Biosecurity Act 2023

An authorised person may give a direction to a person, including a direction mentioned in sections 148 to 151, for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2) (a biosecurity direction).

An authorised person may give a biosecurity direction that—

prohibits, regulates or controls the person doing something, if the authorised person reasonably believes that the direction is necessary for 1 or more of the following purposes:

to prevent the person from failing to comply or continuing to fail to comply with this Act;

to manage a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact;

to enforce this Act; or

requires the person to do something, if the authorised person reasonably believes that the direction is necessary for 1 or more of the following purposes:

to ensure the person complies with a biosecurity duty imposed on the person under this Act;

to ensure the person remedies a failure to comply, suspected failure to comply or likely failure to comply with this Act by the person;

to manage a biosecurity risk posed by a dealing of the person, or suspected dealing of the person, with biosecurity matter, a carrier or a potential carrier;

to enforce this Act.

A biosecurity direction may be subject to any condition the authorised person considers reasonable in the circumstances.