348BRegulations dealing with transitional matters

348B Regulations dealing with transitional matters

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations containing provisions of a transitional nature, including matters of an application or savings nature, arising as a result of the enactment of Chapter 3 of the Social Services Regulation Amendment (Child Safety, Complaints and Worker Regulation) Act 2025, including any repeals, modifications and amendments made by or as a result of the enactment of Chapter 3 of that Act.

(2) Regulations made under this section may—

(a) have a retrospective effect to a day on or after a date that is not earlier than the day on which the Social Services Regulation Amendment (Child Safety, Complaints and Worker Regulation) Act 2025 receives the Royal Assent;

(b) be of limited or general application;

(c) differ according to time, place or circumstances;

(d) leave any matter or thing to be decided by a specified person or class of person.

(3) Regulations made under this section have effect despite anything to the contrary—

(a) in this Act or any other Act (other than the Social Services Regulation Amendment (Child Safety, Complaints and Worker Regulation) Act 2025 or the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006); or

(b) in any subordinate instrument.

(4) Regulations made under this section may continue in effect for a period of not more than 2 years.

(5) This section is repealed on the second anniversary of the day it comes into operation.

Part 12—Consequential amendments

Division 1—Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005

349 Definitions

(1) In section 3(1) of the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005, after paragraph (b)(iv) of the definition of regulator, insert—

"(iva) the Social Services Regulator;".

(2) In section 3(1) of the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 insert the following definition—

"Social Services Regulator means the Social Services Regulator established under section 4 of the Social Services Regulation Act 2021;".