Expiry—pt 16B
234H Expiry—pt 16B
This part expires 1 year after the commencement day.
A transitional provision is repealed on its expiry but continues to have effect after its repeal (see Legislation Act, s 88).
Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions (see pt 15)
column 1 item column 2 section column 3 decision column 4 entity
1
67 refuse permit applicant
2
67 refuse renewal of permit permit‑holder
3
70 amend permit permit‑holder
4
71 impose condition on permit permit‑holder
5
75 suspend permit permit‑holder
6
78 cancel permit permit‑holder
7
95 refuse registration applicant
8
95 refuse renewal of registration registered person
9
98 amend registration registered person
10
99 impose condition on registration registered person
11
102 suspend registration registered person
12
105 cancel registration registered person
13
123 give non-compliance notice interstate entity with recognised approval
14
131 refuse approval applicant
15
131 refuse to renew approval approval‑holder
16
135 amend approval approval‑holder
17
136 impose condition on approval approval‑holder
18
140 suspend approval approval‑holder
19
143 cancel approval approval‑holder
20
147 give a biosecurity direction, other than a biosecurity direction given in an emergency person directed
Dictionary (see s 3)
The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
director‑general (see s 163)
individual
person (see s 160)
police officer
public notice
the Territory
veterinary practitioner.
analyst means a person appointed as an analyst under section 229.
animal means any of the following, whether alive or dead:
a member of the animal kingdom, other than a human, including an amphibian, bird, crustacean, fish, insect, mammal, mollusc, reptile and any other vertebrate or invertebrate member of the animal kingdom;
an embryo, egg, sperm or any other reproductive material of a member of the animal kingdom other than a human.
animal product includes—
the hide, skin, hair, wool, feather, shell, horn, scale, fin, hoof, viscera, offal or any other part of an animal; and
meat, fat, eggs, honey, milk, whey, cream, butter, cheese or any other primary produce derived from an animal; and
the urine, faeces, bone or blood of an animal, or any substance derived from the urine, faeces, bone or blood of an animal; and
any secretion or excretion of an animal; and
any product or biological preparation prepared, or derived, from any tissue, secretion, excretion or other part of an animal; and
any other material of animal origin prescribed by regulation.
approval decision notice—see section 131 (3).
approval-holder—see section 120.
assess includes investigate.
auditor authority—see section 120.
audit report—see section 117 (1).
authorisation‑holder—see section 114.
authorised person means an authorised person mentioned in section 168.
biosecurity audit—see section 115 (1).
biosecurity auditor—see section 120.
biosecurity certificate—see section 110 (1).
biosecurity certifier—see section 120.
biosecurity direction—see section 146 (1).
biosecurity event—see section 25.
biosecurity impact—see section 12 (1).
biosecurity matter—see section 8 (1).
biosecurity permit—see section 62.
biosecurity registration—see section 89.
biosecurity risk—see section 13.
biosecurity undertaking—see section 158 (1).
carrier—see section 9.
certifier authority—see section 120.
community includes the community of the ACT, of areas surrounding the ACT, and of Australia as a whole.
connected, for part 12 (Enforcement—authorised people)—see section 167.
contaminant means a non‑living thing that—
occurs in or on other biosecurity matter or a carrier; or
may be ingested or absorbed by another biosecurity matter or a carrier.
control declaration—see section 51 (1).
control measures, for a control declaration, for part 4 (Biosecurity control declarations)—see section 51 (2) (b).
control zone, for a control declaration—see section 51 (2) (c).
corresponding biosecurity law—
means a law of the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory that corresponds, or substantially corresponds, to this Act; and
includes a law prescribed by regulation.
deal, with biosecurity matter or a carrier—see section 10.
declared pest—see section 11 (2).
disease includes—
an infection or infestation of an organism resulting in, or having the potential to result in, an abnormal, pathological or unhealthy condition caused by a known or unknown disease agent or pest; or
a syndrome, or a clinically identifiable set of signs or symptoms in an organism, for which the cause is known or unknown; or
anything else prescribed by regulation.
disease agent includes a prion, virus, microorganism, infectious agent and parasite.
economy includes the economy of the ACT, of areas surrounding the ACT, and of Australia as a whole.
emergency biosecurity matter, for part 14 (Compensation)—see section 213.
emergency declaration—see section 38 (1).
emergency measures, for an emergency declaration—see section 38 (2) (b).
emergency zone, for an emergency declaration—see section 38 (2) (c).
environment includes the environment of the ACT, of areas surrounding the ACT, and of Australia as a whole.
external treatment measure, for a person, means a treatment that—
is limited to the external parts of the person’s body; and
does not require—
anything to penetrate the person’s skin; or
the person to ingest anything.
general biosecurity duty—see section 22.
group exemption, for part 5 (Biosecurity permits and group exemptions)—see section 83 (1).
heritage place or object means a place or object registered, or nominated for provisional registration, under the Heritage Act 2004.
influential person, for a corporation—see section 228 (1).
infrastructure, in a reserve—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, section 222 (7).
interfere with an item, includes damage or destroy the item.
interstate biosecurity certificate, for part 7 (Biosecurity certificates)—see section 111 (1).
manage, a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact, includes assess, prevent, eliminate, minimise and control the risk or impact.
move includes transport and distribute.
native animal—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, section 12.
native plant—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, section 14.
notifiable biosecurity matter, for division 2.4 (Notifying presence of notifiable biosecurity matter)—see section 29 (1).
occupier, of premises, for part 12 (Enforcement—authorised people)—see section 167.
offence, for part 12 (Enforcement—authorised people)—see section 167.
permit decision notice, for division 5.1 (Biosecurity permits)—see section 67 (4).
permit‑holder—see section 62.
pest—see section 11 (1).
plant includes any member of the Plantae, Fungi or Protista kingdoms, whether whole or in part and whether alive or dead.
plant product includes dried plant material or timber.
possession, of a thing, includes having care, custody or control of the thing.
premises includes—
any land, whether built on or not; and
any building, structure or vehicle; and
any public place or private place.
prohibited biosecurity matter—see section 33 (1).
prohibited dealing—see section 35 (1).
property‑specific emergency declaration—see section 38 (4).
reasonable steps, to manage a biosecurity risk—see section 21.
registered person means a person registered under part 6 (Biosecurity registration) to engage in a regulated dealing.
registration decision notice, for part 6 (Biosecurity registration)—see section 95 (4).
regulated dealing—see section 88.
reserve—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, section 169 (1).
residential premises means any part of premises that is used only for residential purposes.
reviewable decision, for part 15 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 220.
specific biosecurity requirement—see section 23 (1).
supply includes sell.
treatment measure—
means a treatment, or process, used to manage a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact; and
includes—
a process or measure to treat, clean, fumigate, irradiate, disinfect, medicate or vaccinate; and
destruction of any biosecurity matter or other thing.
vehicle means a conveyance of any kind, however propelled, and whether or not capable of being moved or operated and includes—
a caravan, trailer, truck, train and any other land vehicle; and
a vessel; and
an aeroplane, helicopter, hot air balloon, drone and any other aircraft.
vessel includes—
a ship, boat, hovercraft, ferry, raft and any other water craft; and
a pontoon, floating pier and any other floating structure.
warrant, for part 12 (Enforcement—authorised people)—see section 167.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by regulation
). Made under this Act:
- Biosecurity (National Livestock Identification System) Regulation 2025 · under s 234
- Biosecurity Regulation 2025 · under s 234
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statementSecond reading speech
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.