18Transitional and savings provisions

18 Transitional and savings provisions

(1)  A person holding office immediately before the commencement day as a member of the existing Council shall, unless that person is sooner removed from office under this Act or that person's office sooner becomes vacant under this Act, continue to hold that office for the remainder of the period specified in that person's instrument of appointment.

(2)  Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the power of the Supreme Court or a judge to publish the Court's or the judge's reasons for judgment.

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The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Defamation Act 1957 .*