17Application of amendments

#### 17 Application of amendments 17 Application of amendments > > (1) The provisions of sections 2A, 2B, 34A, 40A, 43 (1), 48 (1), 68A, 72 (1) and 79 (1A), as inserted by the [Motor Accidents Amendment Act 1995](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1995-66), apply to claims made on or after the commencement of the relevant provision. > > > (2) The amendments to this Act made by Schedule 1 \[2\], \[3\], \[4\], \[7\], \[10\], \[12\], \[13\], \[15\], \[19\], \[20\], \[23\], \[24\], \[25\] and \[27\] to the [Motor Accidents Amendment Act 1995](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1995-66) apply only in relation to motor accidents occurring on or after the commencement of the amendment. > > > (3) The amendments to this Act made by Schedule 1 \[6\] and \[41\] to the [Motor Accidents Amendment Act 1995](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1995-66) do not apply to limit the insurance under a third-party policy in respect of a permit issued under Regulation 53A of the Motor Traffic Regulations 1935 before the commencement of the amendments. > > > (4) The amendments to this Act made by Schedule 1 \[9\], \[16\], \[17\], \[18\] and \[31\] to the [Motor Accidents Amendment Act 1995](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1995-66) apply only in relation to claims made on or after the commencement of the amendment. > > > (5) Section 47A, as inserted by the [Motor Accidents Amendment Act 1995](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1995-66), extends to legal proceedings brought before the commencement of the section. > > > (6) (Repealed) > > > (7) A claimant who was subject to the requirements of section 52 (3) immediately before its repeal by the [Motor Accidents Amendment Act 1995](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1995-66) does not have to provide a full and satisfactory explanation to the court for the delay in commencing proceedings. > > > (7A) Section 70A extends to a claim arising out of a motor accident that occurred after midnight on 26 September 1995, but not so as to affect any award of damages made before the commencement of this subclause. > > > (8) An amount under section 79A, as inserted by the [Motor Accidents Amendment Act 1995](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1995-66), does not have to be adjusted under section 80 before 1 October 1996. > > > (9) Section 135 (2), as inserted by the [Motor Accidents Amendment Act 1995](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1995-66), applies only in relation to offences committed after the commencement of the subsection. > > > (10) Except to the extent provided by this clause or the regulations, a provision of this Act, as in force immediately before its amendment by the [Motor Accidents Amendment Act 1995](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1995-66), continues to apply to and in respect of anything to which it then applied.