Biosecurity zones
128 Biosecurity zones
The regulations may prescribe one or more of the following as a biosecurity zone:any specified premises or specified part of premises; any specified place, area or region or specified part of such place, area or region; the whole, or any specified part, of Tasmania.
Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a biosecurity zone may be prescribed – to provide for the long-term management of a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact; or to prevent, eliminate, minimise, control or manage a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact.
A regulation prescribing a biosecurity zone is to specify each of the following in respect of the zone:the biosecurity matter, or class of biosecurity matter, biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact in relation to which the biosecurity zone is prescribed; the premises, places, areas or regions which form the biosecurity zone in a clear and identifiable manner; the biosecurity zone measures to be followed in respect of the biosecurity zone; the persons, or class of persons, to which the biosecurity zone measures apply.
This provision refers to the regulations (The regulations may prescribe
, A regulation
). Made under this Act:
- Biosecurity (Livestock Traceability) Regulations 2024
- Biosecurity (Salmonid Biosecurity Zones) Regulations 2022
- Biosecurity Regulations 2022
4 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory notesSecond reading speech
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