Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00486:clause:4_9:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00486
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 9 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 62029–64440

9  Continued appointment of wardens, rangers and wildlife inspectors

Wardens and rangers

(1) An instrument appointing a person as a warden or ranger that was in force under section 37 of the Parks Act immediately before the commencement of the new Act continues in force for the purposes of the new Act as if it had been made under section 392 of the new Act (so the person is appointed as a warden or ranger (as appropriate) under section 392 of the new Act).

Inspectors

(2) An instrument appointing a person as a wildlife inspector that was in force under section 38A of the Parks Act immediately before the commencement of the new Act continues in force for the purposes of the new Act as if it had been made under section 396 of the new Act (so the person is appointed as an inspector under section 396 of the new Act).

Appointments terminated if appointee ceases to be officer of the Department

(3) A person appointed as a warden, ranger or inspector for the purposes of the new Act because of subitem (1) or (2) ceases to be a warden, ranger or inspector if he or she ceases to be an officer of, or an employee in, a Department administering a provision of the new Act.

Persons covered by arrangements under section 36 of Parks Act

(4) If a person was appointed as a warden, ranger or inspector for the purposes of the new Act because of subitem (1) or (2) because he or she was an officer or employee referred to in section 36 of the Parks Act, he or she ceases to be a warden, ranger or inspector for the purposes of the new Act:
 (a) at the end of the period for which he or she was appointed under the Parks Act, if he or she was appointed for a specified period; or
 (b) at the end of the period for which the relevant arrangement under section 36 of the Parks Act would have continued in force if that Act had not been repealed, if the arrangement was in force for a specified period; or
 (c) 6 months after the commencement of the new Act, if neither paragraph (a) nor paragraph (b) applies.

Termination of appointments

(5) This item does not prevent the revocation of an instrument of appointment.

Identity cards for wardens and rangers

(6) An identity card issued under section 39 of the Parks Act to a person who is appointed as a warden or ranger for the purposes of the new Act because of this item continues in force as if it had been issued to the person under section 395 of the