Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

BIOSECURITY REGULATION 2016 - REG 54

  (1)   This section applies in relation to a conveyance:

  (a)   that is subject to biosecurity control; and

  (b)   in relation to which biosecurity measures have been taken under Division   5 of Part   2 of Chapter   4 of the Act.

  (2)   A biosecurity officer may require a trap to be set in or on the conveyance, for a period specified by the biosecurity officer, for the purpose of monitoring or assessing:

  (a)   the effect of the biosecurity measures that were taken in relation to the conveyance; and

  (b)   the level of biosecurity risk associated with the conveyance.

Note:   A biosecurity officer may also exercise powers under Division   4 of Part   2 of Chapter   4 of the Act for the purpose of assessing the level of biosecurity risk associated with the conveyance.

  (3)   If a biosecurity officer requires a trap to be set in or on a conveyance under subsection   (2), the biosecurity officer must give a written notice to the person responsible for the conveyance that:

  (a)   identifies, or describes, the conveyance; and

  (b)   specifies the period during which the trap must remain in or on the conveyance.

Note:   Person responsible for a conveyance is defined in section   9 of the Act.

  (4)   The notice given under subsection   (3) may also specify either or both of the following:

  (a)   the kind of trap that must be set in or on the conveyance;

  (b)   the places in or on the conveyance where the trap is to be set.

  (5)   If a biosecurity officer requires a trap to be set in or on a conveyance under subsection   (2), a biosecurity officer may:

  (a)   direct a person responsible for the conveyance to set the trap; or

  (b)   direct a person responsible for the conveyance to arrange for the trap to be set; or

  (c)   set the trap himself or herself; or

  (d)   arrange for another person with appropriate qualifications or expertise to set the trap.

  (6)   If, under subsection   (5), a biosecurity officer:

  (a)   gives a direction to a person to set a trap or arrange for a trap to be set; or

  (b)   arranges for another person with appropriate qualifications or expertise to set a trap;

a biosecurity officer may supervise the setting of the trap.