(1) Subject to subsection (2), where, by a law of the Australian Capital Territory in force in the Territory because of section 4A, a power or function is vested in a person or authority (not being a court), that power or function is, in relation to the Territory, vested in, and may be exercised or performed by, that person or authority.
(2) The Governor - General may direct that a power or function
vested in a person or authority (not being a court) by a law of the Australian
Capital Territory in force in the Territory because of section 4A
shall, in relation to the Territory, be vested in, and may be exercised or
performed by, such other person or authority as the Governor - General
specifies.