A right to administrative merits review accrues when a proceeding is pending before the primary decision-maker, not when the decision is made, and is preserved by s 14(2) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 unless the amending legislation discloses a contrary intention. Transitional provisions that are silent as to a particular class of case are not necessarily exhaustive; whether they are depends on whether treating them as exhaustive would produce anomalous outcomes discordant with the legislative context and purpose.
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