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be a quarantine officer.
"(3) A quarantine officer shall be appointed to a division or divisions of quarantine for which a Chief Quarantine Officer is appointed.".
(2) A person holding office immediately before the commencement of this section as the Director of Quarantine, a Chief Quarantine Officer or a quarantine officer under section 9 of the Principal Act shall, subject to the Principal Act as amended by this Act, continue to hold that office after the commencement of this section as if he had been appointed under section 9 of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

Temporary quarantine officers
6. (1) Section 9A of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) "Minister may appoint temporary Quarantine Officers" and substituting "Director of Quarantine may, by writing signed by him, appoint temporary quarantine officers";
     (b) by omitting from sub-section (1a) "Minister" and substituting "Director of Quarantine";
     (c) by inserting after sub-section (1a) the following sub-section:
    "(1b) A temporary quarantine officer appointed under sub-section (1) or (1a) shall be appointed to a division or divisions of quarantine for which a Chief Quarantine Officer is appointed and shall, in the exercise of his powers and the performance of his functions, be subject to the directions of that Chief Quarantine Officer.";
     (d) by omitting from sub-section (2) "Quarantine Officers" and substituting "quarantine officers"; and
     (e) by omitting from sub-section (2) "Quarantine Officer appointed under the last preceding section" and substituting "quarantine officer appointed under section 9".
(2) A person holding office immediately before the commencement of this section as a temporary quarantine officer under section 9a of the Principal Act shall, subject to the Principal Act as amended by this Act, continue to hold office as a temporary quarantine officer after the commencement of this section as if he had been appointed under section 9a of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

Proclamation of ports of entry, &c.
7. Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (2) the following sub-sections:
"(2a) A proclamation under sub-section (1) prohibiting the importation into Australia or the Cocos Islands of any thing may provide that the importation of that thing is prohibited unless a permit granting permission to import that thing is granted by the Director of Quarantine or by a person authorized in writing by the Director of Quarantine to grant such a permit.
"(2b) A permit granted pursuant to a proclamation made in accordance with sub-section (2a) may be granted subject to compliance with conditions or requirements, either before or after the importation of the thing to which the permit relates, by the holder of the permit, being conditions or requirements set out in