39Savings and transitional provisions

39 Savings and transitional provisions

39 Savings and transitional provisions

(1) The provisions of this clause are for the avoidance of doubt.

(2) The validity of anything done by a Division of the Government Service abolished by this Order (a former Division), or by an officer of a former Division, during the period between 1 July 2009 and the day on which this Order is published on the NSW legislation website is not affected by this Order being taken to have commenced on 1 July 2009.

(3) The provisions of this Order for construing references in documents extend to documents made or executed during the period between 1 July 2009 and the day on which this Order is published on the NSW legislation website.

(4) If—

(a) this Order requires a reference to an officer (the former officer) in an instrument relating to a matter to be construed as a reference to another officer (the successor officer), and

(b) the former officer is the prosecutor in any proceedings for an offence relating to such a matter,

the prosecutor in those proceeding becomes, for the balance of the proceedings, the successor officer.