sec.255Existing investigations

### sec.255 Existing investigations This section applies if— a marine incident happened before the commencement, or the general manager believes that a marine incident may have happened before the commencement even though it has not been reported; and the matter does not involve a Queensland regulated ship; and at the commencement, an investigation of the matter has not been started, or has been started but not finished, under the unamended Act, section 126. The general manager may require a shipping inspector to— investigate the matter; or if a shipping inspector has started but not finished investigating the matter—continue to investigate the matter. The amended Act, section 126(2) to (4) apply in relation to the investigation despite section 123A. s 255 ins 2016 No. 3 s 60 (sec.255-ssec.1) This section applies if— a marine incident happened before the commencement, or the general manager believes that a marine incident may have happened before the commencement even though it has not been reported; and the matter does not involve a Queensland regulated ship; and at the commencement, an investigation of the matter has not been started, or has been started but not finished, under the unamended Act, section 126. (sec.255-ssec.2) The general manager may require a shipping inspector to— investigate the matter; or if a shipping inspector has started but not finished investigating the matter—continue to investigate the matter. (sec.255-ssec.3) The amended Act, section 126(2) to (4) apply in relation to the investigation despite section 123A. - (a) a marine incident happened before the commencement, or the general manager believes that a marine incident may have happened before the commencement even though it has not been reported; and - (b) the matter does not involve a Queensland regulated ship; and - (c) at the commencement, an investigation of the matter has not been started, or has been started but not finished, under the unamended Act, section 126. - (a) investigate the matter; or - (b) if a shipping inspector has started but not finished investigating the matter—continue to investigate the matter.