Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts32. (1) An authorised officer under section 5 of the Skin Penetration Act immediately before the commencement day is, on and after that day, to be taken to be a Public Health Officer under section 12 of the new Public Health Act who is authorised under section 14 of that Act to perform functions under Part III of that Act, subject otherwise to the new Public Health Act.
(2) An identity card issued to an authorised officer under section 6 of the Skin Penetration Act that he or she was entitled to hold immediately before the commencement day is, on and after that day, to be taken to be an identity card issued to him or her under section 16 of the new Public Health Act in his or her capacity as a Public Health Officer under the new Public Health Act by virtue of subsection (1) of this section.