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6. (1) Where, immediately before the commencement of this section, a person was acting as the Director of the Australian Institute of Marine Science by virtue of an appointment under section 30 of the Principal Act, then, notwithstanding the repeal of that section effected by this Act, that section continues to apply to and in relation to the person as if that repeal had not been effected.
(2) Notwithstanding the amendment of section 33 of the Principal Act made by this Act, that section of the Principal Act continues to apply to a person appointed under that section before the commencement of this section as if that amendment had not been made.
(3) In this section, "Principal Act" means the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972 as amended and in force immediately before the commencement of this section.

Operation of amendments of Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
7. (1) Sub-section 154 (1) of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 as amended by this Act applies in relation to a review commenced after the commencement of this section.
(2) An appointment of a legal officer in force under sub-section 154 (1) of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 immediately before the commencement of this section has effect, after that commencement, as if it had been made under that sub-section of that Act as amended by this Act.

Operation of Federal Court of Australia Act 1976.
8. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), the amendment of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 made by this Act applies to judgments given or pronounced before or after the commencement of that amendment.
(2) The amendment of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 made by this Act does not affect—
     (a) the hearing and determination of an appeal instituted before the commencement of that amendment;

     (b) the institution of an appeal pursuant to leave or special leave granted before that commencement or the hearing and determination of an appeal so instituted; or
     (c) the hearing and determination of a case stated, or a question reserved, before that commencement.
(3) Until the commencement of the amendment of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 made by this Act, section 26 of that Act has effect as if the following sub-sections were added at the end:
"(4) Nothing in sub-section (3) shall be taken to prevent a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory from stating a case, or reserving or referring a question concerning a matter referred to in sub-section (1), to the Full Court of that Court.
"(5) In sub-section (4), 'Judge' has the same meaning as in the Supreme Court Act 1979 of the Northern Territory.".

Operation of amendment of