sec.399Declaration for continued appointments

### sec.399 Declaration for continued appointments This section applies if the amendment Act is assented to after the day that a person’s appointment to act as the chairperson, as a part-time commissioner, or to act as a part-time commissioner, would have ended but for section 397 or 398. For this Act, the person’s appointment is declared to always have been validly extended for the relevant period. Anything done or omitted to be done by the person during the relevant period that would have been valid and lawful under this Act had the person’s appointment been validly extended for the relevant period is declared to always have been valid and lawful. Subsection (3) applies for all purposes, including a proceeding decided before, or started before or after, the relevant period ends. In this section— proceeding means— an investigation or hearing under this Act; or a civil or criminal proceeding. relevant period , for a person appointed to act as the chairperson, as a part-time commissioner or to act as a part-time commissioner, means the period between— when the person’s appointment would have ended but for section 397 or 398; and the day the amendment Act is assented to. s 399 ins 2014 No. 21 s 80 (retro) (sec.399-ssec.1) This section applies if the amendment Act is assented to after the day that a person’s appointment to act as the chairperson, as a part-time commissioner, or to act as a part-time commissioner, would have ended but for section 397 or 398. (sec.399-ssec.2) For this Act, the person’s appointment is declared to always have been validly extended for the relevant period. (sec.399-ssec.3) Anything done or omitted to be done by the person during the relevant period that would have been valid and lawful under this Act had the person’s appointment been validly extended for the relevant period is declared to always have been valid and lawful. (sec.399-ssec.4) Subsection (3) applies for all purposes, including a proceeding decided before, or started before or after, the relevant period ends. (sec.399-ssec.5) In this section— proceeding means— an investigation or hearing under this Act; or a civil or criminal proceeding. relevant period , for a person appointed to act as the chairperson, as a part-time commissioner or to act as a part-time commissioner, means the period between— when the person’s appointment would have ended but for section 397 or 398; and the day the amendment Act is assented to. - (a) an investigation or hearing under this Act; or - (b) a civil or criminal proceeding. - (a) when the person’s appointment would have ended but for section 397 or 398; and - (b) the day the amendment Act is assented to.