Part 8 —
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195 Validation of particular decisions under pt 2 or pt 3, div 3(1) This section applies in relation to a relevant approval purported to have been given by a person before the commencement if, when the approval was given, the person—(a) was a police officer or staff member of the police service under the Police Service Administration Act 1990 ; and(b) was not an authorised officer.(2) The licence or permit to acquire to which the relevant approval relates is not invalid merely because the person was not an authorised officer when the approval was given.(3) In this section—
"relevant approval" means an approval of an application for a licence, renewal of a licence or permit to acquire given under section 15, 18 or 42.