(1) This section applies if—
(a) before the commencement day, a referral was made to the administrative appeals tribunal for an advisory opinion under the Ombudsman Act 1989 , section 13; and
(b) the tribunal had not given an advisory opinion in response to the referral before 14 February 2009.
(2) The
referral is taken to be a referral to the ACAT for an advisory opinion under
the Ombudsman Act 1989 , section 13.
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