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Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981
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Part 5—Transitional provisions
13—Transitional provision—Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981
(1) A person who, immediately before the commencement of section 5 of this Act, was entitled to enter and remain on the Mintabie precious stones field under section 25(2)(c) of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981, is entitled to enter and remain on the precious stones field until the expiry of the precious stones prospecting permit on which the entitlement is based.
(2) Despite section 29D(6) of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (as enacted by this Act), the Minister may issue a licence under subsection (1) of that section to a person who was, in the 6 months immediately preceding the commencement of section 5 of this Act, entitled (whether under that Act or otherwise) to occupy land that would, on the commencement of that section, be within the Mintabie township lease area.
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2016, Sch 1—Transitional Provisions
1—Executed documents
Section 5(4) of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (as in force immediately before the commencement of section 6 of this Act) will be taken to continue to apply to a document executed before the commencement of that section.
2—Casual vacancies
Section 9D(5) and (6) of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (as in force before the commencement of this clause) do not apply to a vacancy in the office of a member of the Executive Board—
(a) existing on the commencement of this clause; or
(b) occurring after the commencement of this clause but before the first election of members of the Executive Board under section 9 following the commencement of this clause.
3—First election of members of the Executive Board
(1) Despite a provision of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (as amended by this Act), the following provisions apply to the first election of members of the Executive Board under section 9 of that Act following the commencement of this clause:
(a) subject to this clause, the electorates for the election will be—
(i) the community groups of Pipalyatjara and Kalka;
(ii) the community groups of Kanypi, Nyapari, Angatja and Watarru;
(iii) the community groups of Amata and Tjurma;
(iv) the community groups of Kaltjiti, Irintata and Watinuma;
(v) the community groups of Pukatja, Yunyarinyi, Anilalya and Turkey Bore;
(vi) the community group of Mimili;
(vii) the community groups of Iwantja, Amuruna, Railway Bore, Witjintitja and Wallatinna;
(b) a reference in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 to an electorate will be taken to be a reference to an electorate referred to in paragraph (a);
(c) the closing date for the purposes of clauses 6 and 6A of Schedule 3 of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 in relation to the election will be taken to be the day fixed by the returning officer for the close of the voters roll for the election (being a day falling not less than 1 month prior to the polling day for the election);
(d) section 9(6)(a) of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (as amended by this Act) will be taken not to apply in relation to the election;
(e) the Minister must, for ease of reference, publish maps of the electorates setting out the community group or groups comprising the electorate for the election;
(f) section 9(8) of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (as in force immediately before the commencement of this clause) will be taken not to apply in relation to the election;
(g) the election must be held as soon as is reasonably practicable after the commencement of this clause;
(h) the returning officer may make such modifications to the rules set out in Schedule 3 of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (as amended by this Act) as he or she thinks necessary to enable the election to be conducted in an appropriate manner (including, to avoid doubt, by varying a time period specified in that Schedule in relation to an election).
(2) The regulations may make further provisions of a savings or transitional nature in relation to the operation of this clause.
Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (CPIPC Recommendations) Amendment Act 2021, Sch 1 Pt 21
76—Savings and transitional regulations
Regulations may be made under any Act amended by this Act (including under the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 2012 as in force after the commencement of this Act) to make provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act or on the commencement of specified provisions of this Act.
Historical versions
Reprint No 1—15.11.1991
17.6.2013