Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C00497:section:21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C00497
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 21
Character Range: 25379–26170

21  Law to be applied in appeals

 (1) Where, under this Act:
 (a) an appeal instituted before the commencement may be continued and completed after the commencement; or
 (b) an appeal may be instituted after the commencement against a decision made or judgment given:
 (i) before the commencement; or
 (ii) after the commencement in proceedings instituted before the commencement;
the law that is to be applied for the purposes of the appeal is the same as the law that would be applied, under this Act, in a relevant original proceeding that started before the commencement and was continued after the commencement.

 (2) In this section, relevant original proceeding, in relation to an appeal, means a proceeding of the kind in which the decision or judgment appealed against was made.