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BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 85
Destruction requirements
85 Destruction requirements
(1) A biosecurity zone regulation cannot require or authorise the destruction
of a thing unless-- (a) the thing is, or is reasonably suspected of being,
prohibited matter, or
(b) the thing is a carrier of, or reasonably suspected
of being a carrier of, prohibited matter, or
(c) the thing is a pest to which
the biosecurity zone relates, or
(d) the thing is, or is reasonably suspected
of being, infected or infested with, or of harbouring, the biosecurity matter
to which the regulations relate and there are no other reasonably practicable
treatment measures that could eliminate or minimise the biosecurity risk posed
by the biosecurity matter, or
(e) the thing is, or is reasonably suspected of
being-- (i) abandoned, and
(ii) biosecurity matter to which the regulations
relate or a carrier of biosecurity matter to which the regulations relate.
(2) In this section--
"reasonably practicable" means reasonably practicable in the opinion of the
Secretary or an authorised officer.
"reasonably suspected" means reasonably suspected by the Secretary or an
authorised officer.
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