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Biosecurity Act 2019
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42 Use of assistants
(1) An authorised officer, performing a function under this Act, may perform the function with the assistance of such other persons as the authorised officer considers necessary in the circumstances.
(2) A person assisting an authorised officer in accordance with subsection (1) may –
(a) accompany the authorised officer onto any premises that the authorised officer is lawfully allowed to enter under this Act; and
(b) take all reasonable steps to assist the authorised officer in the performance of the authorised officer's functions under this Act.