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Part 13 Transitional matters for Information Amendment Act (No. 2) 2015
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Part 12 Transitional matters for Information
Amendment Act 2015
161 Codes of practice
(1) Section 73 as in force after the commencement applies in relation
to the consideration and approval of a code of practice by the
Commissioner if, before the commencement:
(a) a public sector organisation had submitted a draft code of
practice to the Commissioner; and
(b) the Commissioner had not yet decided whether or not to
recommend that the draft code be submitted to the
Administrator for approval.
(2) Despite the repeal of sections 74 and 75, those sections as in force
immediately before the commencement continue to apply in relation
to the consideration and approval of a draft code of practice if,
before the commencement:
(a) the Commissioner had recommended the draft code be
submitted to the Administrator for approval; and
(b) the code of practice had not been approved by the
Administrator.
(3) A code of practice in force immediately before the commencement
continues in force as if the code had been made by the
Commissioner under section 73 of the Act.
commencement means the day on which the Information
Amendment Act 2015 commences.