Part 10Savings and transitional provisions
172Transition of emergency proclamations
If a declaration of an animal disease emergency made by the Governor-General by Proclamation is in force on the commencement of this Act, the Proclamation and sections 30 and 31 of the Animals Act 1967 shall, notwithstanding the repeal of those sections by section 167(1), continue in effect for so long as the Proclamation remains in force.
If a declaration of a plant disease emergency made by the Governor-General by Proclamation is in force on the commencement of this Act, the Proclamation and sections 12 and 13 of the Plants Act 1970 shall, notwithstanding the repeal of those sections by section 167(1) of this Act, continue in effect for so long as the Proclamation remains in force.