Biosecurity Act 2015

No civil proceeding lies against the Commonwealth, or a person who is or was a biosecurity industry participant (the first person), in relation to anything done, or omitted to be done, in good faith:

by the first person:

in carrying out biosecurity activities as a biosecurity industry participant in accordance with an approved arrangement covering the first person; or

in complying with a direction given by a biosecurity officer under subsection 429(1); or

by another person in providing, or purporting to provide, assistance to the first person in carrying out biosecurity activities, or in complying with a direction, as referred to in paragraph (a).

No civil proceeding lies against the Commonwealth, or a person who is or was a biosecurity industry participant, in relation to anything done by an animal used by the person:

in carrying out biosecurity activities as a biosecurity industry participant in accordance with an approved arrangement covering the person; or

in complying with a direction given by a biosecurity officer under subsection 429(1).

No civil proceeding lies against a person in relation to anything done, or omitted to be done, in good faith by the person in providing, or purporting to provide, assistance to a biosecurity industry participant:

in carrying out biosecurity activities in accordance with an approved arrangement covering the biosecurity industry participant; or

in complying with a direction given by a biosecurity officer under subsection 429(1).

This section is subject to the following provisions:

section 27 (acquisition of property);

section 307 (undue detention or delay of vessel);

section 326 (damage to electronic equipment).