73Transitional—section 303FN of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

73  Transitional—section 303FN of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

 (a) a declaration relating to specimens was in force under subsection 10A(2) of the Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982 immediately before the commencement of this item; and

 (b) the declaration related to a particular operation.

(2) The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 has effect, after the commencement of this item, as if:

 (a) the declaration had been made under subsection 303FN(2) of that Act; and

 (b) the operation were a wildlife trade operation; and

 (c) the declaration had provided that the operation is an approved wildlife trade operation for the purposes of section 303FN of that Act; and

 (d) the period:

 (i) beginning on the day on which the declaration took effect; and

 (ii) ending when the declaration would have ceased to be in force if this Act had not been enacted;

  were specified in the declaration in accordance with subsection 303FT(4) the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.