Compliance with biosecurity management plan
16G Compliance with biosecurity management plan
(1) A person who enters or remains in a biosecurity management area must comply with the biosecurity management plan for the area.
A person commits an offence if:
the person is in a biosecurity management area; and
the person intentionally engages in conduct; and
(c) the conduct results in a contravention of the biosecurity management plan for the area and the person is reckless in relation to that result.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
Strict liability applies to subsection (2)(a).
(4) It is a defence to the prosecution of an offence against subsection (2) if the defendant:
(a) is a public sector employee exercising powers or performing functions under a law of the Territory; or
(b) is an APS employee, as defined in section 7 of the Public Service Act 1999 (Cth), performing functions under a law of the Commonwealth; or
enters or remains in the area in an emergency; or
has a reasonable excuse.
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