New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 142

142 Authorised officer may accept undertakings

(1) An authorised officer may accept a written undertaking (a
"biosecurity undertaking" ) given by a person if the person has contravened or the authorised officer suspects that the person has contravened or is likely to contravene a requirement imposed by or under this Act.

(2) An authorised officer may accept a biosecurity undertaking from a person instead of giving the person a biosecurity direction.

(3) The giving of an undertaking does not constitute an admission of guilt by the person giving it in relation to the contravention, suspected contravention or likely contravention to which the undertaking relates.