Biosecurity Act 1993

Administrative provisions - Administrative powers

106: Power to require assistance

You could also call this:

"Inspectors can ask for help from others to do their biosecurity job"

When you are helping an inspector or an authorised person with their job, you have the same powers as they do. This is because they are in charge of you while you are working together. You can be asked to help an inspector or an authorised person when they need it to carry out the rules of the Biosecurity Act 1993, the regulations, and any directions or instructions given by certain important people. You might be employed or asked to assist an inspector or authorised person to help them do their job. An inspector or authorised person can ask you to help them or employ someone to assist them when necessary.

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Part 6Administrative provisions
Administrative powers

106Power to require assistance

When it is necessary to do so, an inspector or authorised person may employ any person or request any person to assist that inspector or authorised person in carrying out the provisions of this Act, the regulations, and any directions or instructions issued by (as the case requires) the Director-General, a principal officer, or a chief technical officer under this Act.
A person employed or requested to assist an inspector or authorised person has the same powers as that inspector or authorised person while that person is under the immediate direction and control of that inspector or authorised person.

Compare

1967 No 50 s 7
1970 No 151 s 20

Notes

Section 106(2): inserted, on 26 November 1997, by section 71 of the Biosecurity Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 89).