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Fisheries Management Act 1994
34Biosecurity officer may exercise fisheries officer functions
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34 Biosecurity officer may exercise fisheries officer functions
> > (1) An authorised officer under the [Biosecurity Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024) may exercise any function of a fisheries officer under a repealed provision or relevant instrument that continues to have effect. Accordingly, a reference in a repealed provision or relevant instrument to a fisheries officer is taken, on the enactment of the [Biosecurity Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024), to include a reference to an authorised officer under that Act.
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> > (2) The powers conferred on an authorised officer by subclause (1) are subject to any conditions or limitations that apply to the person’s appointment as an authorised officer under the [Biosecurity Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024).
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> > (3) Any evidence of authority as an authorised officer issued under the [Biosecurity Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024) is taken to be sufficient evidence of authority to exercise the functions of a fisheries officer under a repealed provision or relevant instrument.