12Interim State Policies

### 12 Interim State Policies > > (1)  [*\[Section 12 Subsection (1) amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-01-01/act-1997-085#JS4@Ja12@GC7@EN) Where the Governor is satisfied, on the recommendation of the Minister, that it is necessary that a State Policy should come into operation without delay, the Governor may, at the same time as, or at any time after, a draft State Policy is placed on public exhibition at the Commission's office declare, by notice published in the *Gazette*, that the State Policy will come into operation on a temporary basis on a day specified in the notice. > > > (2)  Where a notice has been published under [subsection (1)](#GS12@Gs1@EN) , the State Policy comes into operation on the day specified in the notice. > > > (3)  A State Policy that has come into operation under this section ceases to operate – > > > > > > (a) if the Governor, by notice published in the *Gazette*, terminates its operation; or > > > > > > > (b) if either House of Parliament passes a resolution disallowing it; or > > > > > > > (c) if it is superseded by a State Policy that comes into operation under [section 11](#GS11@EN) ; or > > > > > > > (d) in the case of a State Policy that has not already ceased to operate by virtue of [paragraph (a)](#GS12@Gs3@Hpa@EN) , [(b)](#GS12@Gs3@Hpb@EN) or [(c)](#GS12@Gs3@Hpc@EN) , at the expiration of 12 months from the day on which it came into operation. > > > (4)  The [Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1953-050) does not apply to a notice referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS12@Gs1@EN) .