sec.272Period or day stated in document given under previous provision

sec.272 Period or day stated in document given under previous provision

This section applies if— a previous provision provided for a document to be made under it; and there is a corresponding provision to the previous provision; and under the previous provision and before the commencement, a document was given to a person, whether or not the person had received the document before the commencement. If the document stated a period for doing something— the stated period continues to apply for doing the thing; and the period continues to have started from when the period started under the previous provision. If the document stated a day before which, or by which, a thing is to be done (however expressed), the thing must be done by the stated day. If the previous provision and corresponding provision provided that, if the thing were not done by the end of the stated period, the person is liable for an offence for the failure or may be subject to a penalty for the failure, the person does not commit an offence until the stated period ends. (sec.272-ssec.1) This section applies if— a previous provision provided for a document to be made under it; and there is a corresponding provision to the previous provision; and under the previous provision and before the commencement, a document was given to a person, whether or not the person had received the document before the commencement. (sec.272-ssec.2) If the document stated a period for doing something— the stated period continues to apply for doing the thing; and the period continues to have started from when the period started under the previous provision. (sec.272-ssec.3) If the document stated a day before which, or by which, a thing is to be done (however expressed), the thing must be done by the stated day. (sec.272-ssec.4) If the previous provision and corresponding provision provided that, if the thing were not done by the end of the stated period, the person is liable for an offence for the failure or may be subject to a penalty for the failure, the person does not commit an offence until the stated period ends.

• (a) a previous provision provided for a document to be made under it; and
• (b) there is a corresponding provision to the previous provision; and
• (c) under the previous provision and before the commencement, a document was given to a person, whether or not the person had received the document before the commencement.
• (a) the stated period continues to apply for doing the thing; and
• (b) the period continues to have started from when the period started under the previous provision.