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NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY ACT 2007 - SECT 50

Secretary may direct entity to dispose of security - sensitive biological agents

  (1)   This section applies in relation to a report given to the Secretary by a registered entity under section   48 if:

  (a)   the Secretary made a request under paragraph   49(2)(a); and

  (b)   the entity did not comply with the request within the period allowed under that paragraph.

  (2)   The Secretary may, if the Secretary considers it appropriate, give a written direction to the entity, requiring the entity, within the period specified in the direction or such longer period as the Secretary allows, to dispose of its entire holdings of a security - sensitive biological agent to which the report relates.

Note 1:   Disposal would not be appropriate if the entity's entire holdings of that security - sensitive biological agent have already been disposed of, or were lost or stolen.

Note 2:   The Secretary may also direct a particular individual not to handle security - sensitive biological agents: see section   59.

Note 3:   Failure to comply with a direction to dispose of a security - sensitive biological agent is an offence: see section   51.

  (3)   A period specified in a direction given under subsection   (2) must be reasonable having regard to the circumstances.



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