Biosecurity (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2015 (No. 62, 2015).

The objects of this Act is to establish consequential amendments to specific legislation (specified in Schedule 2), such as in Part 8 of Schedule 4, dealing with: Governance and officials; Quarantine officers (animals) and (plants) (1). This item applies in relation to a person if: (a) the person was appointed to be a quarantine officer (animals), or a quarantine officer (plants), or both, under subsection 9AA(3) of the Quarantine Act; and (b) the appointment was in force immediately before the commencement day. The person is taken, at the beginning of the commencement day, to have been duly authorised to be a biosecurity officer by the Director of Biosecurity under subsection 545(1) of the Biosecurity Act. Instruments continued by this Act that confer functions or powers on certain persons; Powers that may be exercised on board a conveyance; Directions to assist person performing functions; Functions and powers of biosecurity officers and biosecurity enforcement officers, etc.