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BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 315

Exercise of biosecurity risk assessment powers in premises

  (1)   A biosecurity officer or a biosecurity enforcement officer may enter any premises in Australian territory for the purpose of exercising powers in accordance with section   314.

Note:   Premises include a conveyance (see paragraph   (a) of the definition of premises in section   9).

  (2)   However, an officer is not authorised to enter premises under subsection   (1) unless:

  (a)   the occupier of the premises has consented to the entry and the officer has shown his or her identity card if required by the occupier; or

  (b)   the entry is made under a biosecurity risk assessment warrant.

Note 1:   For the issue of warrants, and the obligations and powers of biosecurity enforcement officers and biosecurity officers in entering premises under a warrant or with consent, see Part   3, and Division   3 of Part   4, of Chapter   9.

Note 2:   If the premises can be accessed only by entering other premises, an adjacent premises warrant may be needed (see Division   2 of Part   4 of Chapter   9).


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