1AValidation relating to commencement of Act

#### 1A Validation relating to commencement of Act 1A Validation relating to commencement of Act > > (1) To avoid doubt, past acts are as valid, and are taken always to have been as valid, as they would have been if the [Coal Industry Repeal Act 2001](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth had commenced on 1 January 2002. > > > (2) Subclause (1) is enacted in accordance with the express intention of the Parliament of the Commonwealth (set out in section 6 (6) of the [Coal Industry Repeal (Validation of Proclamation) Act 2002](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth) that a law of New South Wales may make provision in terms of that subclause. > > > (3) Subclause (1) has effect to the extent to which it is not in excess of the legislative power of the Parliament of New South Wales. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > past act means an act or thing that was done on the assumption that the [Coal Industry Repeal Act 2001](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth had commenced on 1 January 2002.