271Transitionals—Building Amendment Act 2012

271 Transitionals—Building Amendment Act 2012 (1) Despite the amendments made to section 179A by section 4 of the **Building Amendment Act 2012**, section 179A as in force immediately before the commencement day continues to apply in respect of an inquiry into the conduct of a person, if the registration of the person as a building practitioner was suspended and the suspension was still in effect immediately before the commencement day, whether the inquiry commenced before, on or after the commencement day. (2) Section 179A as amended by section 4 of the **Building Amendment Act 2012** applies in respect of an inquiry that was commenced and continuing immediately before the commencement day in relation to the conduct of a person, if the person's registration as a building practitioner is suspended and the suspension takes effect on or after the commencement day. (3) For the purposes of this section, an inquiry commences when the Building Practitioners Board causes a notice to be served under section 178(2) on the registered building practitioner or the person whose registration as a registered building practitioner has been suspended (as the case may be). (4) In this section ***commencement day*** means the day on which section 4 of the **Building Amendment Act 2012** comes into operation. S. 272 inserted by No. 34/2013 s. 15.