If—
(a) reference is made in an Act or subordinate instrument to a particular Department; and
(b) under the Public Administration Act 2004 the name of the Department is changed—
the reference is, from the date when the name is changed and so far as it relates to any period on or after that date, to be taken to be a reference to the Department by its new name.
S. 38AA inserted by No. 60/2000 s. 10.