Biosecurity Act 2014

The Minister or the chief executive may, for the State, enter into an agreement (a government and industry agreement)—

to help achieve the purposes of this Act; and

that is between the State and any 1 or more of the following—

1 or more other jurisdictions;

1 or more local governments;

1 or more industry bodies;

1 or more natural resource management bodies;

1 or more other entities.Example for subparagraph (v)—utility service provider, port authority

The agreement may be directed at—

ensuring a coordinated process for either of the following—

responding to a biosecurity event;

sharing, between the parties, the costs related to a biosecurity event; or

providing for another matter necessary or convenient to achieve the purposes of this Act.

In this section—industry body means a body considered by the participants in a particular industry to be the national or State representative of the industry.other jurisdiction means the Commonwealth or another State.