Continuation of regions and office of region controllers
8 Continuation of regions and office of region controllers
A division established under this Act (as in force immediately before the commencement of the amending Act) is taken to be a region established under section 14.
A reference in any other Act, or in any instrument, to a division (within the meaning of this Act as in force immediately before the commencement of the amending Act) is taken to be a reference to a region.
A reference in any other Act, or in any instrument, to a division controller (within the meaning of this Act as in force immediately before the commencement of the amending Act) is taken to be a reference to a region controller.
A person holding office as a division controller under this Act (as in force immediately before the commencement of the amending Act)—
is taken to be a region controller appointed under section 16, as substituted by the amending Act, and
continues to hold office as a region controller.
It does not matter that a person referred to in subclause (4) is not a member of staff of the State Emergency Service.
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