(1)  In this section –

commencement day means the day on which this Act commences;

former body means the Tasmanian Gaming Commission constituted under the Gaming Act 1983 .

(2)  A game that was specified in the casino licence under the Wrest Point Casino Licence and Development Act 1968 immediately before the commencement of this Act and a game in respect of which a declaration under section 10 of the Northern Casino Act 1978 was in force immediately before that commencement are deemed to be approved by the Commission under section 80 or 103 of this Act and the rules in respect of those games are deemed to be approved by the Commission under section 103 .

(3)  Any machine, instrument or device prescribed as being an authorized machine in regulations in force under the Wrest Point Casino Licence and Development Act 1968 or the Northern Casino Act 1978 immediately before the commencement of this Act is deemed to be a gaming machine type approved by the Commission under section 80 or is deemed to be other gaming equipment approved by the Commission under section 81 .

(4)  A direction in force under section 9A of the Wrest Point Casino Licence and Development Act 1968 or section 12 of the Northern Casino Act 1978 immediately before the commencement of this Act in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is deemed to be a direction given to a casino operator under section 112P .

(5)  Any approval given by the former body in relation to internal controls and administrative and accounting procedures in accordance with a direction referred to in subsection (4) is deemed to be an approval given by the Commission under section 137 .

(6)  The Commission must issue a special employee's licence to a person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, was authorized under the Gaming Act 1983 to undertake duties approved by the former body in a casino.

(7)  Until the Commission issues a special employee's licence to a person under subsection (6) , the person is deemed to be the holder of a provisional special employee's licence.

(8)  The Commission must issue a technician's licence to a person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, was authorized under the Gaming Act 1983 to be employed in a casino as a technician.

(9)  Until the Commission issues a technician's licence to a person under subsection (8) , the person is deemed to be the holder of a provisional technician's licence.

(10)  It is to be a condition of a licence issued under subsection (6) or (8) that the licensee consent to having his or her finger prints and palm prints taken by the Commission before 1 January 1997.

(11)  A person who immediately before the commencement of this Act held office as an inspector under the Gaming Act 1983 is taken to be an inspector on the same terms and conditions as those applying to the inspector appointed under the Gaming Act 1983 .

(12)  On the commencement day, the property and rights of the former body vest in the Commission and the liabilities and obligations of the former body become the liabilities and obligations of the Commission.

(13)  On and after the commencement day, any contract or agreement entered into by the former body and in force immediately before that day is taken to be a contract or agreement entered into by the Commission.

(14)  On and after the commencement day, legal proceedings instituted by or against the former body before, and pending on, the commencement day may be continued by or against the Commission.

(15)  Any legal or other proceedings which may, before the commencement day, have been instituted or continued by or against the former body may, on and after that day, be instituted or continued by or against the Commission.

(16)  On and after the commencement day, a judgment or order of a court obtained in legal proceedings by or against the former body may be enforced by or against the Commission.

(17)  On and after the commencement day –

(a) a reference to the former body in any law or in any contract, award or other instrument in force immediately before that day and to which the former body was a party is taken to be a reference to the Commission; and

(b) a document addressed to and purporting to be served on the former body is taken to be served on the Commission.

(18)  All acts, matters and things done or omitted to be done by, or done or suffered in relation to, the former body before the commencement day have, on and after that day, the same force and effect as if they had been done or omitted to be done by, or done or suffered in relation to, the Commission.