Div 2Import permits

Division 2—Import permits 29 Import permits in force before the commencement day If: (a) a person had been granted a permit by a Director of Quarantine to import goods into Australia, the Cocos Islands or Christmas Island; and (b) the permit was in force immediately before the commencement day; then the permit has effect, on and after the commencement day: (c) as if it were a permit granted to the person by the Director of Biosecurity under section 179 of the Biosecurity Act, authorising, for the purposes of that Act, the person, or a person acting on behalf of the person, to import the goods into Australian territory; and (d) subject to any conditions specified in the permit; and (e) until the end of the period for which it was granted, unless it is earlier varied, suspended or revoked under section 181 of the Biosecurity Act. 30 Applications for import permits not decided before the commencement day If: (a) an application had been made to a Director of Quarantine, in accordance with regulations made for the purposes of subparagraph 87(1)(ra)(i) of the Quarantine Act, for a permit to import goods into Australia, the Cocos Islands or Christmas Island; and (b) no decision on the application had been made before the commencement day; then the application is taken, on and after the commencement day, to be an application, made under section 177 of the Biosecurity Act at the beginning of the commencement day, for a permit authorising, for the purposes of that Act, the applicant or a person acting on behalf of the applicant, to import the goods into Australian territory.