128.5(1)On and after the commencement of this section, the Mining Commissioner whose appointment is revoked under subsection 128.1(1) shall hold all hearings related to any application filed with it before the coming into force of this section despite that the Board would hold the hearing if it were filed after the commencement of this section.

128.5(2)On and after the commencement of this section, the Mining Commissioner whose appointment is revoked under subsection 128.1(1) shall complete a hearing commenced by the Mining Commissioner before the coming into force of this section despite that the Board would hold the hearing if it were commenced after the commencement of this section.

128.5(3)Subject to subsection (7), the Mining Commissioner whose appointment is revoked under subsection 128.1(1) shall hold or complete the hearings under subsections (1) and (2) in accordance with the law as it existed immediately before the commencement of this section.

128.5(4)If the Mining Commissioner whose appointment is revoked under subsection 128.1(1) holds or completes a hearing under subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be, the Mining Commissioner shall be compensated in accordance with the law as it existed immediately before the commencement of this section.

128.5(5)A decision or order made or action taken in accordance with subsection (1) or (2) by the Mining Commissioner whose appointment is revoked under subsection 128.1(1) shall be deemed to be a decision or order or action of the Board.

128.5(6)Despite subsections (1) and (2), on and after the commencement of this section, the Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development may direct the Board to hold or complete a hearing referred to in subsection (1) or (2).

128.5(7)The hearings held or completed under subsection (6) shall be conducted in accordance with procedures with respect to hearings held by the Board.