Biosecurity Act 2014

A person must not supply to another person a device of any kind for use as an approved device if the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, the device is not an approved device.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.Example of a circumstance where a person ought reasonably to know a device is not an approved device—The chief executive’s specifications for a type of device require the PIC of the place where an animal is to be kept to be recorded on the type of device but a device of that type is supplied without the PIC recorded.

A person (the supplier) must not supply to another person (the purchaser), other than the State, a device of any kind for use as an approved device unless the purchaser has first given the supplier a written order for the supply of the device.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

A person (also the purchaser) must not receive from another person (also the supplier) a device of any kind for use as an approved device unless the purchaser has first given the supplier a written order for the supply of the device.Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

A person (also the supplier) who supplies to another person (also the purchaser), other than the State, a device of any kind for use as an approved device must—

make a record of the following information—

the name and address of the purchaser;

the day the device was supplied to the purchaser;

any PIC recorded on or shown by the relevant device;

if other devices were supplied to the purchaser in the 1 transaction—how many devices were supplied in total;

if the written order for the supply of the device has an expiry date—the expiry date; and

keep the record for 5 years after the date of supply; and

at any time in the 5 years mentioned in paragraph (b), unless the supplier has a reasonable excuse, produce the record to an inspector for inspection if the inspector asks to see it.