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Biosecurity Act 2015
323Unauthorised persons must not move etc. goods or conveyance to which notice has been affixed
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323 Unauthorised persons must not move etc. goods or conveyance to which notice has been affixed
(a) a notice has been affixed to, or as near as reasonably practicable to, goods or a conveyance under subsection 322(1); and
(b) the person moves, deals with or interferes with the goods or conveyance; and
(i) the person is authorised to engage in the conduct referred to in paragraph (b) in accordance with an approved arrangement;
(ii) the person needs to engage in that conduct to comply with a direction given under another provision of this Act by a biosecurity official;
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person is authorised to engage in the conduct referred to in paragraph (1)(b) under this Act or under another Australian law.
Note 1: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).
Note 2: If a notice is affixed to, or as near as reasonably practicable to, goods or a conveyance under subsection 322(1) in accordance with a biosecurity control order or a biosecurity response zone determination and the person contravenes subsection (1), the person may also commit an offence (see section 330).