Food Act 2006

Subsection (2) applies if—

a person has appealed to a Magistrates Court under the repealed Act before the commencement against a following decision—

a decision of the chief executive refusing an application for compensation, or deciding an amount of compensation less than the amount sought by the applicant, under section 19C of the repealed Act;

a decision of an authorised officer under section 21(6) of the repealed Act refusing to give the person a certificate under section 21(2) of the repealed Act; and

the appeal has not been decided before the commencement.

The Magistrates Court may hear, or continue to hear, and decide the appeal under the repealed Act as if this Act had not commenced.

Subsection (4) applies if—

immediately before the commencement a person could have appealed to a Magistrates Court under the repealed Act against a decision mentioned in subsection (1)(a); and

the person has not appealed before the commencement.

The person may appeal, and the Magistrates Court may hear and decide the appeal, under the repealed Act as if this Act had not commenced.

For giving effect to its decision under subsection (2) or (4), the Magistrates Court may make the orders it considers necessary having regard to the provisions of this Act.