(1) This section applies if, before the commencement day—
(a) a person has made an application for a noxious aquatic species permit under section 81; and
(b) the Secretary has not made a decision to refuse or grant the application.
(2) On and after the commencement day, the Victorian Fisheries Authority must determine the application.
S. 198O inserted by No. 68/2016 s. 151.