16Regulations

16 Regulations

(1)  The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) , the regulations may –

(a) clarify, or amend, the status, entitlement or rights of employees transferred under this Act; and

(b) provide for the preservation, continuation, variation or revocation of a decision of the former employer; and

(c) provide for the preservation, or transfer, of information and documents held by the former employer in respect of an employee transferred, or eligible for transfer, under this Act; and

(d) provide for any other incidental, transitional or ancillary matter in respect of this Act.

(3)  Regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the regulations.

(4)  The regulations may authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, approved, applied or regulated by any person specified in the regulations.

(5)  Regulations made under subsection (1) , for a transitional purpose –

(a) may take effect on –

(i) the day on which this Act commences; or

(ii) such other day as is specified in the regulations, whether the day so specified is before, on or after the day on which the regulations are made or this Act commences; and

(b) may not reduce, or limit, any entitlements to which an employee is entitled under this Act except where the reduction, or limitation, is required for the entitlements and rights to be consistent with an award or agreement that applies and comes into force, in respect of the employee, after the commencement of this Act.