Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 - SECT 183

  (1)   An authorisation granted under section   88 (other than former subsection   88(5) or (6A)) that was in force immediately before the commencement time continues in force (and may be dealt with) at and after the commencement time as if:

  (a)   it were granted under that section as amended by Schedule   9 to the amending Act; and

  (b)   it specified the following provision or provisions of Part   IV:

  (i)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(1A)--sections   45AF, 45AG, 45AJ and 45AK;

  (ii)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(1)--section   45;

  (iii)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(7)--sections   45D, 45DA and 45DB;

  (iv)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(7A)--sections   45E and 45EA;

  (v)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(8)--section   47;

  (vi)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(8A)--section   48;

  (vii)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(8B)--section   49;

  (viii)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(9)--section   50A.

  (2)   If:

  (a)   a valid application for an authorisation under section   88 (other than former subsection   88(5) or (6A)) is made before the commencement time; and

  (b)   before the commencement time, the Commission has not made a determination in respect of the application under subsection   90(1);

at and after the commencement time, the application is taken to be (and may be dealt with as) an application made under section   88 of the amended Act.

  (3)   An authorisation granted before the commencement time under section   88 (other than former subsection   88(5) or (6A)) which had not come into force before the commencement time is, after the authorisation comes into force, taken to be (and may be dealt with as) an authorisation:

  (a)   granted under that section as amended by Schedule   9 to the amending Act; and

  (b)   that specifies the following provision or provisions of Part   IV:

  (i)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(1A)--sections   45AF, 45AG, 45AJ and 45AK;

  (ii)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(1)--section   45;

  (iii)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(7)--sections   45D, 45DA and 45DB;

  (iv)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(7A)--sections   45E and 45EA;

  (v)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(8)--section   47;

  (vi)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(8A)--section   48;

  (vii)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(8B)--section   49;

  (viii)   if the authorisation was granted under former subsection   88(9)--section   50A.