92Transitional provisions—Courts Legislation Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2008

92 Transitional provisions—Courts Legislation Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2008 (1) Unless the contrary intention appears, on and from the commencement of section 53 of the **Courts Legislation Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2008**, a reference in any Act (other than that Act), subordinate instrument or other document, to a master of the County Court is to be construed as a reference to an associate judge of the County Court. (2) Nothing in the **Courts Legislation Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2008** affects the pension entitlements of a master who resigned, retired or died before the commencement of section 56 of that Act or the spouse or partner or eligible child of such a master and— (a) subject to paragraph (b), those entitlements continue in existence as if the amendments made by that Act had not been made; (b) a reference in section 17B to the annual salary for the time being applicable or payable in respect of an office held immediately before retirement or at the date of death, resignation or retirement is, in relation to a former master who resigned or retired before the commencement of section 56 of the **Courts Legislation Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2008** or the spouse or partner or eligible child of such a former master, a reference to the annual salary for the time being payable under section 17AA(1) of the **County Court Act 1958** in respect of the office of associate judge. S. 93 inserted by No. 51/2008 s. 9.