Div 4Principles that apply to biosecurity duties

Division 4—Principles that apply to biosecurity duties 15—Duty not transferable A biosecurity duty cannot be transferred to another person. 16—Person may have more than one duty A person can have more than 1 biosecurity duty. 17—More than one person can have a duty (1) More than 1 person can concurrently have the same biosecurity duty. (2) Each person who has a biosecurity duty must discharge that duty to the standard required by this Act even if another person has the same duty. (3) If more than 1 person has a biosecurity duty in relation to the same thing, each person— (a) retains responsibility for the person's duty in relation to the thing; and (b) must discharge the person's duty to the extent to which the person has the capacity to influence and control the thing or would have had that capacity but for an agreement or arrangement purporting to limit or remove that capacity. 18—Duty to prevent, eliminate or minimise biosecurity risk A duty imposed on a person to prevent, eliminate or minimise a biosecurity risk so far as is reasonably practicable is a duty— (a) to prevent or eliminate a biosecurity risk so far as is reasonably practicable; and (b) if it is not reasonably practicable to prevent or eliminate a biosecurity risk, to minimise, control or manage the biosecurity risk so far as is reasonably practicable.