Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Border Force) Act 2015 (41 of 2015)

Schedule 5   Amendments of Acts referring to the Customs

Surveillance Devices Act 2004

151   Transitional provisions

(1) The Surveillance Devices Act 2004, as in forceimmediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to:

(a) a surveillance device warrant in force under that Act immediately before that commencement, being a warrant issued as a result of an application under subsection 14(3B) of that Act in relation to a staff member of Customs; or

(b) an application for a warrant under subsection 14(3B) of that Act in relation to a staff member of Customs that was pending immediately before that commencement.

(2) Section 45A of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, as in forceimmediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a person who was a staff member of Customs at any time before that commencement.

(3) The amendments of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 made by this Schedule do not affect the validity of a retrieval warrant in force under that Act immediately before the commencement of this item.