sec.254Existing applications for restoration of expired licences or registration certificates

### sec.254 Existing applications for restoration of expired licences or registration certificates This section applies if— a person’s licence or registration certificate under PAMDA expired before the commencement; and the person applied for the restoration of the licence or registration certificate under PAMDA before the commencement; and the application was not decided before the commencement. The application is taken to be an application under the relevant Act for the restoration of the following (the relevant authority )— for an expired licence—the licence or licences that the expired licence would have become under section 239 if it had still been in force immediately before the commencement; for an expired registration certificate other than a registration certificate as a commercial agent—the registration certificate or licence or licences that the expired registration certificate would have become under section 240 if it had still been in force immediately before the commencement; for an expired registration certificate as a commercial agent—registration as a subagent under the Debt Collectors Act. For the purposes of— deciding the application; and restoring the expired licence or registration certificate; and any review or appeal in relation to the application; the expired licence or registration certificate is taken to be the relevant authority. The expired licence or registration certificate is taken to continue in force, as the relevant authority, until the application is— decided under the relevant Act; or withdrawn under the relevant Act. To remove any doubt, it is declared that if the application is granted, the restoration must be given effect as if the expired licence or registration certificate were the relevant authority. (sec.254-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person’s licence or registration certificate under PAMDA expired before the commencement; and the person applied for the restoration of the licence or registration certificate under PAMDA before the commencement; and the application was not decided before the commencement. (sec.254-ssec.2) The application is taken to be an application under the relevant Act for the restoration of the following (the relevant authority )— for an expired licence—the licence or licences that the expired licence would have become under section 239 if it had still been in force immediately before the commencement; for an expired registration certificate other than a registration certificate as a commercial agent—the registration certificate or licence or licences that the expired registration certificate would have become under section 240 if it had still been in force immediately before the commencement; for an expired registration certificate as a commercial agent—registration as a subagent under the Debt Collectors Act. (sec.254-ssec.3) For the purposes of— deciding the application; and restoring the expired licence or registration certificate; and any review or appeal in relation to the application; the expired licence or registration certificate is taken to be the relevant authority. (sec.254-ssec.4) The expired licence or registration certificate is taken to continue in force, as the relevant authority, until the application is— decided under the relevant Act; or withdrawn under the relevant Act. (sec.254-ssec.5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that if the application is granted, the restoration must be given effect as if the expired licence or registration certificate were the relevant authority. - (a) a person’s licence or registration certificate under PAMDA expired before the commencement; and - (b) the person applied for the restoration of the licence or registration certificate under PAMDA before the commencement; and - (c) the application was not decided before the commencement. - (a) for an expired licence—the licence or licences that the expired licence would have become under section 239 if it had still been in force immediately before the commencement; - (b) for an expired registration certificate other than a registration certificate as a commercial agent—the registration certificate or licence or licences that the expired registration certificate would have become under section 240 if it had still been in force immediately before the commencement; - (c) for an expired registration certificate as a commercial agent—registration as a subagent under the Debt Collectors Act. - (a) deciding the application; and - (b) restoring the expired licence or registration certificate; and - (c) any review or appeal in relation to the application; - (a) decided under the relevant Act; or - (b) withdrawn under the relevant Act.