(1)  Unless otherwise specified in this Act, an authorised officer may only perform the functions of an authorised officer for one or more of the following purposes:

(a) to assess, prevent, eliminate, minimise, control or manage any biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact, or suspected biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact;

(b) to investigate, monitor and enforce compliance with this Act;

(c) to administer or execute this Act;

(d) to obtain information or records necessary for the administration or enforcement of this Act;

(e) to assist a biosecurity auditor to perform the biosecurity auditor's functions in connection with a biosecurity audit;

(f) if the authorised officer is a biosecurity auditor, to perform a biosecurity audit.

(2)  An authorised officer who is also a biosecurity auditor may perform the functions of an authorised officer while he or she is also performing the functions of a biosecurity auditor.