For the purposes of certain decisions under this Act, the Director of Biosecurity or the Director of Human Biosecurity must take into account whether a person is a fit and proper person. Division   2 sets out how a Director decides this.

Personal information specified by the Director of Biosecurity must be provided with some applications made under this Act.

A person who provides false or misleading information or documents is liable to a civil penalty.

If a provision provides that a person commits an offence, or is liable to a civil penalty, for contravening another provision, special rules apply for identifying elements of the offence and for interpreting references to contravention of the offence provision or civil penalty provision.

There are also provisions for:

  (a)   persons to assist biosecurity officers and biosecurity enforcement officers in the exercise of their powers; and

  (b)   the role of magistrates and certain Judges performing certain functions under this Act; and

  (c)   the ongoing effect of a direction to secure goods or a conveyance while the decision to give the direction is under judicial review.