After section 74A of the Principal Act insert —
(1) Section 6 as in force on or after the commencement of section 5 of the Relationships Amendment Act 2016 applies to an application that is in existence but not decided immediately before that commencement, unless both the persons who made the application do not live in the State.
(2) Chapter 2A as inserted by section 7 of the Relationships Amendment Act 2016 , applies to a corresponding law relationship that was in existence immediately before the commencement of that section.".