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sch.3-sec.133Continuation of Darling Downs–Moreton Rabbit Board
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### sch.3-sec.133 Continuation of Darling Downs–Moreton Rabbit Board
This section applies to the Darling Downs–Moreton Rabbit Board (the former board ) established as a pest operational board under the amended Act, section 213, and in existence immediately before the commencement.
On the commencement, the former board is taken to be an invasive animal board (the continued board ) established under section 62 of the Act , with the same name as the former board.
The assets and liabilities of the former board immediately before the commencement become the assets and liabilities of the continued board.
An appointment of a person as a director of the former board and in force immediately before the commencement is taken to be an appointment under section 70 of the Act as a director of the continued board for the period stated in the director’s instrument of appointment.
For the purpose of calculating the duration of the appointment, it is taken to have been made when it was made under a previous provision of the amended Act.
A director holding the office of chairperson of the former board immediately before the commencement continues to hold the office of chairperson of the continued board until the first meeting of the board of directors occurring at least 1 year after the director’s selection as chairperson under a previous provision of the amended Act.
On the commencement, a person employed by the former board continues to be employed by the continued board on the same conditions, and with the same entitlements of employment, that the person had immediately before the commencement.
(sch.3-sec.133-ssec.1) This section applies to the Darling Downs–Moreton Rabbit Board (the former board ) established as a pest operational board under the amended Act, section 213, and in existence immediately before the commencement.
(sch.3-sec.133-ssec.2) On the commencement, the former board is taken to be an invasive animal board (the continued board ) established under section 62 of the Act , with the same name as the former board.
(sch.3-sec.133-ssec.3) The assets and liabilities of the former board immediately before the commencement become the assets and liabilities of the continued board.
(sch.3-sec.133-ssec.4) An appointment of a person as a director of the former board and in force immediately before the commencement is taken to be an appointment under section 70 of the Act as a director of the continued board for the period stated in the director’s instrument of appointment.
(sch.3-sec.133-ssec.5) For the purpose of calculating the duration of the appointment, it is taken to have been made when it was made under a previous provision of the amended Act.
(sch.3-sec.133-ssec.6) A director holding the office of chairperson of the former board immediately before the commencement continues to hold the office of chairperson of the continued board until the first meeting of the board of directors occurring at least 1 year after the director’s selection as chairperson under a previous provision of the amended Act.
(sch.3-sec.133-ssec.7) On the commencement, a person employed by the former board continues to be employed by the continued board on the same conditions, and with the same entitlements of employment, that the person had immediately before the commencement.