5CEffect of termination of amendment reference before other reference

#### 5C Effect of termination of amendment reference before other reference 5C Effect of termination of amendment reference before other reference > > (1) If the reference made by section 5A(1) (the amendment reference) terminates before the reference made by section 4(1)(a), the termination of the amendment reference does not affect— > > > > > (a) laws that were made under that reference before that termination, whether or not they have come into operation before that termination, or > > > > > (b) the continued operation in the State of the Commonwealth Act as in operation immediately before that termination or as subsequently amended or affected by— > > > > > > > (i) laws referred to in paragraph (a) that come into operation after that termination, or > > > > > > > (ii) provisions referred to in section 5A(6). > > > (2) Accordingly, the amendment reference continues to have effect for the purposes of subsection (1) unless the reference under section 4(1)(a) is terminated. > > **ss 5A–5D:** Ins 2021 No 17, Sch 1\[3\].