Biodiscovery Act 2004
sec.29Identifying native biological material
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sec.29 Identifying native biological material
The holder of a collection authority must, as soon as practicable after taking native biological material for biodiscovery under the authority— label the material in an appropriate way, complying with subsection (2) ; and bar coding keep the material labelled as required by subsection (2) while the material is held by or for the holder. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 115 . The label must provide the following information— the number, or other identification, of the authority under which the material was taken; the date on which it was taken; the material’s scientific classification, to the extent known by the holder; the geographic location from which the material was taken, including, for example, by reference to geographic coordinates. The holder of the authority must ensure any sample of, or substance sourced from, the material and held by or for the holder is sufficiently identified to enable its source to be tracked. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 115 . s 29 amd 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1 ; 2020 No. 27 s 15 (sec.29-ssec.1) The holder of a collection authority must, as soon as practicable after taking native biological material for biodiscovery under the authority— label the material in an appropriate way, complying with subsection (2) ; and bar coding keep the material labelled as required by subsection (2) while the material is held by or for the holder. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 115 . (sec.29-ssec.2) The label must provide the following information— the number, or other identification, of the authority under which the material was taken; the date on which it was taken; the material’s scientific classification, to the extent known by the holder; the geographic location from which the material was taken, including, for example, by reference to geographic coordinates. (sec.29-ssec.3) The holder of the authority must ensure any sample of, or substance sourced from, the material and held by or for the holder is sufficiently identified to enable its source to be tracked. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 115 .
- (a) label the material in an appropriate way, complying with subsection (2) ; and Example of appropriate way— bar coding
- (b) keep the material labelled as required by subsection (2) while the material is held by or for the holder.
- (a) the number, or other identification, of the authority under which the material was taken;
- (b) the date on which it was taken;
- (c) the material’s scientific classification, to the extent known by the holder;
- (d) the geographic location from which the material was taken, including, for example, by reference to geographic coordinates.