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Local Government Act 2002

Regulatory, enforcement, and coercive powers of local authorities - Local authority legislation

161C: Other supporting definitions

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“Easy explanations of special words used in this part of the law”

In this part of the law, you’ll learn about some important terms and what they mean.

When the law talks about something that “determines or alters the temporal application of rights or obligations”, it means anything that changes when rights or obligations start, stop, or continue. This could include setting a date when they begin, delaying when they start, pausing them for a while, extending how long they last, or even cancelling them completely.

The law also explains what it means by “obligations” and “rights”. Obligations are things you must do or follow. This includes duties, responsibilities, and things you’re not allowed to do. It can also mean not being able to get certain benefits or privileges.

Rights, on the other hand, are things you’re allowed to have or do. This includes benefits, entitlements, powers, or privileges. It can also mean being eligible for these things.

These definitions help everyone understand what the law means when it uses these words in other parts of the legislation.

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161COther supporting definitions

  1. For the purposes of this subpart, an instrument that determines or alters the temporal application of rights or obligations includes (without limitation) one that does 1 or more of the following to the legislation that directly or indirectly confers or imposes those rights or obligations:

  2. appoints or prescribes a date on which, or other time at which, they come into force:
    1. defers the date on which, or other time at which, they apply or come into force:
      1. suspends, or in any way cancels, for a period or until a time, their application or operation:
        1. continues or extends (with or without a break), for a period or until a time, their application or operation:
          1. defers the date on which, or other time at which, they are abolished, repealed, or revoked:
            1. on a date, or at any other time, abolishes, repeals, or revokes them.

              1. For the purposes of this subpart,—

                obligations includes—

                1. duties or liabilities:
                  1. obligations to comply with prohibitions:
                    1. ineligibility for rights, benefits, entitlements, interests, powers, or privileges

                      rights includes—

                      1. benefits, entitlements, interests, powers, or privileges:
                        1. eligibility for rights, benefits, entitlements, interests, powers, or privileges.

                        Notes
                        • Section 161C: inserted, on , by section 14 of the Legislation (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2019 (LI 2021/247).