Biosecurity Act 2025

An entity representing the interests of any industry, or any part of the community, may prepare a draft program relating to the prevention, elimination, minimisation, control or management of a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact.

A draft program prepared under subsection (1) must specify the following:

the name of the entity preparing the program;

the intended scope of the program;

the biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact to which the program relates;

the biosecurity matter or class of biosecurity matter that the program affects;

the composition of a management committee for the program;

the objectives of the program;

the strategies and methods to be applied under the program to control the biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact to which the program relates;

the manner in which the cost of implementing the program is to be met;

the likely duration of the program;

the manner in which the effectiveness of the program is to be monitored;

the persons or classes of persons able to perform functions in relation to the prevention, elimination, minimisation, control or management of the biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact to which the program relates;

the functions of those persons or classes of persons;

whether reimbursement for the destruction of any animal, plant or other property is to be payable under the program to the owner of the animal, plant or property;

if reimbursement is proposed under the program—

the manner in which the amount of reimbursement is to be determined; and

who is to pay the reimbursement; and

the manner of claiming the reimbursement;

the manner in which any proceeds obtained from the implementation of the program are to be disposed of;

the extent to which the owner of any biosecurity matter, carrier or other property affected by the implementation of the program is required to take action under the program;

the type and frequency of reporting that will occur in connection with the program.

A draft program may also specify 1 or more of the following:

the method of identification and examination of any biosecurity matter, carrier or other thing;

the method of treatment of any biosecurity matter or other thing;

the destruction or other disposal of any biosecurity matter, carrier or other thing if necessary to prevent, eliminate, minimise, control or manage a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact;

measures to—

eradicate specified matter from an area;

restrict or reduce the spread of specified biosecurity matter in a particular area.