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Obligation of commercial carrier

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Part 2Biosecurity
Division 2Importing organisms into Western Australia

20 Obligation of commercial carrier

(1)

In this section —

commercial carrier means a person who provides transport for individuals, or transports freight, for fee or reward.

(2)

A commercial carrier transporting a prescribed declared pest, a declared pest of a prescribed class, or a prescribed potential carrier, into the State from a location outside the State commits an offence if —

(a)

the regulations require that carrier to give notice to the Director General of the transport of that declared pest or potential carrier; and

(b)

the carrier does not give the notice in accordance with the regulations.

Penalty: a fine of $15 000.

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Section 20 — Obligation of commercial carrier — Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (Western Australia) — Barrister AI