Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered ActsAfter section 142
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In this Part:
"commencement" means the commencement of section 3 of the Licensing (Director-General) Repeal Act 2020 .
"Director-General" means the Director-General of Licensing appointed under the repealed Act before its repeal.
"repealed Act" means the Licensing (Director-General) Act 2014 .
If an application is made to the Director-General for a decision to be made under this Act but the decision is not made before the commencement, the application must be decided by the Director as if it was made to the Director.
If an application is made to the Director-General for a review under Part 3 of the repealed Act of a delegate decision made under this Act, but the review is not completed before the commencement, the review must be conducted by the Director as if the application was made to the Director.
(1) A statutory instrument or other instrument, an appointment, an approved form or any other document made or issued by the Director-General under this Act or the repealed Act before the commencement continues in force and is taken after the commencement to have been made or issued by the Director.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a delegation by the Director-General under this Act or the repealed Act in force immediately before the commencement is taken after the commencement to be a delegation by the Director and continues in force until amended or revoked under this Act.
If the Director-General receives a complaint under section 69 that is not considered and decided under section 70 before the commencement, the complaint must be considered and decided under section 70 as if it was made to the Director.