Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal Amendment Act 2004 An Act to amend the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal Act 1993 [Royal Assent 17 December 2004] Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal Amendment Act 2004 . 2. Commencement This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3. Principal Act In this Act, the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal Act 1993 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4. The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal Act 1993 . 5. The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal Act 1993 . 6. Validation and doubts avoidance (1) In this section – Appeal Tribunal means the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal established under the Principal Act. (2) For the avoidance of doubt – (a) any order for costs made by the Appeal Tribunal before the commencement of this Act is taken to have been validly made; and (b) the Appeal Tribunal's power under section 28 of the Principal Act is exercisable in respect of an appeal even if the appeal was instituted before the commencement of this Act.