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Biosecurity Act 2015
356Biosecurity control order to be given to person in charge etc. of goods or premises or affixed to goods or premises
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356 Biosecurity control order to be given to person in charge etc. of goods or premises or affixed to goods or premises
Biosecurity control order relating to goods or a conveyance
(1) If goods or a conveyance are specified in a biosecurity control order under paragraph 354(2)(a), a biosecurity officer must:
(a) give a copy of the order to a person in charge of the goods or conveyance, if it is practicable to do so; and
(b) if it is not practicable to comply with paragraph (a)—affix a copy of the order to, or as near as reasonably practicable to, the goods or conveyance.
Biosecurity control order applying to premises (other than a conveyance)
(2) If premises (other than a conveyance) are specified in a biosecurity control order under paragraph 354(2)(a), a biosecurity officer must:
(a) give a copy of the order to the occupier of the premises, or another person who apparently represents the occupier, if it is practicable to do so; and
(b) if it is not practicable to comply with paragraph (a)—affix a copy of the order to, or as near as reasonably practicable to, the premises.
Note: A person may contravene a civil penalty provision for interfering with, removing or defacing a copy of a biosecurity control order that is affixed to, or as near as reasonably practicable to, goods or a conveyance or other premises under this section (see section 363).