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BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 70

Requirement for an individual to notify changes to contact information

  (1)   An individual in relation to whom a human biosecurity control order is in force must, as soon as reasonably practicable, notify the chief human biosecurity officer referred to in paragraph   61(1)(j) if any of the prescribed contact information provided by the individual under section   69 changes.

Note 1:   A person may commit an offence or contravene a civil penalty provision if the person provides false or misleading information or documents (see sections   137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code and sections   532 and 533 of this Act).

Note 2:   This section is not subject to the privilege against self - incrimination (see section   635).

Offence

  (2)   An individual commits an offence if:

  (a)   the individual is required to notify a chief human biosecurity officer of a change under subsection   (1); and

  (b)   the individual fails to notify the officer of the change.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 12 months or 60 penalty units, or both.


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