Biosecurity Act 2015

The Director of Biosecurity may determine that a specified area in Australian territory is a temporary biosecurity monitoring zone if the Director is satisfied it is necessary to do so for the purpose of monitoring whether a disease or pest that may pose an unacceptable level of biosecurity risk:

has entered, or has emerged, established itself or spread in, the area; or

is likely to enter, or to emerge, establish itself or spread in, the area.

See section 310 in relation to the meaning of biosecurity risk in this Chapter.

For variation and revocation of the determination, see subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Without limiting subsection (1), a specified area may consist of the whole or part of specified premises (other than a conveyance).

The Director of Biosecurity may determine that a specified area in Australian territory is a temporary biosecurity monitoring zone even if the area, or a part of the area, is part of another temporary biosecurity monitoring zone.

A determination made under subsection (1) is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the determination.