) applies until 1 April immediately following the commencement day.