Codes of practice
161 Codes of practice
(1) Section 73 as in force after the commencement applies in relation to the consideration and approval of a code of practice by the Commissioner if, before the commencement:
(a) a public sector organisation had submitted a draft code of practice to the Commissioner; and
(b) the Commissioner had not yet decided whether or not to recommend that the draft code be submitted to the Administrator for approval.
(2) Despite the repeal of sections 74 and 75, those sections as in force immediately before the commencement continue to apply in relation to the consideration and approval of a draft code of practice if, before the commencement:
(a) the Commissioner had recommended the draft code be submitted to the Administrator for approval; and
the code of practice had not been approved by the Administrator.
(3) A code of practice in force immediately before the commencement continues in force as if the code had been made by the Commissioner under section 73 of the Act.
In this section:
commencement means the day on which the Information Amendment Act 2015 commences.
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