Biosecurity Act 2023
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146 Biosecurity directions (1) An authorised person may give a direction to a person, including a direction mentioned in sections 148 to 151, for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2) (a biosecurity direction). (2) An authorised person may give a biosecurity direction that— (a) prohibits, regulates or controls the person doing something, if the authorised person reasonably believes that the direction is necessary for 1 or more of the following purposes: (i) to prevent the person from failing to comply or continuing to fail to comply with this Act; (ii) to manage a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact; (iii) to enforce this Act; or (b) requires the person to do something, if the authorised person reasonably believes that the direction is necessary for 1 or more of the following purposes: (i) to ensure the person complies with a biosecurity duty imposed on the person under this Act; (ii) to ensure the person remedies a failure to comply, suspected failure to comply or likely failure to comply with this Act by the person; (iii) to manage a biosecurity risk posed by a dealing of the person, or suspected dealing of the person, with biosecurity (iv) to enforce this Act. (3) A biosecurity direction may be subject to any condition the authorised person considers reasonable in the circumstances.