18BRegulations dealing with transitional matters

18B Regulations dealing with transitional matters (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations containing provisions of a transitional nature, including matters of an application or savings nature, arising as a result of the enactment of the **Early Childhood Legislation Amendment (Child Safety) Act 2025**, including any repeals, modifications and amendments made by or as a result of the enactment of that Act. (2) Regulations made under this section may— (a) have a retrospective effect to a day on or after a date not earlier than the day on which the **Early Childhood Legislation Amendment (Child Safety) Act 2025** receives the Royal Assent; (b) be of limited or general application; (c) differ according to time, place or circumstances; (d) leave any matter or thing to be decided by a specified person or class of person. (3) Regulations under this section have effect despite anything to the contrary in— (a) this Act or any other Act (other than the **Early Childhood Legislation Amendment (Child Safety) Act 2025** or the **Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006**); (b) any subordinate instrument. (4) This section is **repealed** on the second anniversary of the day on which it comes into operation. S. 19 inserted by No. 80/2011 s. 61.