15Preservation of administrative decisions and acts

15 Preservation of administrative decisions and acts

(1)  Any administrative act or decision done or made before the commencement day for the purposes of the former provisions is effective (so far as relevant and applicable) subject to, and for the purposes of, the corresponding provisions of the new Act.

(2)  Subject to subsection (3) , any application made, or notice given, under the former provisions may be dealt with under the corresponding provisions of the new Act.

(3)  An application for the renewal of a driver's licence under the former Traffic Act provisions that was received but not decided by the Registrar before the commencement day is taken to be an application for the renewal of a driver licence of the corresponding class under the new Act but is to be dealt with and determined under the former Traffic Act provisions as if those provisions had not been repealed and continued to govern the determination of the application.

(4)  Any administrative act or administrative proceeding commenced (but not completed) under the former provisions may be continued and completed under the corresponding provisions of the new Act.

(5)  Any delegation of powers or functions made by the Commission or the Registrar of Motor Vehicles under the former provisions or the Transport Act 1981 continues in force, subject to the new Act, as if it were a corresponding delegation of powers or functions by the Registrar under the new Act.

(6)  Any agreement made by the Commission about the exercise of delegated powers or functions continues in force and is binding on the Registrar.