55Application of reporting requirements in relation to individuals

55 Application of reporting requirements in relation to individuals

(1) To avoid doubt, if: (a) an individual is an officer or an employee of an entity, or is engaged as a consultant or a contractor by an entity; and (b) the entity is: (i) a body corporate; or (ii) an agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; and (c) the individual’s duties include handling a security‑sensitive biological agent at a facility of the entity; the individual is not required to give a report under subsection 42(1) or 48(3) or section 48A in relation to that security‑sensitive biological agent and that facility.

Note: The entity is required to give the report.

(2) If: (a) 2 or more individuals handle one or more security‑sensitive biological agents at the same facility; and (b) each individual is required to give a report under subsection 42(1) or 48(3) or section 48A in relation to those security‑sensitive biological agents; each individual satisfies that requirement if: (c) each individual gives a report under that subsection or section; or (d) all the individuals, acting jointly, give a joint report under that subsection or section.