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Biosecurity Act 2019
201Authorised officer may accept undertakings
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201 Authorised officer may accept undertakings
(1) An authorised officer may accept a written undertaking (a biosecurity undertaking) given by a person if the person has contravened, or the authorised officer suspects that the person has contravened or is likely to contravene, this Act.
(2) An authorised officer may accept a biosecurity undertaking from a person instead of giving the person an individual biosecurity direction.
(3) The giving of an undertaking does not constitute an admission of guilt by the person giving it in relation to the contravention, suspected contravention or likely contravention of this Act to which the undertaking relates.