25Continuation of permits

#### 25 Continuation of permits 25 Continuation of permits > > (1) A permit granted or issued under this Act and in force immediately before the repeal of section 32 by the [Biosecurity Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024) continues to have effect on that repeal. > > > (2) The permit remains in force, subject to any condition relating to its duration specified in it, until it is cancelled under Part 21 of the [Biosecurity Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024). > > > (3) On the repeal of section 32, the [Biosecurity Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024) applies in respect of the permit as if it had been granted by a relevant decision-maker under Part 21 of that Act. > > > (4) The permit is authority to engage in the conduct authorised by the permit for the purposes of both this Act and the [Biosecurity Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024) (to the extent it would otherwise prohibit the conduct concerned). > > > (5) The permit applies to any person to whom it would have applied under section 33 of this Act (had that section not been repealed) as if— > > > > > (a) the permit were a group permit under the [Biosecurity Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024), and > > > > > (b) the persons referred to in section 33 were the specified class of person to whom the permit were granted. > > > (6) Any conditions of the permit imposed by the Director-General under this Act that were in force immediately before the repeal of section 32 are taken on that repeal to be conditions of the permit under the [Biosecurity Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024) (as if they had been imposed by a relevant decision-maker under section 347 of the [Biosecurity Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024)). > > > (7) To avoid doubt, a permit is also subject to any conditions prescribed by the regulations or imposed by a relevant decision-maker under the [Biosecurity Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-024).