Tow Truck Act 2023
sec.161Existing assistant’s certificates taken to be assistant accreditations
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sec.161 Existing assistant’s certificates taken to be assistant accreditations
This section applies to— an assistant’s certificate in effect immediately before the commencement; or an assistant’s certificate that has been suspended under the repealed Act if the period of the suspension had not ended before the commencement. From the commencement— the assistant’s certificate is taken to be an assistant accreditation; and a document given under the repealed Act evidencing the assistant’s certificate is taken to be the accreditation document for the assistant accreditation. The assistant accreditation— has effect for the remaining term of the assistant’s certificate; and is subject to any condition, imposed on the assistant’s certificate under the repealed Act, section 14A(1)(b), that applied to the assistant’s certificate immediately before the commencement, even if the condition could not be imposed under this Act. If the assistant’s certificate has been suspended under the repealed Act, the assistant accreditation is taken to be suspended until the end of the period of the suspension of the assistant’s certificate. (sec.161-ssec.1) This section applies to— an assistant’s certificate in effect immediately before the commencement; or an assistant’s certificate that has been suspended under the repealed Act if the period of the suspension had not ended before the commencement. (sec.161-ssec.2) From the commencement— the assistant’s certificate is taken to be an assistant accreditation; and a document given under the repealed Act evidencing the assistant’s certificate is taken to be the accreditation document for the assistant accreditation. (sec.161-ssec.3) The assistant accreditation— has effect for the remaining term of the assistant’s certificate; and is subject to any condition, imposed on the assistant’s certificate under the repealed Act, section 14A(1)(b), that applied to the assistant’s certificate immediately before the commencement, even if the condition could not be imposed under this Act. (sec.161-ssec.4) If the assistant’s certificate has been suspended under the repealed Act, the assistant accreditation is taken to be suspended until the end of the period of the suspension of the assistant’s certificate.
- (a) an assistant’s certificate in effect immediately before the commencement; or
- (b) an assistant’s certificate that has been suspended under the repealed Act if the period of the suspension had not ended before the commencement.
- (a) the assistant’s certificate is taken to be an assistant accreditation; and
- (b) a document given under the repealed Act evidencing the assistant’s certificate is taken to be the accreditation document for the assistant accreditation.
- (a) has effect for the remaining term of the assistant’s certificate; and
- (b) is subject to any condition, imposed on the assistant’s certificate under the repealed Act, section 14A(1)(b), that applied to the assistant’s certificate immediately before the commencement, even if the condition could not be imposed under this Act.