(1) The appropriate
official may give directions ( transitional directions ) for or with respect
to any of the following —
(a) the
modification of provisions of this Act in their application to pending dispute
proceedings to facilitate the appropriate resolution of the disputes
concerned;
(b)
varying the terms or effect of a pending dispute decision to ensure that the
pending dispute decision has appropriate operation and effect for the purposes
of this Act;
(c)
varying the operation of the conciliation rules, arbitration rules and
regulations in force under the former Act in their application to pending
dispute proceedings dealt with under this Act;
(d)
quashing a pending dispute decision that has no appropriate operation or
effect for the purposes of this Act;
(e)
terminating a pending dispute proceeding if resolution of the dispute
concerned will have no appropriate operation or effect for the purposes of
this Act.
(2) Transitional
directions may be given to operate generally or in a particular case.
(3) Transitional
directions have effect according to their terms.