23Obligations under repealed provisions continue to apply

#### 23 Obligations under repealed provisions continue to apply 23 Obligations under repealed provisions continue to apply > > (1) If a repealed provision continues to have effect, any liability or obligation imposed on a person by, under or in connection with a contravention of, that provision also continues to have effect. > > > (2) Accordingly, a person may incur liability for an offence under a repealed provision after the repeal of the repealed provision. > > > > Note. > > > > For example, a person could incur liability for an offence under section 58 (as in force before its repeal by the [Biosecurity Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024)) for a failure to comply with a direction given by an inspector before the repeal of section 50 even though that failure occurs after the repeal of section 50. > > > (3) However, a person cannot be found guilty of both an offence against this Act and an offence against the [Biosecurity Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024) in respect of the same act or omission occurring on the same occasion.