Prostitution Reform Act 2003

Miscellaneous provisions - Repeals, amendments, and transitional provisions

48: Repeals coming into force on day after Royal assent

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"Old laws stop working the day after the new law is officially agreed to"

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When a new law is agreed to, some old laws will be repealed. This means the old laws will no longer apply. The repeal of these old laws will happen the day after the law gets Royal assent.

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47: Regulations, or

"Rules the Governor-General makes to help the prostitution law work properly"

49: Repeals and revocations coming into force when Part 3 comes into force, or

"Some old laws will be cancelled when Part 3 of the Prostitution Reform Act starts"

Part 4Miscellaneous provisions
Repeals, amendments, and transitional provisions

48Repeals coming into force on day after Royal assent

Amendment(s) incorporated in the Act(s).