Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE AMENDMENT ACT 1985 No. 121 of 1985 - SECT 20

20. (1) In this section - "relevant day" means the day on which regulations
made by virtue of paragraph 40 (1) (ca) of the Principal Act as amended and in
force after the commencement of this Act take effect; "relevant Division"
means Division 2 of Part 3 of the Australian Federal Police Regulations as in
force immediately before the commencement of this Act.

(2) Notwithstanding the amendment of paragraph 40 (c) of the Principal Act
made by section 15, the relevant Division continues in force after the
commencement of this Act until the relevant day or such time as all appeals
instituted under the relevant Division before the relevant day have been heard
and determined in accordance with that Division, whichever occurs last.

(3) An appeal shall not be instituted under the relevant Division on or after
the relevant day.

(4) Where, at a time after the commencement of this Act but before the
relevant day, the Commissioner makes a redeployment declaration under section
38B of the Principal Act as amended and in force after the commencement of
this Act in respect of a member, the time within which the member may appeal
under section 38F of the Principal Act as so amended and in force against the
making of the declaration does not commence to run until the relevant day.

(5) Where -

   (a)  at a time after the commencement of this Act but before the relevant
        day, the Commissioner makes a redeployment declaration under section
        38B of the Principal Act as amended and in force after the
        commencement of this Act in respect of a member;

   (b)  the member, before that day, waives his or her right to appeal against
        the making of the declaration; and

   (c)  the Commissioner, before that day -

        (i)    issues a certificate under sub-section 38D (1) or 38E (1) of
               the Principal Act as so amended and in force in respect of the
               member; or

        (ii)   takes action under section 38C of that Act as so in force in
               respect of the member, the time within which the member may
               appeal under section 38F of the Principal Act as so amended and
               in force against the issue of that certificate, or the taking
               of that action, does not commence to run until the
               relevant day.