Racing Integrity Act 2016
sec.273Action happening before commencement may be relevant to proceeding for particular acts or omissions
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sec.273 Action happening before commencement may be relevant to proceeding for particular acts or omissions
Despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 20C, an existing matter under a previous provision is not precluded from having relevance to— an act or omission that happened before the commencement constituting grounds for suspending or cancelling a licence under this Act; or a proceeding relating to a contravention of a provision of this Act involving an act or omission that happened after the commencement. In this section— contravention includes an alleged contravention. (sec.273-ssec.1) Despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 20C, an existing matter under a previous provision is not precluded from having relevance to— an act or omission that happened before the commencement constituting grounds for suspending or cancelling a licence under this Act; or a proceeding relating to a contravention of a provision of this Act involving an act or omission that happened after the commencement. (sec.273-ssec.2) In this section— contravention includes an alleged contravention.
- (a) an act or omission that happened before the commencement constituting grounds for suspending or cancelling a licence under this Act; or
- (b) a proceeding relating to a contravention of a provision of this Act involving an act or omission that happened after the commencement.