44. Records and reporting requirements

Every operator of a facility must —

maintain an inventory of all biological agents and toxins at the facility, which must include records of the following:

the storage location of the biological agents and toxins;

the personnel having approval to access any of the biological agents and toxins, and the biological agents and toxins to which such approval relates;

the use to which the biological agents or toxins are to be and have been put;

the transfers of the biological agents and toxins within the facility and between the facility and any other facility;

the inactivation of the biological agents;

the disposal of the biological agents and toxins; and

where the biological agents and toxins are First Schedule (Part 2) biological agents, Second Schedule biological agents or Fifth Schedule toxins —

the personnel who have dealt with the biological agents or toxins; and

the personnel who have entered the area where the biological agents or toxins are used or stored;

maintain a record of all visitors to the facility; and

report immediately to the Director‑General in such form and manner as the Director‑General may require —

all confirmed or suspected infections or illnesses acquired by any member of the staff of the facility in the course of carrying out any activity involving biological agents or toxins at the facility;

all adverse incidents involving biological agents that may potentially cause transmission of any infectious disease;

all adverse incidents involving toxins;

all loss, whether through theft or otherwise, of biological agents and toxins; and

the destruction by the operator of the facility of any of the operator’s stocks of First Schedule (Part 2) biological agents, Second Schedule biological agents and Fifth Schedule toxins.