Biosecurity Act 2014

A person must not feed restricted animal material to a ruminant.Maximum penalty—400 penalty units.

A person who deals with a ruminant must take all reasonable steps to ensure the ruminant does not feed on restricted animal material.Maximum penalty—400 penalty units.

A person (the relevant person) must not supply restricted animal material to another person if the relevant person knows the other person intends that a particular person (whether or not the relevant person or other person) is to feed the material to a ruminant.Maximum penalty—400 penalty units.

A person to whom subsection (1), (2) or (3) applies does not commit an offence against the subsection if—

the person has a reasonable excuse; or

both of the following apply—

a regulation states that the subsection does not apply in a stated circumstance or other state of affairs (including, for example, if stated requirements are satisfied or stated attributes exist);

the circumstance or other state of affairs exists in relation to the person for the ruminant the subject of the offence.

A person who feeds restricted animal material to a ruminant does not commit an offence against subsection (1), (2) or (3) if—

the person—

is, under section 46B, permitted by the chief executive to feed the material to a ruminant lawfully used for a scientific purpose; and

feeds the material to the ruminant in the way permitted by the chief executive; or

the feeding is authorised under another Act or a law of the Commonwealth.

Note—For the effect of a biosecurity emergency order, see section 115.