Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (59 of 2015)

Schedule 1   Interim arrangements etc.

Part 2   Transitional provisions

Division 3   Transfer of assets and liabilities

189   Vesting of liabilities of Ministers, members of the Legislative Assembly and members of the Executive Council

(1) This item applies to:

(a) a liability of a Minister immediately before the interim transition time, if the liability was in his or her capacity as a Minister; and

(b) a liability of a member of the Legislative Assembly immediately before the interim transition time, if the liability was in his or her capacity as a member of the Legislative Assembly; and

(c) a liability of a member of the Executive Council immediately before the interim transition time, if the liability was in his or her capacity as a member of the Executive Council.

(2) At the interim transition time:

(a) the liability ceases to be a liability of the Minister, member of the Legislative Assembly or member of the Executive Council, as the case may be, and becomes a liability of the Administration without any conveyance, transfer or assignment; and

(b) the Administration becomes the successor in law in relation to the liability.

(3) In this item:

Minister has the same meaning as in the Norfolk Island Act 1979 as in force immediately before the interim transition time.