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Biosecurity Act 1993

Importation of risk goods - Clearance of risk goods

29: Restricted organisms to be contained

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"Keep restricted organisms safe and contained in special areas"

If you have a restricted organism in a special area, you must keep it there. You can only move it to another special area if an inspector says you can. The inspector can also let you export the organism from New Zealand.

An inspector can give you permission to move a restricted organism, but they can also add conditions to this permission. This means you must follow the rules they set when moving the organism. You must do what the inspector says to keep everyone safe.

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Part 3Importation of risk goods
Clearance of risk goods

29Restricted organisms to be contained

  1. No person may cause or permit any restricted organism that is in a transitional facility, a biosecurity control area, or a containment facility to leave that facility or area, except—

  2. to proceed, in accordance with the authority of an inspector, to a transitional facility, a biosecurity control area, or a containment facility; or
    1. in accordance with the authority of an inspector, to be exported from New Zealand.

      1. Authority to move a restricted organism given by an inspector in accordance with this section may be given subject to conditions.

      Notes
      • Section 29: replaced, on , by section 16 of the Biosecurity Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 89).