Biosecurity Act 2015

A biosecurity officer may affix a notice to, or as near as reasonably practicable to:

goods or a conveyance that have been secured in accordance with a direction given under subsection 317(1) or (2); or

goods or a conveyance in relation to which a direction relating to movement has been given under paragraph 321(1)(a); or

goods or a conveyance that have been moved under paragraph 321(1)(b).

The notice must state:

that a disease or pest may be present in or on the goods or conveyance; and

that the disease or pest may pose an unacceptable level of biosecurity risk; and

that the goods or conveyance have been secured or moved (as the case may be), in accordance with this Chapter, to enable a biosecurity officer to exercise powers under this Chapter; and

the effect of subsections (3) and (4) and sections 323 and 330.

A person is liable to a civil penalty if:

a notice is affixed to, or as near as reasonably practicable to, goods or a conveyance under subsection (1); and

the person interferes with, removes or defaces the notice; and

none of the following applies:

the person is authorised to engage in the conduct referred to in paragraph (b) in accordance with an approved arrangement;

the person needs to engage in that conduct to comply with a direction given under another provision of this Act by a biosecurity official;

the person has been given permission to engage in that conduct under section 557.

Subsection (3) does not apply if the person is authorised to engage in the conduct referred to in paragraph (3)(b) under this Act or under another Australian law.

A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).