New Zealand Legislation: Acts

27 Inspector to be satisfied of certain matters

• An inspector shall not give a biosecurity clearance for any goods unless satisfied that the goods are not risk goods; or satisfied—

  • (a) That the goods comply with the requirements specified in an import health standard in force for the goods (or goods of the kind or description to which the goods belong); and

  • (b) That there are no discrepancies in the documentation accompanying the goods (or between that documentation and those goods) that suggest that it may be unwise to rely on that documentation; and

  • (c) In the case of an organism, that the goods display no symptoms that may be a consequence of harbouring unwanted organisms; and

  • (d) That the goods display no signs of harbouring organisms that may be unwanted organisms; and

  • (e) There has been no recent change in circumstances, or in the state of knowledge, that makes it unwise to issue a clearance.

  Paragraph (a) was substituted, as from 26 November 1997, by section 15 Biosecurity Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 89). See section 115 of that Act as to the transition of import health permits.