sec.396Requirements for application

### sec.396 Requirements for application A person may apply to the chief executive in the approved form to enter into a compliance agreement with the State. The application must state each of the following— the details about the applicant that are prescribed under a regulation; a brief description of the nature of the business the applicant conducts, including details of any biosecurity matter or carrier the business deals with, or activity carried out by the business, (the biosecurity risk matter ) that may pose a biosecurity risk; the biosecurity risks that are reasonably likely to be associated with the biosecurity risk matter; the measures proposed to prevent or manage exposure to the biosecurity risks and to help achieve the purposes of this Act, including measures— to minimise the likelihood of the applicant’s dealing with biosecurity risk matter causing a biosecurity event; or to limit the consequences of a biosecurity event caused by the applicant’s dealing with biosecurity risk matter; hygiene or disinfection practices staff training operating procedures for plant and equipment used in the applicant’s business the implementation of quality assurance measures to ensure the biosecurity risks associated with the biosecurity risk matter are identified, monitored and controlled when assessment of the proposed measures mentioned in paragraph (d) will be carried out and the way the measures will be assessed; whether the applicant proposes complying with a recognised way of managing the biosecurity risks for the applicant’s business, including, for example, an Australian standard or a code of practice; if the applicant or, if the applicant is a corporation or an incorporated association, if an executive officer of the corporation or a member of the association’s management committee has a conviction for a relevant biosecurity offence, other than a spent conviction—details of the offence and the circumstances of its commission; other information prescribed under a regulation relating to control of the biosecurity risks. The application must be accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation. (sec.396-ssec.1) A person may apply to the chief executive in the approved form to enter into a compliance agreement with the State. (sec.396-ssec.2) The application must state each of the following— the details about the applicant that are prescribed under a regulation; a brief description of the nature of the business the applicant conducts, including details of any biosecurity matter or carrier the business deals with, or activity carried out by the business, (the biosecurity risk matter ) that may pose a biosecurity risk; the biosecurity risks that are reasonably likely to be associated with the biosecurity risk matter; the measures proposed to prevent or manage exposure to the biosecurity risks and to help achieve the purposes of this Act, including measures— to minimise the likelihood of the applicant’s dealing with biosecurity risk matter causing a biosecurity event; or to limit the consequences of a biosecurity event caused by the applicant’s dealing with biosecurity risk matter; hygiene or disinfection practices staff training operating procedures for plant and equipment used in the applicant’s business the implementation of quality assurance measures to ensure the biosecurity risks associated with the biosecurity risk matter are identified, monitored and controlled when assessment of the proposed measures mentioned in paragraph (d) will be carried out and the way the measures will be assessed; whether the applicant proposes complying with a recognised way of managing the biosecurity risks for the applicant’s business, including, for example, an Australian standard or a code of practice; if the applicant or, if the applicant is a corporation or an incorporated association, if an executive officer of the corporation or a member of the association’s management committee has a conviction for a relevant biosecurity offence, other than a spent conviction—details of the offence and the circumstances of its commission; other information prescribed under a regulation relating to control of the biosecurity risks. (sec.396-ssec.3) The application must be accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation. - (a) the details about the applicant that are prescribed under a regulation; - (b) a brief description of the nature of the business the applicant conducts, including details of any biosecurity matter or carrier the business deals with, or activity carried out by the business, (the biosecurity risk matter ) that may pose a biosecurity risk; - (c) the biosecurity risks that are reasonably likely to be associated with the biosecurity risk matter; - (d) the measures proposed to prevent or manage exposure to the biosecurity risks and to help achieve the purposes of this Act, including measures— (i) to minimise the likelihood of the applicant’s dealing with biosecurity risk matter causing a biosecurity event; or (ii) to limit the consequences of a biosecurity event caused by the applicant’s dealing with biosecurity risk matter; Examples— • hygiene or disinfection practices • staff training • operating procedures for plant and equipment used in the applicant’s business • the implementation of quality assurance measures to ensure the biosecurity risks associated with the biosecurity risk matter are identified, monitored and controlled - (i) to minimise the likelihood of the applicant’s dealing with biosecurity risk matter causing a biosecurity event; or - (ii) to limit the consequences of a biosecurity event caused by the applicant’s dealing with biosecurity risk matter; - • hygiene or disinfection practices - • staff training - • operating procedures for plant and equipment used in the applicant’s business - • the implementation of quality assurance measures to ensure the biosecurity risks associated with the biosecurity risk matter are identified, monitored and controlled - (e) when assessment of the proposed measures mentioned in paragraph (d) will be carried out and the way the measures will be assessed; - (f) whether the applicant proposes complying with a recognised way of managing the biosecurity risks for the applicant’s business, including, for example, an Australian standard or a code of practice; - (g) if the applicant or, if the applicant is a corporation or an incorporated association, if an executive officer of the corporation or a member of the association’s management committee has a conviction for a relevant biosecurity offence, other than a spent conviction—details of the offence and the circumstances of its commission; - (h) other information prescribed under a regulation relating to control of the biosecurity risks. - (i) to minimise the likelihood of the applicant’s dealing with biosecurity risk matter causing a biosecurity event; or - (ii) to limit the consequences of a biosecurity event caused by the applicant’s dealing with biosecurity risk matter; - • hygiene or disinfection practices - • staff training - • operating procedures for plant and equipment used in the applicant’s business - • the implementation of quality assurance measures to ensure the biosecurity risks associated with the biosecurity risk matter are identified, monitored and controlled