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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 12 Hansard (13 November) . . Page.. 4222 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

(c) if the Registrar had not, before that commencement, forwarded a copy of the notice to the Admission Board and to the Law Society - the Registrar shall comply with section 13 as soon as practicable after that commencement.

(1B) In relation to an application referred to in subsection (1A), the reference in -

(a) paragraph 15(c);

(b) subsection 16A(1); or

(c) subsection 16A(4);

of the Principal Act as amended by this Act to the making of the application shall be taken to be a reference to the commencement of this section.

(1C) Subject to any order of the Court, where in relation to a particular application the Registrar is satisfied, having regard to the time limit specified in subsection 21(1) of the Mutual Recognition Act, that the processing of the application within the periods provided for in -

(a) subsection 14(5) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act; and

(b) the provisions referred to in subsection (1B), as affected by that subsection;

would not be possible, or reasonably practicable, the Registrar may issue written directions to abridge any 1 or more of those periods.".

Page 30, line 7, subclause 21(29), after "by this Act", insert "and remained in force immediately before that amendment".

Page 30, line 23, clause 21, add the following subclause:

"(33) Where before the commencement of this section permission had been given under section 197 of the Principal Act and remained in force immediately before that commencement, the permission shall be taken to have been given under section 197 of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.".

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