Tribunals Amalgamation Act 2015 (60 of 2015)

Schedule 9   Transitional and saving provisions

Part 2   Tribunal members and certain officers

3   Transitional - members of the AAT (Judges)

(1) This item applies to a Judge who was, immediately before the commencement day:

(a) a presidential member of the AAT; or

(b) the Acting President of the AAT.

(2) Despite the amendments of the AAT Act made by this Act, for the purposes of the operation of the AAT Act on and after the commencement day, the Judge is taken to hold office as:

(a) if the Judge was the President of the AAT - the President of the AAT; or

(b) if the Judge was the Acting President of the AAT - the Acting President of the AAT; or

(c) otherwise - a Deputy President of the AAT.

(3) From the commencement day the Judge holds office, as the President or a Deputy President, for the balance of the Judge's term of appointment that remained immediately before the commencement day.

(4) If the Judge held office immediately before the commencement day as the Acting President of the AAT, the Judge is taken to continue, on and after that day, to hold office as the Acting President for the balance of the Judge's term of appointment that remained immediately before the commencement day.

(5) To avoid doubt, this item does not affect the Judge's:

(a) tenure as a Judge; or

(b) rank, title, status, precedence, remuneration, allowances or other right or privileges as the holder of the Judge's office as a Judge.