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The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
Presented and read a first time
Biosecurity Amendment (Enhanced Risk Management) Bill 2021
No. , 2021
(Agriculture, Water and the Environment)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Biosecurity Act 2015 , and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 2
Schedule 1—Pratique and human health measures 3
Part 1—Pratique 3
Biosecurity Act 2015 3
Part 2—Human biosecurity group directions 4
Biosecurity Act 2015 4
Part 3—Pre-arrival reporting 20
Biosecurity Act 2015 20
Schedule 2—Strengthening penalties 23
Biosecurity Act 2015 23
Schedule 3—Risk assessment 27
Biosecurity Act 2015 27
Schedule 4—Arrangements and grants for dealing with risks posed by diseases or pests 31
Biosecurity Act 2015 31
A Bill for an Act to amend the Biosecurity Act 2015 , and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act is the Biosecurity Amendment (Enhanced Risk Management) Act 2021 .
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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2. Schedule 1 |
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. |
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3. Schedules 2 to 4 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.