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Biosecurity Act 1993

Administrative provisions - Incorporation by reference

142P: Proof of material incorporated

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"Proving added information is correct and part of a biosecurity document"

When material is included in a biosecurity document, you need to have a copy of it. This copy must be checked by the people in charge to make sure it is correct. They also need to keep this copy. If someone shows a certified copy of the material in a court case, it is enough proof that the material is part of the biosecurity document, unless someone can show that it is not true. The people in charge must certify and keep the copy, and this helps prove the material is included in the document, as seen in the changes made by the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012.

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Part 6Administrative provisions
Incorporation by reference

142PProof of material incorporated

  1. A copy of material incorporated in a biosecurity document must be—

  2. certified as a correct copy of the material by the responsible body; and
    1. retained by the responsible body.

      1. The production in proceedings of a certified copy of the material is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, sufficient evidence of the incorporation in the biosecurity document of the material.

      Notes
      • Section 142P: inserted, on , by section 59 of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).