22Transitional—pre‑commencement contracts

#### 22 Transitional—pre‑commencement contracts (1) If: (a) a contract is in force as at the commencement of this section; and (b) the contract was entered into before 1 July 2012; and (c) under section 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 of the repealed Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012, that Act had effect as if the contract had been entered into under section 13 of that Act for a purpose relating to the achievement of a particular policy objective; this Act, and any other law of the Commonwealth, has effect as if the contract had been entered into by the Secretary under section 14 of this Act for a purpose relating to the achievement of the corresponding policy objective. (2) If: (a) a contract is in force as at the commencement of this section; and (b) the contract was entered into on or after 1 July 2012; and (c) the contract was entered into under section 13 of the repealed Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012 for a purpose relating to the achievement of a particular policy objective; this Act, and any other law of the Commonwealth, has effect as if the contract had been entered into by the Secretary under section 14 of this Act for a purpose relating to the achievement of the corresponding policy objective. (3) For the purposes of this section, contract includes a part of a contract.