(1)  A certificate or other document –

(a) duly issued under a corresponding law in which a person certifies any matter in relation to which a biosecurity certificate could be issued under this Act; and

(b) that is in effect –

is recognised for the purposes of this Act as an interstate biosecurity certificate.

(2)  For the purposes of this Act, a person holds a biosecurity certificate in relation to a thing if the person holds an interstate biosecurity certificate that is in force in relation to that thing.

(3)  A reference in this Act to a biosecurity certificate includes a reference to an interstate biosecurity certificate.