Biosecurity Act 2014

The chief executive may end the declaration of a place as a restricted place when the chief executive is satisfied the place no longer poses a biosecurity risk.

A declaration ends when the chief executive—

if the entry in the biosecurity register that makes the declaration includes 1 or more restrictions declared under section 161(2)(c) or (d) that apply after the declaration of the place as a restricted place has ended—amends the entry to record that the declaration has ended; orNote—A restriction declared under section 161(2)(c) or (d) may apply after the declaration of the place as a restricted place has ended. See section 161(3).

otherwise—removes the entry making the declaration from the biosecurity register.

The chief executive may remove an entry amended under subsection (2)(a) from the biosecurity register when each restriction mentioned in the subsection stops applying.

The chief executive may end a declaration—

on the chief executive’s own initiative; or

on an application made under this subdivision for the declaration to be ended.