Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts23. After section 60 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
“60A. (1) This section applies where—
(a) a Judge or the Master would, but for this section, cease to hold office under this Act; and
(b) at the time that the Judge or Master would otherwise have ceased to hold office, proceedings were being heard by him or her but had not been finally determined.
“(2) Where this section applies in relation to a Judge or the Master, he or she continues to hold office for the purposes of the transitional proceedings.
“(3) Where this section applies in relation to a Judge or the Master, he or she may continue to exercise the jurisdiction of the Court for the purposes of hearing and determining transitional proceedings.
“(4) A judgment given or entered in transitional proceedings, or an order (including an order as to costs) made in such proceedings, is a valid and effectual exercise of the Court's jurisdiction, and may be enforced accordingly.
“(5) This section does not apply where a Judge or the Master ceases to hold office by reason of his or her removal from office.
“(6) In this section—