Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if, immediately before an amendment of a wild river declaration for a wild river area takes effect, a person is—
(a) carrying out an activity or taking a natural resource in the area under another Act or law (an authorisation); or
(b) authorised by either of the following (also an authorisation) to carry out an activity or take a natural resource in the area—
(i) a licence, permit or other approval document held by the person under another Act or law;
(ii) a special agreement Act.
(2) Subsection (3) applies despite—
(a) any other provision of this Act; or
(b) any provision of another Act to the extent it regulates or prohibits the carrying out of an activity or the taking of a natural resource because of a declaration or a moratorium under this Act.
(3) The person may continue, or start and continue, to carry out the activity or take the natural resource under the authorisation as if the amendment of the declaration had not been made.