Biosecurity Act 2019
251Prohibition orders
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251 Prohibition orders
(1) The relevant court may do one or more of the following in respect of an offender:
(a) order the offender not to deal with any specified biosecurity matter or thing or not to engage in any specified dealing with specified biosecurity matter;
(b) cancel, suspend or vary any biosecurity registration, permit, accreditation as a biosecurity certifier, appointment as a biosecurity auditor or approval as an accreditation authority held by the offender under this Act;
(c) extend any biosecurity undertaking given by the offender;
(d) order that the offender be not eligible to apply for biosecurity registration, a permit, accreditation as a biosecurity certifier, appointment as a biosecurity auditor or approval as an accreditation authority.
(2) The relevant court may, in an order under this section, fix a period during which the order applies and impose any other requirements that the relevant court considers necessary or expedient for enforcement of the order.