Biosecurity Act 2019

A biosecurity zone measure is a measure to be implemented in respect of a biosecurity zone for the purpose of preventing, eliminating, minimising, controlling or managing a biosecurity risk, or biosecurity impact, in respect of which the biosecurity zone was established.

A biosecurity zone measure may be prescribed in respect of – the biosecurity zone in respect of which the measure is prescribed; or an area outside of the biosecurity zone.

A biosecurity zone measure may do one or more of the following:prohibit, regulate or control the doing of any thing; require, authorise, or provide for the doing of any thing; adopt, or incorporate, the whole or part of any specification, standard, rule, code, guideline, program or document, as amended from time to time and with or without modification, that was issued, prescribed, made or published before or after the biosecurity zone measure takes effect; impose an evidentiary presumption in respect of biosecurity matter, a carrier, a dealing, a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact, in relation to the biosecurity zone.

Without limiting the generality of this section, a biosecurity measure may prohibit, regulate or control, or require or authorise, any of the following things:activities that involve biosecurity matter, carrier or potential carrier; the use of premises for an activity that involves biosecurity matter, carrier or potential carrier; the movement of any biosecurity matter or other thing; the isolation, confinement or detention of any biosecurity matter or other thing; the treatment to be carried out in relation to any biosecurity matter, premises or other thing; the erection, reinforcement or repair of fencing, gates or any other method of enclosure, or the taking of any other specified security or containment measures in relation to any premises, biosecurity matter or other thing; the erection of signs and notices; the provision, or taking, of samples of any biosecurity matter or other thing; the testing of any biosecurity matter or other thing; the obtaining of a biosecurity certificate in relation to any biosecurity matter or other thing; the installation or use of a device at any premises, for the purpose of detecting or monitoring the presence of any biosecurity matter or other thing or capturing any biosecurity matter or other thing; the destruction, disposal or eradication of any thing (including by specifying the manner of destruction, disposal or eradication).