124Transitional provisions—Victims of Crime Assistance (Amendment) Act 2000

124 Transitional provisions—Victims of Crime Assistance (Amendment) Act 2000 (1) The amendment of this Act made by a provision of section 21 or 22 of the **Victims of Crime Assistance (Amendment) Act 2000** applies to an application under section 86 of this Act for compensation for pain and suffering made before the commencement of that provision but heard or determined after that commencement, irrespective of when the offence was committed or the finding of guilt made or conviction recorded. (2) An application to which subsection (1) applies must be heard and determined as if it were an application made under Subdivision (1) of Division 2 of Part 4. (3) Subject to Subdivision (1) of Division 2 of Part 4, an application may be made under that Subdivision after the commencement of section 21 of the **Victims of Crime Assistance (Amendment) Act 2000**, irrespective of whether the offence was committed or the finding was made or the conviction was recorded before or after that commencement. (4) The amendment of this Act made by a provision of section 23 of the **Victims of Crime Assistance (Amendment) Act 2000** applies only to an application under section 87A(1) of this Act made after the commencement of that provision. S. 125 inserted by No. 80/2001 s. 5.