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5 Purpose

(1) This rule is made under item 5 of Schedule 5 to the Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (which provides for the Minister to make rules prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments or repeals made by Schedule 5 to that Act). (2) Schedule 5 to the Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016 extends all Commonwealth laws to Norfolk Island, unless a particular Act expressly provides otherwise. This rule prescribes transitional matters in relation to the transfer of the Norfolk Island register of business names to the Business Names Register and other consequential matters, on the application of the Business Names Registration Act 2011 to Norfolk Island from 1 July 2016.