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32 Data collected for BAM assessments before the commencement of the new Act

32 Data collected for BAM assessments before the commencement of the new Act

(1) For the purposes of Part 7 of the new Act, the use of data collected before the commencement of the new Act is taken to be collected in accordance with the Biodiversity Assessment Method if—

(a) the data was collected in a manner that is substantially consistent with the Biodiversity Assessment Method, and

(b) the data was collected by an accredited person.

(2) An accredited person is—

(a) a person who was accredited under section 142B of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 when the data concerned was collected, or

(b) a person who is accredited under section 6.10 of the new Act.