Meaning of reasonably practicable
12 Meaning of reasonably practicable
Reasonably practicable, in relation to the prevention, elimination, minimisation, control or management of a biosecurity risk, means that which is, or was at a particular time, reasonably able to be done, taking into account and weighing up all relevant matters, including—
the biosecurity risk concerned; and
the degree of biosecurity impact that arises, or might arise, from the biosecurity risk; and
what the concerned person knows, or ought reasonably to know, about the biosecurity risk and the ways of preventing, eliminating, minimising, controlling or managing the risk; and
the availability and suitability of ways to prevent, eliminate, minimise, control or manage the biosecurity risk; and
the cost associated with available ways of preventing, eliminating, minimising, controlling or managing the risk, including whether the cost is grossly disproportionate to the risk.
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