(1) Subject to subsection ( 2), where the Administrative Appeals Tribunal reviews, on or after the commencing date, a decision made under a repealed Act, the person who made the decision shall be deemed, for the purposes of section 43 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 , to have the powers and discretions conferred on that person by the Veterans ' Entitlements Act in its application by virtue of this Act.
(2) Where, on or after the commencing date, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, upon application made by the Commission, reviews a decision given by the Board before 15 May 1985, being a decision granting a claim for a pension, the person who made the decision shall be deemed, for the purposes of section 43 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 , to have the powers and discretions conferred on the Commission by :
(a) the provisions of the Veterans ' Entitlements Act , other than section 120 of that Act; and
(b) the provisions of sub section 42(3) of this Act.