Biosecurity Act 2023
149Biosecurity directions—restricting movement of people
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149 Biosecurity directions—restricting movement of people (1) In an emergency, a biosecurity direction may do 1 or more of the (a) prohibit, regulate or control entry into, or exit from, any stated premises or stated area; (b) prohibit, regulate or control the use of any road within, or going into or out of, any stated premises or stated area (including by closing roads). (2) A biosecurity direction must not prohibit, regulate or control the movement of a person, except as expressly— (a) provided in subsection (1); or (b) authorised by an emergency declaration. (3) However, subsection (2) does not prevent a biosecurity direction being imposed in relation to any biosecurity matter, premises, area, activity or other thing, that has an impact on the movement of a person but is not imposed for the purpose of restricting the movement of the