New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 36

36 Biosecurity duty

(1) A person who becomes aware of, or suspects, the presence of biosecurity matter in a part of the State in which it is prohibited matter has a biosecurity duty to ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, the biosecurity risk posed or likely to be posed by the prohibited matter is prevented, eliminated or minimised.

(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 presence of prohibited matter 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.