4Adoption of Commonwealth Act

4 Adoption of Commonwealth Act

(1)  The Commonwealth Act as originally enacted, together with any amendments made to that Act before the enactment of this Act, is adopted under paragraph (xxxvii) of section 51 of the Commonwealth Constitution .

(2)  [Section 4 Subsection (2) amended by No. 20 of 2021, s. 5, Applied:22 Dec 2021] The adoption of the Commonwealth Act has effect for a period commencing on the day on which this Act commences (but not so as to give effect to any adopted provision before that provision commences under section 2 of the Commonwealth Act ) and ending on a day fixed under section 4A as the day on which the adoption terminates, but not longer.

(3)  [Section 4 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 20 of 2021, s. 5, Applied:22 Dec 2021] Without limiting subsection (1) , the amendments made to the Commonwealth Act by the Mutual Recognition Amendment Act 2021 of the Commonwealth, as originally enacted, are adopted under paragraph (xxxvii) of section 51 of the Commonwealth Constitution.

(4)  [Section 4 Subsection (4) substituted by No. 20 of 2021, s. 5, Applied:22 Dec 2021] The adoption of the amendments to the Commonwealth Act under subsection (3) has effect for a period commencing on the day on which the Mutual Recognition (Tasmania) Amendment Act 2021 commences and ending on whichever of the following first occurs:

(a) a day fixed under section 4A as the day on which the adoption of the amendments under subsection (3) terminates;

(b) the day fixed under section 4A as the day on which the adoption of the Commonwealth Act under subsection (1) terminates.