Transitional provisions—Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment (Public Interest Disclosures, Oversight and Independence) Act 2019
36 Transitional provisions—Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment (Public Interest Disclosures, Oversight and Independence) Act 2019
In this section—
2019 Act means the Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment (Public Interest Disclosures, Oversight and Independence) Act 2019;
commencement day means the day on which Part 4 of the 2019 Act comes into operation.
Part IIIAC as inserted by section 153 of the 2019 Act, applies on and after the commencement day to—
an enquiry under section 13A begun before the commencement day; or
an investigation under section 15B begun before the commencement day.
Despite the substitution of section 18 by section 163 of the 2019 Act, a summons issued to a person by the Ombudsman under section 17 of the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958 that was in force immediately before the commencement day, continues to have effect on and from that day until the person complies with the summons or the summons is varied or revoked under section 18B as substituted by section 163 of the 2019 Act.
Sections 18 and 18A to 18S, as substituted by section 163 of the 2019 Act, apply on and after the commencement day to—
an investigation begun before the commencement day under section 15B; or
a witness summons issued by the Ombudsman on or after the commencement day.
Section 13A(4), as inserted by section 152 of the 2019 Act, and sections 18O and 18P, as inserted by section 163 of the 2019 Act, apply on and after the commencement day to—
an enquiry under section 13A begun before the commencement day; or
an investigation under section 15B begun before the commencement day.
Despite the repeal of section 19 of the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958 by item 16.2 of Schedule 2 to the Inquiries Act 2014, section 29B(b) of this Act, as in force immediately before the commencement day, continues to apply to any legal proceeding in relation to an offence under section 19 of the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958 that had commenced before the commencement day.
S. 37 inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 163, repealed by No. 8414/1973 s. 37(4), new s. 37 inserted by No. 31/2024 s. 96.
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