Dental Council of New Zealand v Bell - [1992] 1 NZLR 438

Statutes — Interpretation — Retrospective operation of disciplinary provisions — Dental Act 1988 repealed previous legislation and came into force on 1 January 1989 - Complaint made against dentist on 1 July 1990 relating to conduct in November 1988 - Whether disciplinary provisions of new Act applied to that complaint — Dental Act 1988, ss 54 and 55 - Acts Interpretation Act 1924, s 20(e).