On and after the commencement day—
(a) any powers, duties or functions that have been conferred on the Secretary by or under section 13 or an agreement made under section 13, as in effect immediately before the commencement day, are taken to be conferred on the Victorian Fisheries Authority; and
(b) a reference in an agreement referred to in paragraph (a) to the Secretary is taken to be a reference to the Victorian Fisheries Authority; and
(c) any agreement referred to in paragraph (a) has effect as if the Victorian Fisheries Authority had always been a party to the agreement.
S. 198C inserted by No. 68/2016 s. 151.