{"id":"nsw:act-2024-047","name":"Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024","slug":"statute-law-miscellaneous-provisions-act-2024","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"47 of 2024","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28879,"registerId":"nsw-act-2024-047-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Act","content":"#### 1 Name of Act\n\n1 Name of Act\n\n> This Act is the [Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2024-047).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Explanatory notes","content":"#### 3 Explanatory notes\n\n3 Explanatory notes\n\n> The matter appearing under the heading “Explanatory note” in the schedules of this Act does not form part of this Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":null,"content":"# Schedule 1\n\nSchedules 1, 2 (Repealed)\n\n**sch 1:** Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.\n\n**sch 2:** Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 3","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"General savings, transitional and other provisions","content":"# Schedule 3 General savings, transitional and other provisions\n\nSchedule 3 General savings, transitional and other provisions","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revocation of repeal","content":"#### 4 Revocation of repeal\n\n4 Revocation of repeal\n\n> The [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015), section 29A applies to the repeal of Acts or instruments, or provisions of Acts or instruments, by this Act.\n> \n> Explanatory note\n> \n> The effect of this section is to enable the Governor, by proclamation, to revoke the repeal of an Act or instrument, or a provision of an Act or instrument, by the proposed Act. The Act or instrument, or provision, the subject of the revocation of repeal is taken not to be, and never to have been, repealed.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Regulations","content":"#### 5 Regulations\n\n5 Regulations\n\n> > (1) The Governor may make regulations containing provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.\n> \n> > (2) A provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the date of assent to this Act or a later date.\n> \n> > (3) To the extent to which a provision takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication on the NSW legislation website, the provision does not operate to—\n> > \n> > > (a) affect, in a manner prejudicial to a person, other than the State or an authority of the State, the rights of that person existing before the date of its publication, or\n> > \n> > > (b) impose liabilities on a person, other than the State or an authority of the State, in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.\n> \n> Explanatory note\n> \n> This section enables the making of regulations of a savings or transitional nature relating to incidental matters arising out of the proposed Act.","sortOrder":9}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act remains true to its original purpose as a miscellaneous provisions statute. The repeal of Schedules 1 and 2 in 1987 actually narrowed its scope to purely savings and transitional matters, rather than expanding it. It functions as intended: a standard legislative vehicle for technical amendments with protective provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Highly conditional logic with multiple nested exceptions ('except where expressly provided to the contrary', 'unless expressly provided')","Self-referential structure: the Act governs how amendments in Schedules 1 and 2 work, but those Schedules are repealed and empty","Requires external knowledge: section 4 references section 29A of the Interpretation Act 1987 without explaining its content","Dense definitional subsection for 'amending provision' with three alternative limbs (a), (b), and (c)","Temporal complexity: provisions deal with multiple time periods (date of assent, commencement dates, publication dates, backdating effects)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **machinery Act** — a technical piece of legislation that acts as a vehicle for making changes to other laws. Think of it as a \"delivery truck\" that carries amendments to various other statutes.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Schedules 1 and 2** (now repealed) originally contained the actual amendments to other laws. These have been removed since 1987, meaning this Act no longer amends anything directly.\n- **Schedule 3** contains **savings and transitional provisions** — rules that protect things that happened under the old law when the law changes:\n  - **Section 1**: If this Act changes an \"amending provision\" (a law that changes other laws), and that amending provision already started working before this Act passed, the change is backdated to when the original amending provision began.\n  - **Section 2**: If this Act changes or repeals a law, any decisions or actions taken under the old law remain valid under the new law (unless the Act explicitly says otherwise).\n  - **Section 3**: If this Act changes a law, any regulations or instruments made under that law remain valid as if made under the changed law.\n  - **Section 4**: Allows the Governor to \"undo\" a repeal if needed (using powers from the Interpretation Act 1987).\n  - **Section 5**: Allows the Governor to make regulations handling practical transition issues, with protections for people's existing rights.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nPrimarily **government lawyers and drafters** who use this Act as a template for amending legislation. It also protects **ordinary people and businesses** by ensuring their past actions and rights aren't disrupted when laws change.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout these rules, changing laws could create chaos — permits might become invalid, contracts might be unenforceable, or government decisions might be challenged. This Act provides legal certainty and continuity."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument operates as a savings and transitional framework rather than changing substantive law. It preserves existing acts, decisions and instruments, fixes timing for amending provisions, and grants executive powers for regulations and revocation of repeal (Sch 3, ss 1–5). It does not alter the substantive scope of the amended Acts but changes how and when prior legal effects are treated for continuity and administration."},"complexity_factors":["Retroactive effect of amendments to amending provisions (Sch 3 cl 1) requiring retroactive application to the commencement of the original amending provision","Broad definition of 'amending provision' creates interpretation complexity when identifying which prior provisions are affected (Sch 3 cl 1(2))","Savings preserving past acts and decisions despite repeal or amendment (Sch 3 cl 2) can create layering of obligations and rights across versions","Instruments in force are treated as made under the amended Act (Sch 3 cl 3), raising questions about foundational authority and continued validity","Power for the Governor to revoke repeals via Interpretation Act 1987 s29A (Sch 3 cl 4) introduces executive discretion to restore prior law","Regulation‑making power for transitional provisions with limited retrospective operation and statutory protections for private persons (Sch 3 cl 5) creates timing and publication uncertainties","Cross-references to other Acts and prior repeals (Schedules 1–2 references) increase tracking burden for legal administrators and practitioners","Potential overlap between statutory commencements, publication dates and protective exceptions (Sch 3 cl 5(2)–(3)) complicates practical implementation and compliance advice"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act sets out savings, transitional and commencement rules for other amending or repealing provisions. It treats certain amendments to amending provisions as having taken effect from the original amending provision’s start date, preserves past acts, decisions and instruments as valid after amendments or repeals, and lets the Governor make transitional regulations or revoke repeals (Sch 3, ss 1–5). It affects agencies that administer laws and people who rely on existing decisions or instruments because it can preserve or revive legal effects while protecting private persons from prejudicial retrospective liabilities (s5(3))."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Acts are purpose-built housekeeping instruments. By design, they do not expand or narrow in scope — they are intended from the outset to make minor technical corrections across various statutes. There is no indication from the available material that this Act departed from that standard purpose."},"complexity_factors":["As a miscellaneous provisions Act, it amends multiple different Acts simultaneously, requiring cross-referencing across many areas of law","The amendments are typically technical and minor, keeping individual changes simple even if numerous","No substantive policy change is typically introduced — complexity is administrative rather than conceptual","The full text of amendments was not available in the provided material, limiting assessment of any unexpectedly complex provisions","Standard omnibus Acts follow a well-established legislative format familiar to legal practitioners, reducing interpretive difficulty"],"plain_english_summary":"This NSW omnibus Act makes a range of minor, technical amendments across multiple laws — fixing drafting errors, updating references and removing redundancies — to tidy the statute book. It technically touches anyone subject to NSW law, but the changes are generally small and unlikely to alter rights or obligations. Note: the actual amendment texts (schedules) weren’t provided, so a detailed review isn’t possible here."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statute-law-miscellaneous-provisions-act-2024","history":"/api/acts/statute-law-miscellaneous-provisions-act-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statute-law-miscellaneous-provisions-act-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statute-law-miscellaneous-provisions-act-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statute-law-miscellaneous-provisions-act-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statute-law-miscellaneous-provisions-act-2024/documents"}}