sec.47Notifiable incidents

### sec.47 Notifiable incidents This section applies to a person if— the person becomes aware that an incident has happened; and the person believes that the incident is a notifiable incident, or ought reasonably to believe that the incident is a notifiable incident; and the person has no grounds to believe that an inspector has already been made aware of the happening of the incident. The person must, unless the person has a reasonable excuse— advise an inspector of the incident in accordance with the requirements stated in this section; and otherwise comply with the requirements of this section in relation to the incident. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. If practicable, the advice must be given to an inspector having administrative responsibility in the area where the incident happened. The advice must— be given without delay, whether in the approved form or in another way, including, for example, in person or by telephone, or by email or another electronic means; and state enough particulars to identify the incident, its nature and its location. The advice must be accompanied, or be followed as soon as practicable, by any documents that reasonably relate to the incident, including, for example, an analyst’s report of analysis showing the results of testing. The person must not take any action reasonably likely to exacerbate, and must take any action reasonably likely to minimise, the biosecurity risk posed by any biosecurity matter or carrier the subject of the incident. The person must as far as practicable keep an infected animal, carcass or animal product separate from animals, carcasses or animal products that are not infected. In this section— incident includes event. notifiable incident means— a biosecurity event; or without limiting paragraph (a) , the happening of any of the following— the appearance of blisters on the mouths or feet of designated animals; an abnormally high mortality rate or morbidity rate in plants or in designated animals; a sudden and unexplained fall in production relating to plants or designated animals; the presence of a contaminant in a carrier in an amount more than the maximum acceptable level prescribed under a regulation for the carrier; the appearance of other symptoms or conditions prescribed under a regulation that may indicate the presence of biosecurity matter which may cause adverse effects on a biosecurity consideration. (sec.47-ssec.1) This section applies to a person if— the person becomes aware that an incident has happened; and the person believes that the incident is a notifiable incident, or ought reasonably to believe that the incident is a notifiable incident; and the person has no grounds to believe that an inspector has already been made aware of the happening of the incident. (sec.47-ssec.2) The person must, unless the person has a reasonable excuse— advise an inspector of the incident in accordance with the requirements stated in this section; and otherwise comply with the requirements of this section in relation to the incident. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. (sec.47-ssec.3) If practicable, the advice must be given to an inspector having administrative responsibility in the area where the incident happened. (sec.47-ssec.4) The advice must— be given without delay, whether in the approved form or in another way, including, for example, in person or by telephone, or by email or another electronic means; and state enough particulars to identify the incident, its nature and its location. (sec.47-ssec.5) The advice must be accompanied, or be followed as soon as practicable, by any documents that reasonably relate to the incident, including, for example, an analyst’s report of analysis showing the results of testing. (sec.47-ssec.6) The person must not take any action reasonably likely to exacerbate, and must take any action reasonably likely to minimise, the biosecurity risk posed by any biosecurity matter or carrier the subject of the incident. The person must as far as practicable keep an infected animal, carcass or animal product separate from animals, carcasses or animal products that are not infected. (sec.47-ssec.7) In this section— incident includes event. notifiable incident means— a biosecurity event; or without limiting paragraph (a) , the happening of any of the following— the appearance of blisters on the mouths or feet of designated animals; an abnormally high mortality rate or morbidity rate in plants or in designated animals; a sudden and unexplained fall in production relating to plants or designated animals; the presence of a contaminant in a carrier in an amount more than the maximum acceptable level prescribed under a regulation for the carrier; the appearance of other symptoms or conditions prescribed under a regulation that may indicate the presence of biosecurity matter which may cause adverse effects on a biosecurity consideration. - (a) the person becomes aware that an incident has happened; and - (b) the person believes that the incident is a notifiable incident, or ought reasonably to believe that the incident is a notifiable incident; and - (c) the person has no grounds to believe that an inspector has already been made aware of the happening of the incident. - (a) advise an inspector of the incident in accordance with the requirements stated in this section; and - (b) otherwise comply with the requirements of this section in relation to the incident. - (a) be given without delay, whether in the approved form or in another way, including, for example, in person or by telephone, or by email or another electronic means; and - (b) state enough particulars to identify the incident, its nature and its location. - (a) a biosecurity event; or - (b) without limiting paragraph (a) , the happening of any of the following— (i) the appearance of blisters on the mouths or feet of designated animals; (ii) an abnormally high mortality rate or morbidity rate in plants or in designated animals; (iii) a sudden and unexplained fall in production relating to plants or designated animals; (iv) the presence of a contaminant in a carrier in an amount more than the maximum acceptable level prescribed under a regulation for the carrier; (v) the appearance of other symptoms or conditions prescribed under a regulation that may indicate the presence of biosecurity matter which may cause adverse effects on a biosecurity consideration. - (i) the appearance of blisters on the mouths or feet of designated animals; - (ii) an abnormally high mortality rate or morbidity rate in plants or in designated animals; - (iii) a sudden and unexplained fall in production relating to plants or designated animals; - (iv) the presence of a contaminant in a carrier in an amount more than the maximum acceptable level prescribed under a regulation for the carrier; - (v) the appearance of other symptoms or conditions prescribed under a regulation that may indicate the presence of biosecurity matter which may cause adverse effects on a biosecurity consideration. - (i) the appearance of blisters on the mouths or feet of designated animals; - (ii) an abnormally high mortality rate or morbidity rate in plants or in designated animals; - (iii) a sudden and unexplained fall in production relating to plants or designated animals; - (iv) the presence of a contaminant in a carrier in an amount more than the maximum acceptable level prescribed under a regulation for the carrier; - (v) the appearance of other symptoms or conditions prescribed under a regulation that may indicate the presence of biosecurity matter which may cause adverse effects on a biosecurity consideration.