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Biosecurity Act 2023
22General biosecurity duty
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22 General biosecurity duty If a person deals with biosecurity matter or a carrier and the person knows, or reasonably ought to know, that the matter, carrier or dealing poses a biosecurity risk, the person has a duty (the general biosecurity duty) to take all reasonable steps to manage the risk.
General biosecurity duty Division 2.2