Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00015:section:314
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00015
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 314
Character Range: 510533–511777

314  Reasonable suspicion that disease or pest may pose unacceptable level of biosecurity risk
  If a biosecurity officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, that:
 (a) a disease or pest may be present in or on goods or premises in Australian territory; and
 (b) the disease or pest may pose an unacceptable level of biosecurity risk;
the powers set out in Division 3 may be exercised for any of the following purposes:
 (c) to establish whether the disease or pest is present in or on the goods or premises;
 (d) if possible, to identify the disease or pest;
 (e) to assess the level of biosecurity risk posed by the disease or pest.
Note 1: This Chapter does not apply in relation to certain goods or conveyances (see section 312).
Note 2: Premises include a conveyance (see paragraph (a) of the definition of premises in section 9).
Note 3: See section 310 in relation to the meaning of biosecurity risk in this Chapter.
Note 4: A biosecurity officer or biosecurity enforcement officer may be assisted by other persons in exercising powers in accordance with this section (see section 536).
Note 5: Before exercising a power under Division 3, a biosecurity official must be satisfied of the matters referred to in section 32 (the principles).