Biosecurity Act 2023

to manage biosecurity risks arising from—

biosecurity matter; and

dealings with biosecurity matter or carriers; and

other activities involving biosecurity matter or carriers; and

to promote biosecurity as a shared responsibility between government, industry and the community; and

to provide a flexible and responsive framework for the effective management of pests, diseases, contaminants and other biosecurity matter that may have an adverse effect on the environment, the economy or the community; and

to provide a framework for risk‑based decision‑making in relation to biosecurity; and

to give effect to intergovernmental biosecurity agreements to which the Territory is a party; and

to facilitate trade by ensuring that biosecurity requirements in other jurisdictions are met.