Biosecurity Act 2014

On application by a person (the applicant) and payment of the fee prescribed by regulation, the chief executive may, under subsection (2), (3), (4) or (5), give the applicant a copy of information held in the biosecurity register.

The applicant may be given a copy of information relating to a registered biosecurity entity only if the information—

is required to be published on the department’s website under section 172(1)(a); or

has been published on the department’s website under section 172(1)(b).

The applicant may be given a copy of information relating to a restricted place only if—

the applicant is—

an owner or occupier of the place; or

a registered biosecurity entity for the place; or

the owner of the place gives written consent for the applicant to be given the information; or

the information has been published on the department’s website under section 172(2); or

disclosing the information to the applicant is required or permitted under this Act or another Act.

The applicant may be given a copy of information relating to a restricted animal only if—

the applicant is—

a person who keeps the animal; or

an occupier of the place where the animal is being kept; or

the owner of the animal; or

the owner of the animal gives written consent for the applicant to be given the information; or

the information has been published on the department’s website under section 172(2); or

disclosing the information to the applicant is required or permitted under this Act or another Act.

The applicant may be given a copy of information relating to restricted biosecurity matter only if—

the applicant is—

a person who keeps the matter; or

an occupier of the place where the matter is being kept; or

the owner of the matter; or

the owner of the matter gives written consent for the applicant to be given the information; or

the information has been published on the department’s website under section 172(2); or

disclosing the information to the applicant is required or permitted under this Act or another Act.

Despite subsections (1) to (5), the chief executive may, on the chief executive’s own initiative, give a person a copy of all or part of the information held in the biosecurity register if—

the person is the NLIS administrator; or

the person is carrying out functions under an Act administered by the department or under a law of another State or the Commonwealth that provides for the same or similar matters as an Act administered by the department; or

the chief executive is satisfied disclosing the details to the person in the circumstances—

is essential for the administration of a program under this Act relating to the control of animal health or accreditation; or

will contribute to the traceability of designated animals or designated biosecurity matter or of disease; or

will contribute to compliance with a standard under this Act relating to market access or reporting or product integrity.

The information mentioned in subsection (6) may be given subject to conditions the chief executive considers appropriate.Example of a condition for subsection (7)—Information may be given to the NLIS administrator on the condition that the NLIS administrator gives the chief executive access to information from the database for the NLIS.