Biosecurity (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2015 (62 of 2015)

Schedule 4   Application, saving and transitional provisions commencing later

Part 8   Governance and officials

66   Directions to assist person performing functions etc.

(1) If:

(a) a person had been given a direction under subsection 74DA(1) of the Quarantine Act to provide help in relation to a conveyance or in relation to a person or thing on a conveyance; and

(b) the direction was in force immediately before the commencement day; and

(c) the conveyance is taken under item 32 to have become subject to biosecurity control at the beginning of the commencement day;

then the direction has effect, on and after the commencement day, as if it were a direction given by a biosecurity official or a human biosecurity official to the person under subsection 552(2) of the Biosecurity Act to provide reasonable assistance to the official, or to any other person who is performing functions or duties or exercising powers under that Act, in relation to the conveyance or in relation to the person or thing on the conveyance (as the case requires).

(2) If:

(a) a person had been requested under subsection 74E(1) of the Quarantine Act to provide assistance in relation to imported goods; and

(b) the request was in force immediately before the commencement day; and

(c) the goods are subject to biosecurity control because of item 3;

then the request has effect, on and after the commencement day, as if it were a direction given by a biosecurity official or a human biosecurity official to the person under subsection 552(1) of the Biosecurity Act to provide reasonable assistance to the official, or to any other person who is performing functions or duties or exercising powers under that Act, in relation to the goods.