New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 366

366 Use of dogs

(1) An authorised officer may use a dog for the purpose of assisting the authorised officer to detect the presence of, or manage, biosecurity matter.

(2) An authorised officer who is entitled to enter premises under this Act is entitled to enter those premises in the company of a dog that is used or proposed to be used for that purpose.

(3) An authorised officer who exercises a function in the company of, or using, a dog is required to keep the dog under control and to take all reasonable precautions to prevent the dog from touching any person who is affected by the exercise of the function.

(4) Nothing in this section authorises the use of a dog for general drug detection (within the meaning of Division 2 of Part 11 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 ).