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BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 124

Direction to secure goods

  (1)   A biosecurity officer may direct a person in charge of the goods to secure the goods in a manner specified by the biosecurity officer.

Civil penalty provision

  (2)   A person who is given a direction under subsection   (1) must comply with the direction.

Civil penalty:   300 penalty units.

Note 1:   If judicial review is sought in relation to a direction given under subsection   (1), the direction remains in force unless a court finally determines the validity of the decision to give the direction (see section   538).

Note 2:   A person may contravene a civil penalty provision for moving, dealing with or interfering with goods that have been secured in accordance with a direction given under subsection   (1) (see section   130).

Note 3:   See also section   572 (general provisions relating to directions).



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