(1) Section 44(2) and (3) extend to a former official (whether or not he or she is or has been a person to whom section 44 applies) as if:
(a) references in section 44 to this Act or to a corresponding Act of another State or Territory included references to the NCA (Territory Provisions) Act or to a corresponding Act of a State or Territory; and
(b) the reference in section 44(3)(b) to an investigation carried out by the ACC included a reference to an investigation carried out by the National Crime Authority before 1 January 2003.
(2) In this section:
"former official" means a person who was, at any time, a person to whom section 31 of the NCA (Territory Provisions) Act applied.