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Fisheries Act 1996

Repeals, amendments, validations, savings, and transitional provisions - Savings and transitional provisions

331: Savings relating to fishery officers, examiners, and observers

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"Rules to help fishery officers, examiners, and observers keep their jobs"

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You are a fishery officer if you were appointed under the Public Service Act 2020 before section 196 started. You are still a fishery officer under the new rules. You can read more about the Public Service Act 2020 on the Public Service Act 2020 website. You are an honorary fishery officer if you were appointed under section 77 of the Fisheries Act 1983 before section 197 started. You are still an honorary fishery officer under the new rules. You can read more about the Fisheries Act 1983 on the Fisheries Act 1983 website. You are an examiner if you were appointed under section 67B of the Fisheries Act 1983 before section 222 started. You are still an examiner under the new rules. You can read more about the Fisheries Act 1983 on the Fisheries Act 1983 website. You are an observer if you were appointed under section 67D of the Fisheries Act 1983 before section 223 started. You are still an observer under the new rules. You can read more about the Fisheries Act 1983 on the Fisheries Act 1983 website.

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Part 17Repeals, amendments, validations, savings, and transitional provisions
Savings and transitional provisions

331Savings relating to fishery officers, examiners, and observers

  1. Every person who, immediately before the commencement of section 196, held office as a fishery officer appointed under the Public Service Act 2020 pursuant to section 76(1) of the Fisheries Act 1983 is hereby deemed to be a fishery officer appointed under the Public Service Act 2020 pursuant to section 196(1).

  2. Every person who, immediately before the commencement of section 197, held office as an honorary fishery officer under section 77 of the Fisheries Act 1983 is hereby deemed to be appointed as an honorary fishery officer under section 197.

  3. Every person who, immediately before the commencement of section 222, held office as an examiner under section 67B of the Fisheries Act 1983 is hereby deemed to be appointed as an examiner under section 222.

  4. Every person who, immediately before the commencement of section 223, held office as a scientific observer under section 67D of the Fisheries Act 1983 is hereby deemed to be appointed as an observer under section 223.

Notes
  • Section 331(1): amended, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).