Section 55 - Biosecurity Regulation 2016 - Person must comply with direction in relation to setting trap in or on conveyance for monitoring or assessment purposes

55Person must comply with direction in relation to setting trap in or on conveyance for monitoring or assessment purposes

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#### 55 Person must comply with direction in relation to setting trap in or on conveyance for monitoring or assessment purposes (1) A person who is given a direction under paragraph 54(5)(a) or (b) in relation to a conveyance must comply with the direction. Fault‑based offences (2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is the person in charge, the operator or the owner of a conveyance; and (b) the person has been given a direction under paragraph 54(5)(a) or (b) in relation to the conveyance; and (c) the person engages in conduct; and (d) the conduct contravenes the direction. Penalty: 50 penalty units. (3) A person in charge of a conveyance commits an offence if: (a) the operator of the conveyance has been given a direction under paragraph 54(5)(a) or (b) in relation to the conveyance; and (b) the direction is not complied with. Penalty: 50 penalty units. (4) The operator of a conveyance commits an offence if: (a) the person in charge of the conveyance has been given a direction under paragraph 54(5)(a) or (b) in relation to the conveyance; and (b) the direction is not complied with. Penalty: 50 penalty units. (5) The operator of a conveyance commits an offence if: (a) the owner of the conveyance has been given a direction under paragraph 54(5)(a) or (b) in relation to the conveyance; and (b) the direction is not complied with. Penalty: 50 penalty units. (6) The owner of a conveyance commits an offence if: (a) the operator of the conveyance has been given a direction under paragraph 54(5)(a) or (b) in relation to the conveyance; and (b) the direction is not complied with. Penalty: 50 penalty units. Civil penalty provisions (7) The person in charge and the operator of a conveyance are each liable to a civil penalty if: (a) the person in charge or the operator of the conveyance has been given a direction under paragraph 54(5)(a) or (b) in relation to the conveyance; and (b) the direction is not complied with. Civil penalty: 50 penalty units. (8) The operator and the owner of a conveyance are each liable to a civil penalty if: (a) the operator or the owner of the conveyance has been given a direction under paragraph 54(5)(a) or (b) in relation to the conveyance; and (b) the direction is not complied with. Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.