Victorian Numbered Acts

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES AND INQUIRIES ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 2015 (NO. 10 OF 2015) - SECT 16

After Part 6 of the Inquiries Act 2014 insert —

" Part 7—Transitional

        150     Inquiries by commissions and boards under Part IVA of the Constitution Act 1975

    (1)     Despite the repeal of Part IVA of the Constitution Act 1975 —

        (a)     a former commission or former board has, and is to be taken always to have had, the power to continue a current inquiry; and

        (b)     the Governor in Council may amend the letters patent or other instrument of appointment of a former commission or former board in relation to a current inquiry as if that Part had not been repealed.

    (2)     In this section—

"current inquiry" means an inquiry by a former commission or former board that was begun but has not been completed before the repeal of Part IVA of the Constitution Act 1975 ;

"former board" means a board appointed under section 88C of the Constitution Act 1975 before the repeal of Part IVA of that Act;

"former commission" means a person or persons to whom a commission was issued under section 88B of the Constitution Act 1975 before the repeal of Part IVA of that Act.".

Part 4—Repeal of amending Act