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Biosecurity Act 2014
sec.264Power to enter place to take action required under direction
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### sec.264 Power to enter place to take action required under direction
This section applies if—
an authorised officer gives a person a direction under this Act other than under a biosecurity order; and
a direction under a biosecurity program, a biosecurity emergency order or a movement control order
the person fails to take the action required under the direction.
The issuing authority by its employees or agents, or an authorised officer, may at reasonable times enter the place the subject of the direction and take the action at the place that is required under the direction.
See, however, the restrictions on entry under section 259 (2) .
See section 271 for the procedure for entry under this section.
(sec.264-ssec.1) This section applies if— an authorised officer gives a person a direction under this Act other than under a biosecurity order; and a direction under a biosecurity program, a biosecurity emergency order or a movement control order the person fails to take the action required under the direction.
(sec.264-ssec.2) The issuing authority by its employees or agents, or an authorised officer, may at reasonable times enter the place the subject of the direction and take the action at the place that is required under the direction. See, however, the restrictions on entry under section 259 (2) . See section 271 for the procedure for entry under this section.
- (a) an authorised officer gives a person a direction under this Act other than under a biosecurity order; and Example of a direction under this Act— a direction under a biosecurity program, a biosecurity emergency order or a movement control order
- (b) the person fails to take the action required under the direction.
- 1 See, however, the restrictions on entry under section 259 (2) .
- 2 See section 271 for the procedure for entry under this section.