New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 400

400 Reasonable suspicion of infection

(1) For the purposes of this Act, an animal, plant, place or thing may reasonably be suspected of being infected with a disease if there is reason to think that a disease agent is present in or on the animal, plant, place or thing.

(2) It is not necessary, in order to form a reasonable suspicion that an animal, plant, place or thing is infected with a disease, for the animal, plant, place or thing to be exhibiting signs of the disease.

(3) An animal, plant or thing may, for the purposes of this Act, be reasonably suspected of being infected with a disease if it is or has been in or with a flock, group or herd, or is travelling or has travelled on any land or place, or in a vehicle, in which there was or is an animal, plant or thing infected with a disease.

(4) This section does not prejudice any other evidence or consideration by which the Secretary, an authorised officer or other person might reasonably suspect that an animal, plant, place or thing is infected with a disease.