18References to biobanking agreement etc in other Acts or instruments

18 References to biobanking agreement etc in other Acts or instruments

18 References to biobanking agreement etc in other Acts or instruments

(1) A reference in any Act or statutory or other instrument, or in any contract or agreement—

(a) to a biobanking agreement under Part 7A of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 is to be read as a reference to a biodiversity stewardship agreement under Division 2 of Part 5 of the new Act, and

(b) to a wildlife refuge under section 68 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 is to be read as a reference to land to which a wildlife refuge agreement under Division 4 of Part 5 of the new Act applies, and

(c) to a conservation agreement under section 69B of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 of a kind referred to in clause 17 (2) is to be read as a reference to a conservation agreement under Division 3 of Part 5 of the new Act.

(2) This clause does not apply to any such reference in the new Act or a regulation under the new Act and is subject to any contrary intention in the provision in which the relevant reference occurs.