24. (1) Where, immediately before the commencement date, the Appeals Board had commenced, but not completed, the hearing of a proceeding, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal shall continue hearing the proceeding in the Land and Planning Division of the Tribunal.
(2) For the purpose of hearing a proceeding in accordance with subsection (1), and subject to any direction given by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal under section 32 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989 , the Tribunal may have regard to—
(a) any record of the proceeding before the Appeals Board, including a record of any evidence taken or submissions made in the proceeding; and
(b) any document or other thing lodged with the Appeals Board in connection with the proceeding.