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Part 5 — Transitional provisions
38. Appeals pending before Full Court or Court of Criminal Appeal
(1) If on the commencement of this Act an appeal or an application for leave to appeal is pending before —
(a) the Full Court of the Supreme Court; or
(b) the Court of Criminal Appeal,
the appeal or application is to be taken to have been commenced or made and to be pending before the Court of Appeal.
(2) Despite subsection (1), if on the commencement of this Act an appeal or an application for leave to appeal is part heard by —
(a) the Full Court of the Supreme Court; or
(b) the Court of Criminal Appeal,
then the hearing and determination of the appeal or application may be completed by the Full Court or the Court of Criminal Appeal, as the case requires, as if this Act had not commenced.
39. References to “Full Court” or “Court of Criminal Appeal” to be read as references to “Court of Appeal”
(1) A reference in a written law or book, document or writing to the Full Court of the Supreme Court (whether those or some other words are used) is, unless the contrary intention appears, to be construed as if it had been amended to be a reference to the Court of Appeal.
(2) A reference in a written law or book, document or writing to the Court of Criminal Appeal is, unless the contrary intention appears, to be construed as if it had been amended to be a reference to the Court of Appeal.
4 The *Superannuation and Family Benefits Act 1938* was repealed by the *State Superannuation Act 2000* s. 39, but its provisions continue to apply to and in relation to certain schemes because of the *State Superannuation (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000* s. 26.