271Specific regulation-making power

271 Specific regulation-making power

271 Specific regulation-making power

(1) Without limiting the generality of section 270, the National Regulations may deal with matters of a transitional nature relating to the transition from the application of provisions of the energy laws to the application of provisions of this Law and the Rules.

(2) Any provision of the National Regulations that deals with a matter of a transitional nature under subsection (1) may be expressed to take effect from a time that is earlier than the beginning of the day on which the Regulations containing the provision are made, not being a time earlier than the commencement of this subsection.

(3) If a provision of a National Regulation is expressed to take effect from a time that is earlier than the beginning of the day on which the Regulations containing the provision are made, the provision must also provide that the provision does not operate so as—

(a) to prejudicially affect the rights of a person (other than the rights of a Minister of a participating jurisdiction or an entity involved in the administration of the jurisdictional energy legislation or the National Energy Retail Law) existing before the date of making of those Regulations; or

(b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than liabilities imposed on a Minister of a participating jurisdiction or an entity involved in the administration of the jurisdictional energy legislation or the National Energy Retail Law) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of making of those Regulations.

(4) In this section—

matters of a transitional nature includes matters of an application or savings nature;

National Energy Retail Law means this Law as in force from time to time after the commencement of this section, or the Rules as in force from time to time after the commencement of this section.