sec.81Obligation to notify serious incidents

sec.81 Obligation to notify serious incidents

The authority holder must notify the chief executive, as required under this section, of a serious incident relating to an authorised animal immediately after the holder becomes aware of the incident, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. An incident relating to an authorised animal may also be a notifiable incident of which advice must be given to an inspector under the Biosecurity Act . See the Biosecurity Act , section 47 . The authority holder must give the notification by the faster of the following ways— by telephone, including giving the details of the serious incident requested by the chief executive; by notice. giving the notice by email or another electronic communication After the chief executive receives notification under subsection (2) (a) or (b) , the chief executive must give the authority holder, in the same way the notification was received— a direction to give notice of the incident in the approved form within 48 hours after giving the direction; or an acknowledgement of receiving the notification. If the authority holder gives, or attempts to give, notification by telephone and does not receive a direction under subsection (3) (a) or an acknowledgement under subsection (3) (b) , the holder must give the notification as required by subsection (2) (b) . (sec.81-ssec.1) The authority holder must notify the chief executive, as required under this section, of a serious incident relating to an authorised animal immediately after the holder becomes aware of the incident, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. An incident relating to an authorised animal may also be a notifiable incident of which advice must be given to an inspector under the Biosecurity Act . See the Biosecurity Act , section 47 . (sec.81-ssec.2) The authority holder must give the notification by the faster of the following ways— by telephone, including giving the details of the serious incident requested by the chief executive; by notice. giving the notice by email or another electronic communication (sec.81-ssec.3) After the chief executive receives notification under subsection (2) (a) or (b) , the chief executive must give the authority holder, in the same way the notification was received— a direction to give notice of the incident in the approved form within 48 hours after giving the direction; or an acknowledgement of receiving the notification. (sec.81-ssec.4) If the authority holder gives, or attempts to give, notification by telephone and does not receive a direction under subsection (3) (a) or an acknowledgement under subsection (3) (b) , the holder must give the notification as required by subsection (2) (b) .

• (a) by telephone, including giving the details of the serious incident requested by the chief executive;
• (b) by notice. Example for paragraph (b) — giving the notice by email or another electronic communication