Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (148 of 2010)

Schedule 2   Amendment of the Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996

Part 2   Transitional provisions

52   Commission and Board

(1) This item applies despite the amendment or repeal of a provision of the Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996 ( ALRC Act ) made by this Schedule.

(2) A person who holds office as a full-time member of the Australian Law Reform Commission (the Commission ) immediately before the commencement of this item, continues after that commencement to hold office on the same terms and conditions, as if appointed under paragraph 7(1)(a) of the ALRC Act as amended by this Act.

(3) A person who holds office as a part-time member of the Commission immediately before the commencement of this item, continues after that commencement to hold office on the same terms and conditions, as if appointed by the Attorney-General.

(4) A person who holds an engagement as a consultant to the Commission immediately before this item commences, holds the engagement when this item commences, on the same terms and conditions as if appointed by the President.

(5) If the context permits:

(a) a reference in an Act, statutory instrument or other document (including a contract, for example) to the Board is a reference to the President; and

(b) a reference in an Act, statutory instrument or other document to a member of the Board is a reference to a member of the Commission.

(6) A decision made by the Board that is in force immediately before this item commences continues in force when this item commences, as if made by the President.

(7) In this item:

decision includes an agreement, approval, authorisation, certificate, consent, declaration, deed, delegation, direction, dismissal, exemption, instruction, minute of a meeting, order, policy, protocol, recommendation, release, resolution or settlement, for example.