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- Schedule 1—Increasing protection from diseases and pests
- Schedule 2—Pratique and pre-arrival reporting
- Schedule 3—Information management
- Schedule 4—Strengthening penalties
- Schedule 5—Risk assessment
- Schedule 6—Arrangements and grants for dealing with risks posed by diseases or pests
- Schedule 7—Approved arrangements and compensation
- Schedule 8—Concealment of goods
2022
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
As passed by both Houses
Biosecurity Amendment ( Strengthening Biosecurity ) Bill 2022
No. , 2022
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—Increasing protection from diseases and pests 3
Part 1—Entry requirements 3
Biosecurity Act 2015 3
Part 2—Preventative biosecurity measures 8
Biosecurity Act 2015 8
Schedule 2—Pratique and pre-arrival reporting 11
Part 1—Pratique 11
Biosecurity Act 2015 11
Part 2—Pre-arrival reporting 12
Biosecurity Act 2015 12
Schedule 3—Information management 16
Biosecurity Act 2015 16
Schedule 4—Strengthening penalties 31
Part 1—Managing biosecurity risks: goods 31
Biosecurity Act 2015 31
Part 2—Managing biosecurity risks: conveyances 34
Biosecurity Act 2015 34
Schedule 5—Risk assessment 39
Biosecurity Act 2015 39
Schedule 6—Arrangements and grants for dealing with risks posed by diseases or pests 43
Biosecurity Act 2015 43
Schedule 7—Approved arrangements and compensation 49
Part 1—Release of goods from biosecurity control 49
Biosecurity Act 2015 49
Part 2—Duration of approved arrangements 52
Biosecurity Act 2015 52
Part 3—Directions to biosecurity industry participants after expiry of approved arrangements 53
Biosecurity Act 2015 53
Part 4—Audit powers for auditing of approved arrangements 55
Biosecurity Act 2015 55
Part 5—Compensation for damaged goods or destroyed goods, conveyances or other premises 56
Biosecurity Act 2015 56
Schedule 8—Concealment of goods 61
Biosecurity Act 2015 61
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 ( Strengthening Biosecurity ) Act 2022 .
(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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Commencement |
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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 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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3. Schedule 2 |
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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4. Schedule 3 |
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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5. Schedules 4 to 8 |
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.