Schedule 7 — References to specific Departments and Secretaries

Farm Household Support Act 1992

1  Subsection 3(2) (definition of Department )

Repeal the definition.

2  Subsection 3(2) (definition of Secretary )

Repeal the definition, substitute:

Secretary means the Secretary of the Department.

3  Subsection 4(1)

Omit “relevant Secretary, provided to the Secretary of the Department of Social Security”, substitute “Secretary, provided to the Secretary”.

4  Subsection 4(4) (definition of relevant Secretary )

Repeal the definition.

5  Paragraph 15(b)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

                     (b)  be in accordance with a form approved in writing by the Secretary.

6  Subsection 53(1)

Repeal the subsection.

7  Subsection 53(2)

Omit “Secretary of the Department of Primary Industries and Energy”, substitute “Secretary”.

8  Subsection 53(2)

Omit “that Department”, substitute “the Department”.

9  Subsection 57A(2)

Omit “Secretary of the Department of Primary Industries and Energy”, substitute “Secretary”.

10  Transitional—amendments do not affect things done

Things done under amended provisions

(1)       Subitem (2) applies to a thing done under a provision of the Farm Household Support Act 1992 if:

                     (a)  the provision is amended by an item of this Schedule; and

                     (b)  the thing was in force immediately before the commencement of that item.

(2)       The thing has effect, after the commencement of that item, as if it had been done under that provision as amended by that item. However, this is not taken to change the time at which the thing was actually done.

Amendments do not affect requirements for things done

(3)       Subitem (4) applies to a thing done under the Farm Household Support Act 1992 if:

                     (a)  the thing was in force, and complied with a requirement of that Act, immediately before the commencement of an item of this Schedule; and

                     (b)  immediately after the commencement of that item, the thing fails to comply with that requirement solely because of the amendments of that Act made by that item.

(4)       Disregard those amendments when considering, on and after the commencement of that item, whether the thing complies with that requirement.

Meaning of things done

(5)       In this item, doing a thing includes:

                     (a)  making an instrument; and

                     (b)  making a decision.

11  Regulations may deal with transitional etc. matters

The Governor-General may make regulations dealing with matters of a transitional, saving or application nature relating to the amendments or repeals made by this Schedule.