(1) This section applies if, before the commencement day—
(a) the principal law enforcement officer for a controlled operation, or any other law enforcement officer on behalf of the principal law enforcement officer, has made an application to the Secretary under section 131H(1); and
(b) the Secretary has not made a decision to refuse or grant the application.
(2) On and after the commencement day, the chief executive officer must determine the application.
S. 198ZC inserted by No. 68/2016 s. 151.