Clause 41

Subject to subsections (2) to (5) and any regulations made under subsection (6), the provisions of the principal Act as amended by this Act shall not apply with respect to claims for compensation, and any rights and obligations, in respect of personal injury caused by accidents happening before the date of commencement of this section, and the provisions of the principal Act in force immediately before the commencement of this section shall continue to apply with respect to those claims for compensation and rights and obligations as if this Act had not been enacted.

Sections 9, 11(a) and (b), 15, 19, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28(a), 30(b), 32 and 35 of this Act shall apply with respect to claims for compensation, and any rights and obligations, in respect of personal injury caused by accidents happening before the respective dates of commencement of those sections.

Sections 13(b), 23(a), (b), (c), (e) and (f), 24 and 33 of this Act shall apply with respect to claims for compensation, and any rights and obligations, in respect of personal injury caused by accidents happening before the respective dates of commencement of those sections except where a claim for compensation in respect of the injury has been made before the respective dates of commencement of those sections (referred to in this subsection as an excepted claims); and the former provisions of the principal Act in force immediately before the commencement of those sections shall continue to apply to those excepted claims as if those sections had not been enacted.

Sections 23(d), 28(b) and 30(c) of this Act shall apply with respect to claims for compensation, and any rights and obligations, in respect of personal injury caused by accidents happening before the respective dates of commencement of those sections except where an order has been made before the respective dates of commencement of those sections; and the former provisions of the principal Act in force immediately before the commencement of those sections shall continue to apply to all those claims and rights and obligations as if those sections had not been enacted.

Any subsidiary legislation made under the principal Act as in force before the commencement of section 22 of this Act and in force immediately before that commencement shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the principal Act as amended, continue in force until it is revoked or repealed by subsidiary legislation made under the principal Act as amended by section 22 of this Act.

For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of this section, the Minister may, by regulations published in the Gazette, prescribe such provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act, as he may consider necessary or expedient.