Direction to secure goods or conveyance
317 Direction to secure goods or conveyance
Goods
A biosecurity officer may direct a person in charge of goods to secure the goods in a manner specified by the biosecurity officer.
The biosecurity officer may give more than one direction relating to the goods (see subsection 33(1) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901).
Conveyance
A biosecurity officer may direct a person in charge of a conveyance to secure the conveyance in a manner, and for a period (which must not exceed 48 hours), specified by the biosecurity officer.
The biosecurity officer may give more than one direction relating to the conveyance (see subsection 33(1) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901).
Civil penalty provision
A person who is given a direction under subsection (1) or (2) must comply with the direction.
Civil penalty: 120 penalty units.
If a person is given a direction under subsection (1) or (2) in accordance with a biosecurity control order or a biosecurity response zone determination and the person fails to comply with the direction, the person may also commit an offence (see section 327).
If judicial review is sought in relation to a direction given under subsection (1) or (2), the direction remains in force unless a court finally determines the validity of the decision to give the direction (see section 538).
See also section 572 (general provisions relating to directions).
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