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Biosecurity Act 2015
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327 Contravention of direction
(a) the power to give a direction under any of the following provisions is specified in a biosecurity control order or a biosecurity response zone determination:
(i) subsection 317(1) or (2) (direction to secure goods or a conveyance);
(ii) paragraph 318(2)(b) (direction to deliver samples of goods or premises);
(iii) paragraph 321(1)(a) (direction relating to movement of goods or conveyance); and
(b) the person is given a direction under any of those provisions; and
(c) the direction is given in accordance with the biosecurity control order or the biosecurity response zone determination (as the case may be); and
(e) the conduct contravenes the direction.
Note: The person may also contravene a civil penalty provision for contravening the direction (see subsections 317(3), 318(4) and 321(2)).