Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Border Force) Act 2015 (41 of 2015)

Schedule 5   Amendments of Acts referring to the Customs

Navigation Act 2012

136   Transitional provisions

(1) A customs vessel management plan in effect under section 11 of the Navigation Act 2012 immediately before the commencement of this item that relates to a vessel or person continues in effect under that section on and after that commencement as if it were an Australian Border Force vessel management plan that relates to the vessel or person.

(2) A declaration in force under subsection 17(2) of the Navigation Act 2012 immediately before the commencement of this item that a vessel, or a vessel included in a class of vessels, is a customs vessel continues in force on and after that commencement as if it were a declaration that the vessel, or a vessel included in the class of vessels, is an Australian Border Force vessel.

(3) If, immediately before the commencement of this item, Customs was detaining a vessel under subsection 252(3) of the Navigation Act 2012, then on and after that commencement an officer of Customs may continue to detain the vessel under that subsection as amended by this Schedule.