Biosecurity Act 1993

Importation of risk goods

16C: Duty of importers not to abandon goods

You could also call this:

"Don't leave imported goods behind in New Zealand"

If you import goods into New Zealand, you must not leave them in certain areas. These areas include biosecurity control areas, transitional facilities, or places approved under section 37. You are not allowed to leave your goods in a way that makes them seem abandoned.

Leaving your goods in a certain way means an inspector might think you have abandoned them, as stated in section 119(2). However, putting your goods in a bin for disposal is not considered leaving them. You need to take care of your imported goods and not leave them behind.

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Part 3Importation of risk goods

16CDuty of importers not to abandon goods

  1. An importer of goods must not leave the goods in a biosecurity control area, transitional facility, or place approved under section 37.

  2. For the purposes of this section, leaving goods—

  3. means leaving them in a way or for a period that would entitle an inspector or authorised person to regard the goods, under section 119(2), as abandoned; and
    1. does not mean putting them into a bin provided for the purpose of having imported goods left in it for disposal.
      Notes
      • Section 16C: inserted, on , by section 17 of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).