Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Where:
(a) the appointment of a person under section 4(3) has effect from and including the date of commencement of this Act;
(b) immediately before the commencement of this Act, that person held office as a Chief Magistrate or as a Stipendiary Magistrate by virtue of an appointment under section 10(3) of the Justices Act ; and
(c) at the date of commencement of this Act, a Court or Tribunal constituted by that person had commenced the hearing of proceedings but:
(i) the hearing had not been completed; or
(ii) the proceedings had not been determined,
the Court or Tribunal constituted by that person may continue the hearing of the proceedings and may determine the proceedings as if:
(d) this Act had come into operation before the hearing of the proceedings commenced; and
(e) that person had been appointed under section 4(3) immediately before the hearing of the proceedings commenced.
(2) A person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, held office as a Special Magistrate by virtue of an appointment under section 10(3) of the Justices Act continues after the commencement to hold office as if:
(a) this Act had been in operation when the appointment was made; and
(b) the appointment had been made under section 14(1),
but such an appointment may be revoked.
(3) For the purposes of any law of the Territory that:
(a) confers or imposes any power, function or duty upon a Magistrate or upon a Coroner; or
(b) confers any jurisdiction upon a Court or Tribunal,
an act done before the commencement of this Act by a person holding office as the Chief Magistrate, as a Stipendiary Magistrate or as a Special Magistrate by virtue of an appointment under section 10(3) of the Justices Act has the same force and effect after the commencement as it would have had if:
(c) this Act had been in operation when the act was done; and
(d) the person had, at that time, held office under section 4(3) or 14(1).