191General biosecurity direction

191 General biosecurity direction

(1)  A relevant officer may give a general biosecurity direction if the relevant officer reasonably believes it is necessary to do so for any of the following purposes:

(a) to assess, prevent, eliminate, minimise, control or manage any biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact;

(b) to enforce, administer or execute this Act, the regulations or any instrument made under this Act.

(2)  A relevant officer may, in a general biosecurity direction, prohibit, regulate or control the carrying out of any activity in connection with biosecurity matter, a carrier or a potential carrier.

(3)  A general biosecurity direction may be subject to such conditions as the relevant officer giving the direction considers reasonable in the circumstances.

(4)  In an emergency, a relevant officer may also do one or more of the following in a general biosecurity direction:

(a) prohibit, regulate or control entry into, or exit from, any specified premises or area;

(b) prohibit, regulate or control the use of any road within or going into or out of a specified area or premises (including by closing roads).