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Biosecurity Act 2014
sec.181Obtaining a travel approval
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### sec.181 Obtaining a travel approval
A person may apply to the chief executive for a travel approval for the movement of a special designated animal.
The application must be in the approved form.
The chief executive may grant the travel approval only if the chief executive is satisfied that—
the special designated animal can be traced under the NLIS; and
the movement does not pose a biosecurity risk.
The chief executive may ask the applicant for further information or documents to decide the application.
The chief executive must grant the travel approval, with or without conditions, or refuse the travel approval.
If the chief executive decides to grant the travel approval without conditions, the chief executive must give the applicant a written travel approval.
If the chief executive decides to grant the travel approval on conditions, the chief executive must give the applicant—
a written travel approval that includes the conditions; and
an information notice for the decision to grant the approval on the conditions.
If the chief executive decides to refuse to grant the travel approval, the chief executive must give the applicant an information notice for the decision to refuse.
(sec.181-ssec.1) A person may apply to the chief executive for a travel approval for the movement of a special designated animal.
(sec.181-ssec.2) The application must be in the approved form.
(sec.181-ssec.3) The chief executive may grant the travel approval only if the chief executive is satisfied that— the special designated animal can be traced under the NLIS; and the movement does not pose a biosecurity risk.
(sec.181-ssec.4) The chief executive may ask the applicant for further information or documents to decide the application.
(sec.181-ssec.5) The chief executive must grant the travel approval, with or without conditions, or refuse the travel approval.
(sec.181-ssec.6) If the chief executive decides to grant the travel approval without conditions, the chief executive must give the applicant a written travel approval.
(sec.181-ssec.7) If the chief executive decides to grant the travel approval on conditions, the chief executive must give the applicant— a written travel approval that includes the conditions; and an information notice for the decision to grant the approval on the conditions.
(sec.181-ssec.8) If the chief executive decides to refuse to grant the travel approval, the chief executive must give the applicant an information notice for the decision to refuse.
- (a) the special designated animal can be traced under the NLIS; and
- (b) the movement does not pose a biosecurity risk.
- (a) a written travel approval that includes the conditions; and
- (b) an information notice for the decision to grant the approval on the conditions.