Biosecurity (National Livestock Identification System) Regulation 2017
61Power of authorised officer to change status
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61 Power of authorised officer to change status
61 Power of authorised officer to change status
(1) An authorised officer may assign, amend or change a status on the NLIS register in respect of identifiable stock if the authorised officer knows or reasonably suspects that—
(a) the stock is chemically affected, or
(b) the stock poses a biosecurity risk.
(2) An authorised officer is to change or remove the status in respect of the identifiable stock if the authorised officer is subsequently satisfied that the stock was not chemically affected or no longer poses a biosecurity risk.