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s 48A

Registered entity must report certain reportable events to police

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Part 3Regulation of security‑sensitive biological agents
Division 5Requirements for entities that handle security‑sensitive biological agents
Subdivision BReporting requirements

48A Registered entity must report certain reportable events to police

(1)

This section applies if:

(a)

a reportable event occurs in relation to a registered entity and a facility in a State or Territory; and

(b)

the event is one described in paragraph 48(1)(f) or prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

(2)

The registered entity must give a member of the police force of the State or Territory a report of the event that:

(a)

is in a form approved by the Director‑General of the CDC; and

(b)

includes the information required by the approved form.

Note:

Section 55 deals with the application of the reporting requirements in relation to individuals.

(3)

The registered entity must give the report within the period prescribed by the regulations.

(4)

Regulations prescribing a period for the purposes of subsection (3) may:

(a)

prescribe different periods in relation to different reportable events; and

(b)

prescribe a period in relation to a reportable event that ends before or after the event occurs.

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