Queensland Consolidated Acts

QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 - SECT 264

264 Particular offences continue

(1) This section applies if—

(a) under a provision of an Act, as in force before the commencement (
"relevant Act" ), a person who did or omitted to do an act in relation to a former tribunal, or something required to be done, or done, by a former tribunal, committed an offence; and

(b) the provision is—

(i) amended by the QCAT Amendment Act so that it no longer applies in relation to the former tribunal, or something required to be done, or done, by the former tribunal; or

(ii) repealed by this Act or the QCAT Amendment Act.

(2) A proceeding for the offence may be continued or started, and the provisions of the relevant Act that are necessary or convenient to be used in relation to the proceeding continue to apply, as if the QCAT Amendment Act and this Act had not commenced.

(3) For subsection (2) , the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 20 applies, but does not limit the subsection.

(4) Subsection (2) applies despite the Criminal Code , section 11 .