259General transitional provisions

259 General transitional provisions (1) This Part does not affect or take away from the **Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984**. (2) If this Part provides that a provision of an Act continues to apply to any matter or thing, then any regulation or other instrument having effect under that Act for the purposes of that provision also continues to apply to that matter or thing. (3) If, by virtue of this Part, a provision of an Act or a regulation or instrument continues to apply to a matter or thing, it continues to apply as in effect immediately before the provision was repealed or revoked. (4) This Part applies despite anything to the contrary in any other provision of this Act.