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Biosecurity Act 2014
sec.140Who holds designated biosecurity matter
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### sec.140 Who holds designated biosecurity matter
A person holds designated biosecurity matter if the person is effectively in day-to-day control of the biosecurity matter, whether or not that control is exercised personally or through an agent or employee.
However, if at any time it is not reasonably practicable to identify who is the holder of designated biosecurity matter under subsection (1) , the person who at law has title to the biosecurity matter is the person who holds the biosecurity matter.
(sec.140-ssec.1) A person holds designated biosecurity matter if the person is effectively in day-to-day control of the biosecurity matter, whether or not that control is exercised personally or through an agent or employee.
(sec.140-ssec.2) However, if at any time it is not reasonably practicable to identify who is the holder of designated biosecurity matter under subsection (1) , the person who at law has title to the biosecurity matter is the person who holds the biosecurity matter.