56Transitional provisions—Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 2021

56 Transitional provisions—Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 2021

(1) An application under section 13 that was pending immediately before the commencement of section 4 of the amending Act is taken, on and after that commencement, to be an application to the Wage Inspectorate Victoria under section 13 as amended by the amending Act.

(2) An application under section 13A that was pending immediately before the commencement of section 5 of the amending Act is taken, on and after that commencement, to be an application to the Wage Inspectorate Victoria under section 13A as amended by the amending Act.

(3) In determining an application referred to in subsection (1) or (2), the Wage Inspectorate Victoria may have regard to any investigations and inquiries carried out by the Secretary under section 14 in relation to the application before the commencement of section 6 of the amending Act.

(4) A permit granted under section 16 that was in force immediately before the commencement of section 7 of the amending Act remains in force on and after that commencement as if it had been granted by the Wage Inspectorate Victoria under section 16 as amended by the amending Act.

(5) A permit granted under section 16A that was in force immediately before the commencement of section 8 of the amending Act remains in force on and after that commencement as if it had been granted by the Wage Inspectorate Victoria under section 16A as amended by the amending Act.

(6) Any conditions to which a permit referred to in subsection (4) or (5) was subject immediately before the commencement of section 9 of the amending Act remain in force on and after that commencement as if they had been determined by the Wage Inspectorate Victoria under section 17 as amended by the amending Act.

(7) The approval of a form under section 18B(3)(a) that was in force immediately before the commencement of section 12 of the amending Act remains in force on and after that commencement until a form is approved by the Wage Inspectorate Victoria under that section as amended by the amending Act.

(8) If an employer provided a copy of an exemption to the Secretary under section 18B(5)(b) before the commencement of section 12 of the amending Act, the copy is taken, on and after that commencement, to have been provided to the Wage Inspectorate Victoria.

(9) A person who was a child employment officer immediately before the commencement of section 17 of the amending Act remains a child employment officer on and after that commencement as if the person had been appointed by the Wage Inspectorate Victoria under section 38 as amended by the amending Act.

(10) Any directions in force under section 38(2) immediately before the commencement of section 17 of the amending Act remain in force on and after that commencement as if they were directions issued by the Wage Inspectorate Victoria under section 38(2) as amended by the amending Act.