Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Act 2026
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Sch 1 s 1 Regulations
1 Regulations
(1) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the commencement of—
(a) a provision of this Act, or
(b) a provision amending this Act.
(2) A savings or transitional provision consequent on the commencement of a provision must not be made more than 2 years after the commencement.
(3) A savings or transitional provision made consequent on the commencement of a provision is repealed 2 years after the commencement.
(4) A savings or transitional provision made consequent on the commencement of a provision may take effect before the commencement but not before—
(a) for a provision of this Act—the date of assent to this Act, or
(b) for a provision amending this Act—the date of assent to the amending Act.
(5) A savings or transitional provision taking effect before publication on the NSW legislation website does not—
(a) affect the rights of a person existing before the publication in a way prejudicial to the person, or
(b) impose liabilities on a person for anything done or omitted to be done before that publication.
(6) In this section—
person does not include the State or an authority of the State.