168Appeal against Commissioner's decision made before

168 Appeal against Commissioner's decision made before commencement (a) before the commencement, the Commissioner had made a decision under this Act; and (b) one of the following circumstances applies: (i) immediately before the commencement, the appeal period for the decision had not expired and no proceeding for an appeal had been started; (ii) before the commencement, a proceeding for an appeal had been started but not decided. (2) If the circumstance mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(i) applies, the former legislation continues to apply in relation to the entitlement of a person to appeal against the decision within the appeal period. Division 4 Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction Residential Tenancies Act 1999 103 (3) The former Act continues to apply in relation to the functions and powers of the Local Court in conducting and deciding a proceeding for the appeal regardless of whether the proceeding: (a) was being conducted before the commencement; or (b) is started after the commencement within the review period.