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401Unauthorised persons must not interfere with etc. notices or markings identifying biosecurity activity zone
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401 Unauthorised persons must not interfere with etc. notices or markings identifying biosecurity activity zone
(a) a biosecurity officer has caused a biosecurity activity 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).
402 Unauthorised persons must not interfere with etc. notices or markings identifying goods or premises in a biosecurity activity zone
(a) a biosecurity officer has caused goods or premises in a biosecurity activity 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).
403 Person must comply with direction
(a) the person is given a direction under paragraph 399(1)(c); and
Note: The physical elements of an offence against subsection (2) are set out in this subsection (see section 534).