Section 447 — Immigration Act 2009: Persons eligible to appeal to appeals body (other than Refugee Status Appeals Authority) before former Act repealed

447 Persons eligible to appeal to appeals body (other than Refugee Status Appeals Authority) before former Act repealed (1) This section applies to any appeal by a person who,— (a) immediately before the commencement of section 404 of this Act, was eligible to appeal to an appeals body (other than the Refugee Status Appeals Authority) under the former Act; and (b) has not yet lodged an appeal. (2) Despite section 404 of this Act,— (a) the person must lodge the appeal in accordance with the time frames specified for an appeal of that type under the former Act; and (b) the appeal must be determined by the Tribunal in accordance with the relevant provisions of the former Act; and (c) for that purpose, the Tribunal is deemed to have all the necessary powers and functions of the appeals body under the former Act. (3) If, on completion of the appeal, the person concerned is entitled, under the former Act, to be issued with a visa or granted a permit of a type described in the first column of the following table, the person must be granted a visa under this Act of the corresponding type described in the second column of the following table: Visa to be issued or permit to be granted under former Act Visa to be granted under this Act Residence visa Resident visa allowing travel to New Zealand Residence permit Resident visa allowing stay in New Zealand Temporary permit Temporary visa