Biodiscovery Act 2004
sec.125Existing permits, licences or other authorities
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sec.125 Existing permits, licences or other authorities
Subsection (2) applies— if the holder of a corresponding authority complies with the Act under which the authority was issued; and until the authority expires or is sooner cancelled. On and from the commencement of this section— despite section 50, the holder may continue to take the native biological material authorised to be taken under the authority; and the authority is taken to be a collection authority. In this section— corresponding authority means a permit, licence or other authority— issued, for the purpose of biodiscovery, under another Act ; and authorising the taking of native biological material from State land or Queensland waters. (sec.125-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies— if the holder of a corresponding authority complies with the Act under which the authority was issued; and until the authority expires or is sooner cancelled. (sec.125-ssec.2) On and from the commencement of this section— despite section 50, the holder may continue to take the native biological material authorised to be taken under the authority; and the authority is taken to be a collection authority. (sec.125-ssec.3) In this section— corresponding authority means a permit, licence or other authority— issued, for the purpose of biodiscovery, under another Act ; and authorising the taking of native biological material from State land or Queensland waters.
- (a) if the holder of a corresponding authority complies with the Act under which the authority was issued; and
- (b) until the authority expires or is sooner cancelled.
- (a) despite section 50, the holder may continue to take the native biological material authorised to be taken under the authority; and
- (b) the authority is taken to be a collection authority.
- (a) issued, for the purpose of biodiscovery, under another Act ; and
- (b) authorising the taking of native biological material from State land or Queensland waters.