Biosecurity Act 2014

Subsection (2) applies if—

the chief executive has under the amended Act, section 96 made an emergency disease declaration that states the declared disease the subject of the declaration; and

the declared disease is a chemical residue that is a contaminant over the prescribed concentration level for the residue; and

immediately before the commencement, the declaration is still in force.

On the commencement—

the emergency disease declaration is taken to be a regulation made under section 503(2)(e); and

the declared disease is taken to be a contaminant in an amount more than the maximum acceptable level in a carrier.

Subsection (4) applies if—

the chief executive has under the amended Act, section 96 made an emergency quarantine declaration; and

the declared disease or other thing identified in the declaration as the reason for making the declaration is a chemical residue that is a contaminant over the prescribed concentration level for the residue; and

immediately before the commencement, the emergency quarantine declaration is still in force.

On the commencement—

the emergency quarantine declaration—

is taken to be a biosecurity emergency order made by the chief executive under section 113; and

continues to have effect for the period it would have had effect under the amended Act, section 96; and

the area quarantined under the declaration is taken to be the biosecurity emergency area for the biosecurity emergency order; and

the declared disease or other thing identified in the declaration is taken to be biosecurity matter associated with the biosecurity event that is the subject of the biosecurity emergency order.