299Secretary may request notification of certain events by suspended third party authorised officer

299  Secretary may request notification of certain events by suspended third party authorised officer  (1) This section applies in relation to a person whose authorisation as a third party authorised officer is suspended for a period under section 296 or 298C.  (2) For the purpose of deciding whether to revoke the suspension, the Secretary may, in writing, request the person to notify the Secretary, in writing, within 14 days after the request is made:  (a) of any notifiable event in relation to the person that has occurred since the person’s authorisation was suspended; or  (b) if no notifiable event in relation to the person has occurred since the person’s authorisation was suspended—of that fact. Note: A person may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if the person provides false or misleading information or documents (see sections 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code and sections 368 and 369 of this Act).  (3) Each of the following is a notifiable event in relation to a person for the purposes of subsection (2):  (a) the person has been convicted of an offence against, or ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty under, an Australian law for a contravention involving fraud or dishonesty;  (b) the person acquired an interest, pecuniary or otherwise, that conflicts or could conflict with the proper performance of functions or exercise of powers by the person as an authorised officer;  (c) a pecuniary penalty imposed on the person for a contravention of a provision of this Act or the Biosecurity Act 2015 became due and payable;  (d) a liability of the person for an amount under a Commonwealth law prescribed by the rules became due and payable. Division 4—Functions and powers