Biosecurity Act 2019
66Interaction of functions with restrictions imposed by other Acts
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66 Interaction of functions with restrictions imposed by other Acts
(1) An authorised officer other than the Chief Plant Protection Officer or Chief Veterinary Officer must not, under this Act –
(a) destroy or direct the destruction of any protected plant within the meaning of the Nature Conservation Act 2002 ; or
(b) destroy or direct the destruction of any organism that is a threatened species within the meaning of the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 ; or
(c) destroy or direct the destruction of any relic within the meaning of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975 .
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the destruction of a thing if that action is prescribed or expressly authorised, or required, by an emergency order or a control order.