Biosecurity Act 2023
21Meaning of reasonable steps
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21 Meaning of reasonable steps For this Act, a person takes reasonable steps to manage a biosecurity risk if the person takes the steps they are reasonably able to take, taking into account all relevant matters including— (a) the nature of the risk; and (b) the degree of biosecurity impact that arises, or may arise, from the risk; and (c) what the person knows about— (i) the risk; and (ii) the ways of managing the risk; and (d) the availability and suitability of ways to manage the risk; and (e) the cost of available ways of managing the risk, including whether the cost is grossly disproportionate to the risk.