Biosecurity Act 2023
31Offences—fail to comply with duty to notify presence of
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31 Offences—fail to comply with duty to notify presence of notifiable biosecurity matter (a) has a duty to notify the presence of notifiable biosecurity matter under section 30; and (b) fails to comply with the duty. (a) has a duty to notify the presence of notifiable biosecurity matter under section 30; and (b) intentionally or negligently fails to comply with the duty. if the defendant proves that they took all reasonable precautions and exercised all appropriate diligence to prevent the commission of the
Prohibited biosecurity matter Division 2.5 the defendant proves that they believed on reasonable grounds that the presence of notifiable biosecurity matter was widely and publicly known.