New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 30

30 Biosecurity duty

(1) A person who becomes aware of, or suspects, that a prohibited matter event has occurred, is occurring or is about to occur has a biosecurity duty to immediately notify the prohibited matter event in accordance with the requirements specified in the regulations.

(2) A biosecurity duty arises under this Division only if the person--

(a) is the owner, occupier or person in charge of, or has the care, custody or control of, premises, a carrier or other thing in relation to which the prohibited matter is present or suspected of being present, or

(b) becomes aware of, or suspects, the occurrence of the prohibited matter event as a result of any consultation or other work carried out in relation to premises, a carrier or other thing in the person's professional capacity, or

(c) is a person of a class prescribed by the regulations.