Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Despite section 46 of this Act, section 55E of the Judiciary Act 1903 continues to apply in relation to:
(a) any proceedings to which CSL is a party that were started before the commencement of this section; and
(b) any matter that an authorised person, by signed writing, certifies is a matter in relation to which CSL gave written instructions before the commencement of this section to the Australian Government Solicitor; and
(c) any matter that an authorised person, by signed writing, certifies is a matter involving a claim against CSL in respect of which the Commonwealth has agreed to indemnify CSL;
as if CSL were a body established by an Act.
(2) A document purporting to be a certificate under subsection ( 1) is, unless the contrary is established, to be taken to be such a certificate.
(3) In this section:
"authorised person" means:
(a) the Secretary of the Attorney - General's Department; or
(b) an SES employee, or acting SES employee, in that Department.