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Biosecurity Act 2019
159Recognition of interstate biosecurity certificates
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159 Recognition of interstate biosecurity certificates
(1) A certificate or other document –
(a) duly issued under a corresponding law in which a person certifies any matter in relation to which a biosecurity certificate could be issued under this Act; and
(b) that is in effect –
is recognised for the purposes of this Act as an interstate biosecurity certificate.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person holds a biosecurity certificate in relation to a thing if the person holds an interstate biosecurity certificate that is in force in relation to that thing.
(3) A reference in this Act to a biosecurity certificate includes a reference to an interstate biosecurity certificate.