Inland Fisheries (Director of Inland Fisheries Validation) Act 2003
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3 Validation
(1) The person who performed and exercised, or purported to perform and exercise, the functions and powers of the Director of Inland Fisheries during the period commencing on 1 March 2000 and ending on 26 May 2003 is taken to have been validly appointed under section 11 of the Inland Fisheries Act 1995 as, and to have held the office of, Director of Inland Fisheries for that period.
(2) An act done or omitted by or in relation to the person referred to in subsection (1) in, or in respect of, the performance or exercise, or the purported performance or exercise, of the duties, functions, obligations, rights and powers of the Director of Inland Fisheries during the period specified in that subsection is not invalid by reason only that the person did not hold an appointment to that office under section 11 of the Inland Fisheries Act 1995 at the time the act was done or omitted.