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363Unauthorised persons must not interfere with etc. biosecurity control order affixed to goods or premises
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363 Unauthorised persons must not interfere with etc. biosecurity control order affixed to goods or premises
(a) a biosecurity control order is affixed to, or as near as reasonably practicable to, goods or a conveyance under paragraph 356(1)(b) or 358(5)(b) or other premises under paragraph 356(2)(b) or 358(6)(b); and
(b) the person interferes with, removes or defaces the biosecurity control order; 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: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).
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