Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A biosecurity officer may:
(a) give any of the following directions to a person in charge of goods or a conveyance:
(i) a direction not to move, deal with or interfere with the goods or conveyance;
(ii) a direction to move the goods or conveyance, as soon as practicable, to a place specified by the biosecurity officer;
(iii) any other direction relating to the movement of the goods or conveyance; or
(b) cause the goods or conveyance to be moved to another place.
(2) A person who is given a direction under paragraph (1)(a) must comply with the direction.
Civil penalty: 120 penalty units.
Note: If a person is given a direction under paragraph (1)(a) in accordance with a biosecurity control order or a biosecurity response zone determination and the person fails to comply with the direction, the person may also commit an offence (see section 327).