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Biosecurity Act 2014
sec.133Offences relating to biosecurity instrument permits
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### sec.133 Offences relating to biosecurity instrument permits
A person who holds a biosecurity instrument permit must comply with the conditions of the permit unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—2,000 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
A person who holds a biosecurity instrument permit must, while acting, or purportedly acting, under the authority of the permit, carry the permit with the person unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
A person who holds a biosecurity instrument permit must, if asked to do so by an authorised officer, and unless the person has a reasonable excuse, produce it to the authorised officer for the authorised officer’s inspection—
if the person is at the time of the request acting, or purportedly acting, under the authority of the permit—immediately; or
otherwise—within the shortest practicable time after the request is made.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.133-ssec.1) A person who holds a biosecurity instrument permit must comply with the conditions of the permit unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—2,000 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
(sec.133-ssec.2) A person who holds a biosecurity instrument permit must, while acting, or purportedly acting, under the authority of the permit, carry the permit with the person unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.133-ssec.3) A person who holds a biosecurity instrument permit must, if asked to do so by an authorised officer, and unless the person has a reasonable excuse, produce it to the authorised officer for the authorised officer’s inspection— if the person is at the time of the request acting, or purportedly acting, under the authority of the permit—immediately; or otherwise—within the shortest practicable time after the request is made. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
- (a) if the person is at the time of the request acting, or purportedly acting, under the authority of the permit—immediately; or
- (b) otherwise—within the shortest practicable time after the request is made.