Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00015:section:327
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00015
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 327
Character Range: 528870–529852

327  Contravention of direction
  A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the power to give a direction under any of the following provisions is specified in a biosecurity control order or a biosecurity response zone determination:
 (i) subsection 317(1) or (2) (direction to secure goods or a conveyance);
 (ii) paragraph 318(2)(b) (direction to deliver samples of goods or premises);
 (iii) paragraph 321(1)(a) (direction relating to movement of goods or conveyance); and
 (b) the person is given a direction under any of those provisions; and
 (c) the direction is given in accordance with the biosecurity control order or the biosecurity response zone determination (as the case may be); and
 (d) the person engages in conduct; and
 (e) the conduct contravenes the direction.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years or 300 penalty units, or both.
Note: The person may also contravene a civil penalty provision for contravening the direction (see subsections 317(3), 318(4) and 321(2)).