Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (148 of 2010)

Schedule 7   Amendment of the Criminology Research Act 1971

Part 2   Transitional provisions

19   Institute and Board

(1) This item applies despite the amendment or repeal of a provision of the Criminology Research Act 1971 made by this Schedule.

(2) A person who holds office as a member of the Criminology Research Council, immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to hold office as a member of the Criminology Research Advisory Council after that commencement on the same terms and conditions, as if appointed under section 33 of the Criminology Research Act 1971 as inserted by this Act.

(3) A person who holds office as the Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology (the Institute ), immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to hold office after that commencement on the same terms and conditions, as if appointed by the Attorney-General.

(4) 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 Director; 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 Institute.

(5) 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 Director.

(6) 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.