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Biosecurity Act 1993

Importation of risk goods - Inspections, declarations, etc

40C: Effect of suspension and extension

You could also call this:

"What happens to your goods when their movement is stopped or delayed"

If a suspension or extension is imposed under section 40A, the Director-General, a chief technical officer, or an inspector can give you directions on what to do with the goods being held. They can tell you how to dispose of the goods, treat them, or deal with them in other ways. The Director-General, a chief technical officer, or an inspector is in charge of the goods at the facility.

When a suspension or extension is imposed, it does not stop the Director-General, a chief technical officer, or an inspector from taking other actions under the Biosecurity Act. They can still do other things that the Act allows them to do. The suspension or extension only affects the specific goods being held at the facility.

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Part 3Importation of risk goods
Inspections, declarations, etc

40CEffect of suspension and extension

  1. When a suspension or extension is imposed under section 40A, the Director-General, a chief technical officer, or an inspector may give reasonable directions as to the disposal of, treatment of, or any other dealing with the goods held at the facility.

  2. The suspension or extension does not affect any other actions that the Director-General, a chief technical officer, or an inspector may take under this Act.

Notes
  • Section 40C: inserted, on , by section 35 of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).