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463: Immigration officers who may make and cancel removal orders under former Act
or “Who can make or cancel removal orders under the old immigration law”
You could also call this:

“Immigration officers' actions under old law remain valid”

Immigration officers don’t need to redo things they’ve already done before the new law started. This means if an immigration officer did something about your case before section 404 of this Act began, they don’t have to do it again. They can use what they’ve already done to finish your case. This includes any facts they found out, or any choices they made about your case. It’s like if you’ve already done your homework, you don’t need to do it again just because the bell rang for a new class.

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Part 12 Repeals, transitional provisions, saving provisions, and related matters
Transitional and savings provisions: Miscellaneous provisions

464Acts or things done by immigration officer under former Act not required to be repeated

  1. For the purposes of completing any matter to which this Part applies, an immigration officer—

  2. is not required to repeat any act or thing already done by an immigration officer in relation to the matter before the commencement of section 404 of this Act; and
    1. may rely on any act or thing done by an immigration officer in relation to the matter before the commencement of section 404 of this Act, including any finding of fact, or decision or determination made, by an immigration officer.