Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00510:section:50
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00510
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 50
Character Range: 100680–101916

50  Secretary may direct entity to dispose of security‑sensitive biological agents
 (1) This section applies in relation to a report given to the Secretary by a registered entity under section 48 if:
 (a) the Secretary made a request under paragraph 49(2)(a); and
 (b) the entity did not comply with the request within the period allowed under that paragraph.
 (2) The Secretary may, if the Secretary considers it appropriate, give a written direction to the entity, requiring the entity, within the period specified in the direction or such longer period as the Secretary allows, to dispose of its entire holdings of a security‑sensitive biological agent to which the report relates.
Note 1: Disposal would not be appropriate if the entity's entire holdings of that security‑sensitive biological agent have already been disposed of, or were lost or stolen.
Note 2: The Secretary may also direct a particular individual not to handle security‑sensitive biological agents: see section 59.
Note 3: Failure to comply with a direction to dispose of a security‑sensitive biological agent is an offence: see section 51.
 (3) A period specified in a direction given under subsection (2) must be reasonable having regard to the circumstances.