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381Unauthorised persons must not interfere with etc. notices or markings identifying permanent biosecurity monitoring zone
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381 Unauthorised persons must not interfere with etc. notices or markings identifying permanent biosecurity monitoring zone
(a) a biosecurity officer has caused a permanent biosecurity monitoring zone to be identified by:
(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).
382 Unauthorised persons must not interfere with etc. notices or markings identifying goods or premises in a permanent biosecurity monitoring zone
(a) a biosecurity officer has caused goods or premises in a permanent biosecurity monitoring zone to be identified by:
(i) affixing a notice to, or as near as practicable to, the goods or premises; or
(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).
383 Unauthorised persons must not interfere with etc. equipment etc. set up in permanent biosecurity monitoring zone
(a) a biosecurity officer has set a trap or has set up equipment or another structure in a permanent biosecurity monitoring zone; and
(b) the person interferes with, removes or defaces the trap, equipment or other structure; 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 that subsection 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).
Division 3—Temporary biosecurity monitoring zones
Subdivision A—Temporary biosecurity monitoring zone determinations