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Biosecurity Amendment (Enhanced Risk Management) Bill 2021

Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Not Proceeding
Portfolio
Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Summary

Amends the Biosecurity Act 2015 to: expand pre-arrival reporting requirements for aircraft and vessels; strengthen penalties for non-compliance with negative pratique requirements; create a mechanism to make a human biosecurity group direction; increase civil and criminal penalties for contraventions of certain requirements in relation to goods; amend the process for making certain determinations specifying prohibited, conditionally non-prohibited and suspended goods or granting permits based on risk assessments; and provide legislative authority for expenditure for biosecurity-related programs and activities, such as surveillance programs for pests and diseases.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 01/09/21  
Second reading moved 01/09/21  
Second reading debate 28/10/21  
Second reading debate 01/12/21  
Second reading agreed to 01/12/21  
Third reading agreed to 01/12/21  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 02/12/21  
Second reading moved 02/12/21  
Lapsed at end of Parliament 25/07/22  
     

[Information on document types]

Text of bill

  • First reading

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

Senate
  • Independent [sheet 1539]
PATRICK, Sen Rex

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  • Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation [sheet 1475]
FIERRAVANTI-WELLS, Sen Concetta

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Schedules of amendments

Bills Digest



Notes
  • Referred to Committee (02/09/2021): Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Committee report (14/10/2021)
  • Considered by scrutiny committee (16/09/2021): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 17 of 2021
  • Considered by scrutiny committee (16/09/2021): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 12 of 2021