(a) it is taken to
have been conducted under this Act as if this Act authorised or permitted the
related proceeding to be conducted; and
(b) QCAT must deal with the result of
the related proceeding in the way the former entity would have been required
to deal with the result under the former Act if that Act were still in force.
(3) QCAT may make the orders or directions necessary or convenient to
facilitate dealing with the result of the related proceeding under subsection
(2) (b) .
(4) In this section—
"related proceeding" means a proceeding or other action taken in relation to
an existing proceeding, and includes—
(a) mediation; and
(b) a pre-hearing
conference (however named); and
(c) another alternative dispute resolution
process; and
(d) an inquiry, examination or investigation.
Examples of
inquiries or investigations—
• an independent inquiry under the repealed
Children Services Tribunal Act 2000 , part 5
• a medical examination under
the repealed Children Services Tribunal Act 2000 , sections 106 and 107
•
an investigation under the repealed Misconduct Tribunals Act 1997 , section 27