Biosecurity Act 2019

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.