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Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997
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#### 43 Application of amendments
43 Application of amendments
> > (1) Except to the extent that a provision of this Part provides otherwise, a substantive amendment does not apply to or otherwise affect:
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> > > (a) any applications (including applications for internal reviews) that were made, but not finally determined, before the commencement of the amendment, or
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> > > (b) any proceedings that were commenced, but not finally determined, before the commencement of the amendment.
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> > (2) The following substantive amendments extend to applications and proceedings that were made or commenced, but not finally determined, before the commencement of the substantive amendment concerned:
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> > > (a) the amendments made to sections 74 (3), 86 and 105,
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> > > (b) the amendment made to section 8,
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> > > (c) the amendments made to section 24A,
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> > > (d) the amendments made to sections 44 (1), 57 (1) and 67,
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> > > (e) the amendment made to section 73,
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> > > (f) the amendment that inserts section 79A,
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> > > (g) the amendments made to section 84,
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> > > (h) the amendment that inserts section 86A,
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> > > (i) the amendment made to section 88,
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> > > (j) the amendments made to section 102,
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> > > (k) the amendment made to section 104,
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> > > (l) the amendments made to sections 114 and 118C.
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> > (3) The substantive amendments made to section 71:
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> > > (a) extend to proceedings that were commenced, but not finally determined, before the amendments commenced (existing proceedings), but
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> > > (b) do not affect any right or entitlement that an agent representing a party in existing proceedings had to represent the party immediately before the commencement of the amendments.
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> > (4) The substantive amendment made to section 74 (4):
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> > > (a) extends to proceedings that were commenced, but not finally determined, before the commencement of the amendment, but
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> > > (b) does not extend to proceedings where an objection has been made under section 74 (4) as in force before the commencement of the amendment.
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> > (5) The substantive amendment made to section 113 applies to appeals from appealable decisions of the Tribunal made on or after the day on which the amendment commences, but not to appealable decisions made before that day.
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> > (6) The substantive amendments made to clauses 4 and 5 of Part 3 of Schedule 2 extend to proceedings that were pending (but not yet heard) before the commencement of the amendments.
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> > (7) If a substantive amendment does not apply or extend to, or otherwise affect, an application, objection or proceedings, the application, objection or proceedings are to be determined or dealt with under this Act as if the substantive amendment had not been enacted.