6Pre‑existing advisory committees established by AUSTEL

6 Pre‑existing advisory committees established by AUSTEL

(1) Any advisory committee that was established by AUSTEL under section 32 of the Telecommunications Act 1989 and was in existence immediately before the repeal of that section is taken to have been established under section 53 of the Telecommunications Act 1991 on the commencement of that last‑mentioned section. (2) Any direction that was given by AUSTEL under subsection 32(3) of the Telecommunications Act 1989 to a committee referred to in subsection (1) of this section and was in force immediately before the repeal of that subsection is taken to have been given to AUSTEL under subsection 53(3) of the Telecommunications Act 1991 on the commencement of that last‑mentioned subsection.